03/30/2010 by Michael Wells I left the hospital on Sunday evening with what I thought was a sick baby, I returned Tuesday evening to discover I really didn’t understand exactly what being sick really was. Brady has developed engraftment syndrome (ES). ES is a toxicity of an autologous stem cell transplantation which occurs unexpectedly and… [Read More]
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8 Years Later—Still No Cure for Pediatric Cancer – 143
03/29/2010 by Michael Wells Day +9 was another rough day for our baby. Brady continued to spike temperatures, had excessive bleeding (nose & gums) and he vomited everything he consumed. His blood counts continued to be low and so he had another platelet transfusion followed by a transfusion of red blood. He also had Lasix… [Read More]
8 Years Later—Still No Cure for Pediatric Cancer – 142
03/27/2010 by Michael Wells It’s Saturday morning (early) in the “Man-Cave” and thanks to all of your actions Brady is sleeping like the beautiful baby he is. The Rituximab drug was administered yesterday and other than a vomiting episode last night Brady is doing as well as can be expected. I think his vomiting was… [Read More]
8 Years Later—Still No Cure for Pediatric Cancer – 141
03/25/2010 by Michael Wells I got to the hospital late last evening and managed to have a very nice “off-campus” adult conference with Sherrie at a very nice Mexican restaurant. This was made possible by Sherrie’s parents who stayed with Brady as we pondered the pleasure of nectars of the Agave plant. While we were… [Read More]
8 Years Later—Still No Cure for Pediatric Cancer – 140
03/23/2010 by Michael Wells Several people have asked Sherrie and me when will we know the results of Brady’s transplant. We hope to see positive results (his body making white blood cells) within the next 2-3 weeks. But this is just the beginning of a rather long and treacherous journey which Brady has just begun…. [Read More]
8 Years Later—Still No Cure for Pediatric Cancer – 139
03/22/2010 by Michael Wells This is an email I just received from Sherrie and I think is worthwhile sharing: Well, where to begin. Last night Brady kept waking up and crying out in pain. By the time I got out of bed and put the crib rail down he managed to fall asleep again. This… [Read More]