Rallying – Thursday, January 7, 2016
On January 8, 2016 by Michelle LoveThursday, January 7, 2016…49 days in the hospital We received some news this week that we weren’t expecting, but that’s how cancer does things. It tries to rip you out of your frame and devastate you, ruin you, tear down your spirit. We are not allowing this evil to tear anything down. So, I’ll tell Read More
Football and sunshine – January 6, 2016
On January 6, 2016 by Michelle LoveUp on the roof, tossing a football…enjoying sunshine and the Carolina blue sky. Having a good day today! Read More
Difficult day all around – Monday, January 4, 2016
On January 5, 2016 by Michelle LoveMonday, January 4, 2016…46 days in the hospital. Today was another tough day. BJ was nauseated from early this morning until this evening. He’s also spiking fevers again. This afternoon it was 102.6. His breathing also became more labored and shallow. His breath sounds in his right lung became more diminished throughout the day. His Read More
Constant Nausea – Sunday, January 3, 2016
On January 3, 2016 by Michelle LoveSunday, January 3, 2016…45 days in the hospital What a rough night and day. BJ was extremely nauseated and vomited several times through the night and day today. He is really over all of this. The constant nausea, day after day, is overwhelming. When the Pediatric Surgeons came to check on him this morning, they Read More
Be The Match – Saturday, January 2, 2016
On January 3, 2016 by Michelle LoveSaturday, January 2, 2016…44 days in the hospital BJ ended up having a pretty good night last night. His nausea resolved and additional Morphine was helping with the pain in his side. It was a quiet day for him at the hospital today. He was nauseated some and still having pain in his right side. Read More
A visit with Charlie Brown – Friday, January 1, 2016
On January 2, 2016 by Michelle LoveFriday, January 1, 2016…43 days in the hospital Not a great day. Late last night and again early this morning, BJ was nauseated and vomited. He felt rough all day, and didn’t get up at all. His total bilirubin is slightly down from yesterday, to 2.6. He needed a platelet transfusion today. His hemoglobin got a Read More
Be The Match Drive … post by Molly Grantham
On January 1, 2016 by Michelle LoveFrom WBTV’s Molly Grantham… December 31, 2015 · Agh! One of our awesome #MollysKids – the adorable Wesley Thornburg – frantically reached out wanting to know if I could post about a bone marrow drive she’s hosting this Saturday, to benefit another one of our awesome #MollysKids, BJ Correll. They’ve become friends. They met at Levine Children’s Hospital. Wesley Read More
Standing up – Thursday, December 31, 2015
On January 1, 2016 by Michelle LoveThursday, December 31, 2015…42 days in the hospital BJ had another quiet day. He is still pretty sore on his right side, but it is getting better. His Total bilirubin was down again today. His highest Total bilirubin was 7.3 on the 28th (the day before the ERCP). Today, it was 2.8. Normal is between Read More
Moyen Pet Therapy – Wednesday, December 30, 2015
On December 31, 2015 by Michelle LoveWednesday, December 30, 2015…41 days in the hospital It was a pretty quiet day for BJ. He had an abdominal x-ray to check the stent placement due to some pain on his right side since the procedure. He wasn’t as nauseated today as yesterday, and his bilirubin levels are coming down as well. His white Read More
ERCP Surgery – Tuesday, December 29, 2015
On December 30, 2015 by Michelle LoveTuesday, December 29, 2015…40 days in the hospital Not much sleep and an early wake up and transport down to the Endoscopy unit in the adult side of the hospital made a rough start to the day. BJ had a platelet transfusion around 5am, and then another unit was hung to drip during the procedure. Read More
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