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
Obstructed bile duct – Monday, December 28, 2015
On December 29, 2015 by Michelle LoveMonday, December 28, 2015…39 days in the hospital Rough, overwhelming day. More adversity to add to his expanding list of challenges to overcome. BJ spiked another fever late last night, and again this morning. All of the daily blood cultures remain negative since Christmas day. It seems that the fevers are now coming from something Read More
A better day – Sunday, December 27, 2015
On December 28, 2015 by Michelle LoveSunday, December 27, 2015…38 days in the hospital Today was a better day! BJ has felt better than yesterday. His fevers are lower today. The infection he had in his central line was coagulase-negative staphylococci. This is a common bacteria on skin, but causes serious infections in someone who has a compromised immune system. He’ll Read More
Fever! – Saturday, December 26, 2015
On December 27, 2015 by Michelle LoveSaturday, December 26, 2015…37 days in the hospital BJ is still having fevers spike every few hours. He’s back on oxygen at 2 liters. He was complaining of a headache last night, and this morning’s labs showed his hemoglobin at 7, so he received a 2-unit blood transfusion today. He’s also getting a unit of Read More
Christmas – Friday, December 25, 2015…36 days in the hospital
On December 26, 2015 by Michelle LoveFriday, December 25, 2015…36 days in the hospital Christmas was beautiful. Two weeks after doctors were not at all hopeful, BJ is proving them wrong and overall is getting better every day. We enjoyed spending time with each other today, and didn’t mind at all being here in the hospital. We hope your Christmas was Read More
He is that man
On December 25, 2015 by Michelle Love “In times of uncertainty there is a special breed of warrior, a common man with an uncommon desire to succeed. His character is forged by adversity. I am that man. The ability to control my emotions and my actions, regardless of circumstance, sets me apart from other men. Uncompromising integrity is my standard. My Read More
Wednesday, December 23, 2015… 34 days in the hospital
On December 24, 2015 by Michelle LoveWednesday, December 23, 2015… 34 days in the hospital BJ has been struggling today with the neuropathy in his feet. Yesterday seemed like a better day, but today was rough again. His white blood cell count is still less than 0.1 and he needed a unit of platelets today. He slept most of this evening, Read More
Tuesday, December 22, 2015…33rd day in the hospital
On December 23, 2015 by Michelle LoveTuesday, December 22, 2015…33rd day in the hospital. BJ had a better day. He’s still in pain, but it seems to have subsided some. The increased dose of Methadone helped him sleep better last night. Carly and I worked on decorating the room today. I’ll post some pictures tomorrow. We had fun with the cards Read More
Monday, December 21, 2015….32nd day in the hospital
On December 22, 2015 by Michelle LoveMonday, December 21, 2015….32nd day in the hospital BJ is still struggling with the neuropathic foot pain off and on all day and night. They increased his dose of Methadone and started Cymbalta, which has helped other kids with this type of pain. He also received another dose of Neupogen tonight. A larger room opened Read More
Sunday, December 20, 2015… 31st day in the hospital
On December 21, 2015 by Michelle LoveSunday, December 20, 2015… 31st day in the hospital BJ continues to have excruciating neuropathic pain in his feet, but found some time to smile. He received a blood and platelet transfusion today, and the increase in his hemoglobin helped make him feel a little better. #CureForBJRound2#BJStrong #Fighter #NavySEAL #ChristmasMiracle #Believe #GodHasThis #KeepPounding #KeepPraying Read More
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