BJ’s obituary
On March 9, 2016 by Michelle LoveOne of the hardest things I have ever written…my son’s obituary. #CureForBJRound2 #BJStrong BJ Correll, 15 years old, of Denver, North Carolina went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, March 6, 2016 after a 3½ year fight with childhood leukemia. He was in the ninth grade at North Lincoln High School. He loved basketball, football Read More
35 hours
On March 8, 2016 by Michelle LoveMonday, March 7, 2016 Somehow we have survived the past 35 hours without BJ. For those who have not heard…BJ passed away Sunday morning into the arms of the One who loves him more than we do…the One who blessed me with the most amazing son to nurture and love on for the past 15 Read More
Mom…I don’t want to leave you
On February 29, 2016 by Michelle LoveSunday, February 28, 2016 BJ has been doing pretty well. There are a lot of raw emotions of course, and the tears just come at the slightest thing. He’s not ready to ‘go’. He doesn’t want to leave us. He’s not finished fighting. Even with Friday’s labs showing a rising white blood cell count, Read More
Thursday, February 25, 2016
On February 26, 2016 by Michelle LoveThursday, February 25, 2016 BJ has gained an appetite! He doesn’t eat too much at a time, but he eats several times throughout the day. He continues to need platelets. Monday, his platelet count was 3K, and he received a 2-unit platelet transfusion. Wednesday, his platelet count was 5k, and again, he received a 2-unit Read More
Two days at home
On February 23, 2016 by Michelle LoveMonday, February 22, 2016 It’s taken a couple of days to transition back to being comfortable at home. BJ wanted to sleep in his own bed instead of having a hospital bed in the house. That comes with pros and cons, and he has had to get used to moving a little more (which is Read More
Headed home…Saturday, February 20, 2016
On February 20, 2016 by Michelle LoveSaturday, February 20, 2016 After 90 consecutive days in the hospital, we will be going home today with the support of Kids Path. That is the kid’s version of hospice. I hate that word and what it means to me as a mom of the most amazing son, and to Carly, who adores her big Read More
The End of Blinatumomab
On February 17, 2016 by Michelle LoveWednesday, February 18, 2016 Blinatumomab has been taken down. BJ is headed down shortly for a CT scan of his sinuses and chest. Doc will come back to talk after the scans are read. Not really liking the stoic faces this morning. Praying. So the CT scan showed lots of enlarged lymph nodes throughout his Read More
Final hours of Blinatumomab – Tuesday, February 16, 2016
On February 17, 2016 by Michelle LoveTuesday, February 16, 2016…87 days in the hospital. Final hours left on blinatumomab treatment Tomorrow morning around 10am, the bag of blinatumomab will be taken down. BJ has been on this treatment for 28 days. A full cycle of blinatumomab is 35 days…28 on the treatment, and 7 days rest. He is scheduled for a Read More
4 days left on blinatumomab treatment – Friday, February 12, 2016
On February 13, 2016 by Michelle LoveFriday, February 12, 2016…83 days in the hospital. 4 days left on blinatumomab treatment Days just keep melting together. On Wednesday, BJ was awake most of the day but was struggling with severe joint pain and fever off and on all day. Thursday, he slept most of the day, but woke up enough for physical Read More
80 days inpatient – Tuesday, February 9, 2016
On February 10, 2016 by Michelle LoveTuesday, February 9, 2016…80 days in the hospital. 7 days left on blinatumomab treatment The past few days have been met with fevers, body aches, joint pain, and no appetite. BJ’s spirits have also suffered as a result. Yesterday took him over the edge of being overwhelmed when there was a major screw up with Read More
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