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
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
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