Month: February 2021

I just got a call from the hospital saying Kendall took a significant turn for the worse last night. Heading up there now. Would appreciate prayers for him and that I can make there safely after all the snow we got. Will update more later.

Kendall engrafted this morning. Best. Valentine's Day. Gift. EVER. I haven't talked much about what Kendall's odds were that the transplant would be successful, but there weren't very high at all. This really is a miracle, and I credit everyone's prayers and fasting for making this possible. We also learned today that Kendall does NOT have VOD/SOS. Again, there are a lot of things that don't make…

I'm writing this the evening of 2/13/21, Day +16. I wasn't able to go up to the hospital today because I've had a fever (and body aches and fatigue) all day today after my vaccination yesterday. Considering how frantic my past few weeks have been, especially the past few days, having a "forced" day of rest probably wasn't the worst thing that could have happened. Even so,…

I have now received the second vaccine dose! You might think that was simple, since I had already gotten my first dose, but it has proven to be anything but and has actually added a lot to my stress this week. For various reasons the second dose of the Moderna vaccine has been very hard to come by here in Utah County, and the health department is…

I've debated if I should share a more current picture of Kendall as he is so sick. I'm sure people have noticed that I strategically have NOT included him in most of my recent photos. But this is the reality of how things are right now. Kendall is very very sick, and he looks very sick. I can only begin to guess what Kendall is going through…

And now for your viewing pleasure, plasma! I had always assumed plasma would be red like blood, but nope! Looks like a mixture of milk and that orange drink they used to sell at McDonald's when I was a kid. Bleh. Kendall has been getting platelets most days, but his numbers remain low. It's late on Day +12. I got home not too long ago from the…

The PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter) line is no more! After having one for 5 1/2 months, can't say that any of us will miss it. The picture doesn't quite do it justice for showing just how long it was, but you can see the bandage on Kendall's right arm that showed where the lumens came out. Then that line snaked through his vein up toward his…

I'm still not sure why Meal Train often puts the date as one day later, but I am writing this on Thursday, February 4th. Today is Day +7. Kendall is feeling very wiped out, but that is to be expected at this point. The doctor explained to us this morning that Days +7 to between Days +10 and +14 are typically the worst for how a patient…

I know there are many people anxious to hear how things have gone today with Kendall. He has thankfully taken a turn for the better. His fever has (finally!) broken, and tonight he was able to actually eat some solid food (bless you, spicy chicken sandwich and chocolate frosty from Wendy's!!). He's not out of the woods yet and still has several symptoms the doctors are monitoring…