04/03/2010
by Michael Wells Brady slept through the night and woke up around 9:00am. He’s in great spirits and with the exception of a little swelling and of course a temperature (100.4°) life is pretty good. Brady’s counts look pretty good as well: his ANC is a little lower than yesterday 156 versus 176 but his white blood count is continuing to head in the upward direction – 1.2 today versus 0.8 yesterday. I just got a phone call from Brady’s friend (Jimmy); so cute we spent over 5 minutes talking on the phone. I was mistaken about his numbers yesterday; his ANC is 260 and he’s doing really well. He called to see how Brady was doing, as I said a real sweet 11 year old boy. Brady has the “A” team taking care of him today; Dr. Brown an extremely bright and well educated doctor – MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania. His nurse is Curt who is also the Charge Nurse and is just the most attentive nurse I’ve had here. Because of Brady’s negative reaction (yesterday) to not having morphine for more than an hour he is not going to be allowed off his pumps today. All this really means is a very short bath and a restricted hour in the playroom. After yesterday, I think it is an absolute necessity to keep his “hooked-up” to pumps. Well, it’s now 6:00 pm and Brady is finally taking a nap. He’s been in just a terrific mood and just did not want to sleep. After taking some Tylenol his temperature is down to 99.2° and his rash is almost completely gone. I cannot begin to tell you just how happy his condition is making me; it’s just beyond words. I don’t know how long his current condition is going to last, I’m hoping it’s the beginning of the path to finally beating this horrible beast. In the meantime; please continue with your prayers, hugs and good thoughts as they are a major part of a miraculous cure. PS Brady said to say; “Love ya, Ma-ma”“8 Years Later—Still No Cure for Pediatric Cancer” is a series of posts revisiting the journal kept by Sherrie and Michael Wells during the cancer diagnosis and treatment of their son, Brady Michael. Hopefully these entires will provide an understanding of the journey families face when dealing with these horrific diseases and of the important work the Hugs for Brady Foundation does.