06/23/2010
by Michael Wells Today, June 23rd started our just wonderful. Brady’s blood counts were all in the “right” direction and Nurse Practitioner, Donna told us Brady’s blood was once again O+ as opposed to A+. All signs pointed to nothing but excellent bone marrow biopsy (BMB) results. His BMB procedure went extremely well and Brady came back from surgery in great spirits. Sherrie and I were just about euphoric. Then in a nano-second, all our happiness disappeared. The results of Brady’s BMB were not good, in fact, they were just awful. Brady has 20% blast cells in his marrow and the prognosis is horrible. We are just about out of options. Tomorrow we have a conference call scheduled with Dr. Bunin of CHOP to discuss a lymphocyte transfusion. This procedure will take place either Friday or Monday. We are at our wits end and everyone here is sharing our sorrow. This all said, Sherrie and I have declared Brady’s world a “NO POLLEN” zone and we plan to make the next 2 to 8 weeks the best time of our son’s life. If you believe in miracles please send one our way. Prays, hugs and good thoughts are just about all that Brady can depend upon so, please keep them coming.“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.