10/16/2009
by Michael Wells Brady is sleeping and after 2 rounds of chemo appears to be headed in the right direction. His temperature has been under 100 for more than 24 hours and this is the first full day his temp is back to somewhat normal in over 2 weeks. I can only hope this continues for the next 4 days so we can go home some time next week; maybe Wednesday or Thursday. Some of the more detail testing results are starting to come in and so far everything is still pointing to ALL. Let’s all hope this continues! Sherrie is home tonight and I must say she is just a terrific Mom! She has been at Brady’s side for just about every minute the last 11 days. Her attention to detail is amazing and Brady is a lucky little boy to have such a wonderful Mom. I think she gets this from her Mom (Janice) who has spent so many hours at Brady’s side giving him the love and attention only a Grandma can do. Well, the 2nd half of the Rutgers Pitt game is about to begin and I’m going to try to watch it before turning in for the night. By the way; whoever designed this room must be a sadist masochist! The bed is about 24” wide and 4’ long with a 2” mattress. The sinks do not have facets and hot water does not come out of them if you can get them to work. However, believe it or not the food is not too bad and the staff is just about as good as anyone could ever expect. I just want to go home with my son and never come back here again!!! Finally, it is impossible to thank everyone for the overwhelming love and support Brady (Sherrie & me) have received. It is truly astonishing and we will always be eternally grateful.“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.