10/18/2009 by Michael Wells Platelet count continues to be a nemesis with Brady’s fight. A nasty byproduct of low platelet count is severe bruising and Brady is not lacking in this department. He looks likes he’s gone 10 rounds with Muhammad Ali while being blind-sided by Lawrence Taylor. He has a horrible bruise under him… [Read More]
Leukemia
8 Years Later—Still No Cure for Pediatric Cancer – 6
10/17/2009 by Michael Wells I have been up since 3:30 can’t sleep with all the people coming and going in and out of Brady’s room. Well it’s Saturday morning and I’m sitting in my son Brady’s hospital room after a lovely night of sleep on the rack. This is the time of day I love… [Read More]
8 Years Later—Still No Cure for Pediatric Cancer – 5
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… [Read More]
8 Years Later—Still No Cure for Pediatric Cancer – 4
10/14/2009 by Michael Wells It’s been 2 days since my 13 month old son Brady Michael was diagnosed with Leukemia. Since the moment my wife and I were told our lives have been turned upside down and inside out. It’s taking all of my strength to stay focused, alert and clear headed. My son came… [Read More]
8 Years Later—Still No Cure for Pediatric Cancer – 3
10/13/2009 by Michael Wells My personal thanks for the overwhelming outpouring of love and well wishes for our son Brady, it means more than I can possibly express. Brady has had a very stressful day receiving another lumbar puncture, another bone marrow biopsy, a picc catheter surgically inserted into his arm and his first regiment… [Read More]
8 Years Later—Still No Cure for Pediatric Cancer – 2
10/12/2009 by Michael Wells We have some terrible news to share; our wonderful son Brady has been diagnosed with Leukemia. We don’t yet know the exact type of Leukemia but we do know it is treatable and most importantly can be completely cured 80-90% of the time. Brady is resting in the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology section… [Read More]
8 Years Later—Still No Cure for Pediatric Cancer – 1
10/11/2009 by Michael Wells Things with Brady are going from bad to worst. His platelet count continues to drop and is now at 20,000 from yesterday count of 88,000. While we are still being told it’s most likely a virus they have scheduled a bone marrow biopsy for 7:00am tomorrow to rule out things that… [Read More]
Oh my G.O.S.H. – Hugs for Brady goes Across the Pond!
At the beginning of September, the Hugs for Brady Foundation went international and visited the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London, England. While on vacation with her family, Sherrie took time to visit with this incredible pediatric hospital to learn about a ground-breaking new treatment (photo above is of Sherrie with Dr. Owen Williams, Reader in Cancer… [Read More]
Joey’s Story
By Carolyn DePalma Joey was diagnosed with Pre-B ALL on Oct 3, 2011. He was 8 years old at diagnosis. He has endured very intensive chemo treatments, hospital stays and countless numbers of spinal taps. While this should have broken him down, it only strengthened his Faith in God and made his will to live stronger…. [Read More]
Cancer Warrior – Ryan’s Story
By Ryan Berardi Before being diagnosed with leukemia three and a half years ago, I was very naive to the pediatric world of cancer. I, being a typical high school student, thought that children who were diagnosed with the awful disease were very rare individuals. You always here about instances of a child or adolescent being… [Read More]
Why Bone Marrow Donors Are Needed
Every year more than 12,000 patients in the U.S. are diagnosed with blood disorders such as leukemia or lymphoma. A good percentage of those patients are children, for some of those children, a bone marrow or cord blood transplant offers the best chance to find a cure for their life-threatening disease. The Icla da Silva… [Read More]