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Scripture

“I will be glad and rejoice in Your unfailing love, for You have seen my troubles, and You care about the anguish of my soul” (Psalm 31:7, NLT)

March 16, 2011

Good evening friends! We had a LONG day at the hospital today seeing the kidney doctors. They weighed Brianna in at 50 lbs., and measured her to be 4’2. She is a tiny girl because her kidneys have not let her grow properly. After reviewing charts and statistics with the dietitian, she suggested that . . . → Read More: March 16, 2011

Financial Hardship

$$$ Anyone who has gone through treatment of cancer or any other disease knows how difficult it is to maintain normal finances.  I missed work all of last week, along with over 20 days this school year that she has been sick or has had migraines to the point where the school called me . . . → Read More: Financial Hardship

March 15, 2011

All is going well today. We have just gotten home from the hospital to get a new catheter put in and will see the kidney docs tomorrow to get a shot. Brianna has been craving caramels so we stopped on the way home and got those, which put a huge smile on her face! . . . → Read More: March 15, 2011

Problems with joining website

I have been told by two people now that they can’t join the website because they keep getting a message saying the website doesn’t know if they are a robot or not.  I apologize that this is happening. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to fix this issue. I am very sorry for the inconvenience. . . . → Read More: Problems with joining website

March 14, 2011

Hi everyone! Brianna is doing well again today! She is not looking forward to the hospital visits tomorrow, to insert a new catheter and Wednesday for a shot to raise her red blood cells. It definitely isn’t fun but it is what we need to do. She is doing very well at taking 4 . . . → Read More: March 14, 2011

Photos

Hello everybody. Thanks again for your support. I have just added a photo gallery from her recent hospital stay. Just look under photos -March 7-11th and you will find them. Have a great evening!

March 12, 2011

Good afternoon. We both got a good night’s rest and feel so much better today. Brianna’s foley catheter some how fell out this morning which is odd because it is supposed to have a balloon inflated inside of her to keep it in. We have put it back in and taped it to her . . . → Read More: March 12, 2011

Support

Brianna had a couple of visits today from her friends, teacher, and former health para. They all brought beautiful gifts and we are so grateful for the support! Her teacher, Miss Shoemaker brought cards for her from all of the kids in her class, and from the staff at Vassar Elementary along with many . . . → Read More: Support

Cancer scans

Hi everybody. With so much going on I forgot to tell you the results of the original reason we went to the hospital in the first place! All of Brianna’s tests for cancer came back negative! Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She is still in remission! Yay! Woohoo! My little angel is still living a miracle!