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Happy Second Birthday Andy
And what a way to celebrate with the Red Sox win yesterday! Three years ago today Andy received Sofia’s stem cells. Here are some pictures from that day. Sofia visits Andy prior to her procedure: Sofia preop: Andy before receiving Sofia’s stem cells: Sofia after the procedure: Michelle Lanni, bag of stem…
1095 days ago
This is what I wrote 1095 days ago: 21:35 SLEEP21:43 DIAPER CHANGE22:04 VITAL SIGNS23:15 MED – Senna23:33 PUSHING – DIAPER CHANGE23:57 PUSHING – NAUSEA MILD00:23 SCREAMING – PUSHING – NAUSEA00:36 PUSHING00:54 PUSHING – DIAPER – NAUSEA01:16 PUSHING – DIAPER – NAUSEA01:26 PUSHING01:32 PUSHING01:37 PUSHING – TALKING “ME QUIERO DORMIR”01:55 NURSE IN ROOM CHECKS PUMPS01:57…
1095 days ago
This is what I wrote 1095 days ago. Hanging in there. We’re on day -3. Three more days for DAY ZERO. His ANC today was 2,500, a little higher than yesterday. His White Blood Cell Count was 4.35. Andy is incredibly patient and thanks to his patience he will win the battle against primary immune…
1095 days ago
This is what I wrote 1095 days ago: Doing well. We’re on day -4. Four more days to reach DAY ZERO. Day Zero is the day that stem cells are infused through the central venous line. He will most likely receive the cells between early afternoon and night of Friday Oct. 29th. His ANC today…
Andy & Josh Beckett
1095 days ago
Doing well. Vamos Andy! Vamos Andy! We’re on day -5. Five more days until Andy receives Sofia’s cells. Andy’s weight today 17.2 kg. Still constipated, we switched to a new medication, I hope this one helps. Yesterday I asked Andy why did he think he was not going to the bathroom and he told me,…
Cells that know what to do + a printer = new body part
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1095 days ago
This is what I wrote 1095 days ago: Doing well. We’re on day -6. Six days left until Andy receives Sofia’s cells. Andy’s weight today was 17.3 kg. He’s still constipated, we havent seen any stool in 5 days, he got two more doses of Miralax (website). He’s still drinking his Pediatric EO28 Formula…
1095 days ago
This is what I wrote 1095 days ago: We’re on day -7. Andy will receive Sofia’s cells in 7 days. Andy’s weight today was 17.3 kg. He’s still constipated and will get some Miralax today. His hematocrit this morning was 24, the minimum allowed before a transfusion is 25, so he’s getting a blood transfusion…