Stem Cell Transplant
The sign on the door of Andy’s room
The door of Room 613 The two labels on the sign were taken from the plastic bags that carried the stem cells from Sofia’s umbilical cord and from her bone marrow. Almost every one of the 13 rooms at 6W – Stem Cell Transplant Unit at Children’s Hospital Boston has a similar sign, it’s created…
Dr. Eva Guinan – Attending Physician
Eva C. Guinan, MD.; website (here and here) Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Sung-Yun Pai – Attending Physician (for the weekend)
Sung-Yun Pai, MD Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Dr. Pai is our stem cell transplant coordinator. We met Dr. Pai back in October 24th, 2001. Search this blog for articles related to Dr. Sung-Yun Pai here. Visit Dr. Pai’s website here.
Dr. Leslie Lehman – Attending Physician
Leslie E. Lehmann, MD Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Website here.
The Center for Families at Children’s Hospital Boston
There’s a special place at Children’s Hospital Boston. Where all who work there are like from our own family. They understand our needs and take part on Andy’s care. We have really benefited from the services and care provided at the Center for Families. We use their computers, ask for advice, talk to them about…
Frase del Día
Andy dice – “Ya esta mejor mi boca”
Pictures of today’s events:
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 cells and Andy: Andy a few minutes after the infusion started (nobody told him to do this):
Happy Birthday Andy
Andy now has 2 birthday dates: May 15, 1999 October 29, 2004
James Labelle – Resident
James Labelle the resident, visited Andy’s room tonight to talk about nausea. ‘Nausea comes from the head’ he said. And ‘there are more options of medications we can give to help him’ he concluded. We’re going to start with Benadryl. And talking about residents, there’s a study from The New England Journal of Medicine about…