It was a good weekend with lots of family time. My trial ended on Friday (although I’m still waiting for a verdict) so I didn’t have to spend any time in the office this weekend. It was a welcome change of pace. The last few weeks have been very crazy for everyone and it was […]
I just want to try and add regular updates as we work our way towards the transplant date which has been set for December 2nd. Piper is still doing great. She had a little virus this week but has recovered nicely. She continues to get dialysis treatments four days a week and she is responding […]
Our little girl is doing great. All of them are doing great, actually. They’re all so happy to be back together. Piper’s incision site is healing nicely and she has not had any complications. Her peritoneal dialysis port is a healing well and she continues to get hemodialysis four times a week. We’ve been so […]
I am grateful to Erin for updating the blog yesterday with our great results. We were so happy to hear that her kidneys were cancer-free. Erin and I both agree that the love and prayers that have enveloped Piper over the last few weeks played a major role in keeping her safe and sound. Piper […]
Pathology came back and there were no Wilms tumor to be found!! Just as I expected by the way 😉 This is such great news and we are obviously thrilled. Now we will move on to planning her transplant. Stay tuned for more….. Erin
Today is the day we expect to get the pathology results on Piper’s kidneys and lymph nodes. I was hoping for the results this morning but nothing as of yet. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised if we don’t get the results until tomorrow but I will be disappointed. I am expecting to get all […]
I am sorry for the lack of an update over the last few days but I have been beyond busy with work. I am happy to report that Piper is doing extremely well…so much better than anyone expected. She is no longer hooked up to any IVs, epidurals, sensors, etc. She has complete freedom of […]
Piper is doing really well and continues to amaze us all. She is experiencing very little pain and she looks great. The nurses have been taking excellent care of her and she has been very comfortable. I was told this morning that if everything goes well, she’ll move out of the PICU tomorrow and onto […]
Piper is doing well and is being well taken care of here at A.I. DuPont Hospital. She had a long night as they tried hard to get her blood pressure down to a reasonable level. This morning she underwent dialysis for about 2.5 hours and that really helped. Erin stayed overnight last night after I […]
She looks great! Her swelling is almost non-existent and her incision is smaller than I anticipated. She’s working her way out of the anesthesia and is slowly coming around. We’re really fortunate that they were able to excubate her so she doesn’t have to deal with a tube down her throat. Mom and Dad have […]