Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

Pierce Update #3 (And Mailing Address!)

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Hello all,   Since my last update things had been relatively uneventful for a few days – things calmed down in and after she was in the ICU, and they moved her back to the leukemia floor.   On Monday they encouraged her to get out and about, walk, etc – we managed to stay […]

Pierce Update #2

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

A brief update, since yesterday.  Within an hour of the previous update, mom aspirated, which made her very, very short of breath, and induced severe shivering. They got that under control, but in an effort to better monitor her, they moved her to ICU. 

Pierce Update #1

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

This is the first of who knows how many updates I’ll be sharing on the Reflections site about what’s going on with mom. I anticipate writing once a week or so, but it may be more or less frequent, I’m not sure yet.    We had arranged to stay at a friends apartment, who has been […]

A Month of Chemo

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

I got here to Houston yesterday and started getting sick as soon I got off the plane.  By five o’clock Monday I was in the hospital with chest pains and a promise to stay all night long for blood transfusions.  It was a long night.  Three transfusions and I got to the doctor a half […]

Fly, Fly Away

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

Corporate Angels has found a corporation that is kindly willing to take us from Charlotte to Houston on Monday morning.  One of the over 500 corporate organizations offer to carry medically transportable patients and their caretakers for treatment all over the United States when they have unbooked seats.  We are fortunate enough to be two […]