Tag: stem cell transplant

• The moment we have waited for…

  Ryleigh was officially engrafted on Tuesday and that enabled her to get some time out and about on the third floor. She ventured to the playroom that was reserved for her as she could not be with anyone else besides Chloe and I. Chloe and Ryleigh played air hockey and Wii…enjoying time together laughing and…

  IntheMiddle

  March 6, 2014

  Challenging Times

  central venous catheter, children, Conditions and Diseases, coping with a child’s illness, crohns disease, friendship, health, Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, hospital, inspiration, positive thinking, stem cell transplant

• Waiting….Waiting….Waiting….

  I have been told in the past that I have the ability to show lots of patience…however, this time my patience is being tested.  It is an odd experience waiting for your child’s bone marrow to stop producing the cells that sustain their life.  As we are now a week into Ryleigh having her infusion…

  IntheMiddle

  January 10, 2014

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  children, courage, crohns disease, hospital, inspiration, parenting, stem cell transplant

• Preparing for the stem cell “harvest”…

    Ryleigh’s time in the hospital was “non-eventful”.  We graded it a B+ as Chloe and I have devised a grading rubric about Ryleigh’s stem cell transplant process – ever the teacher, I am! The doctors that are responsible for Ryleigh were still on vacation so it was mostly residents and nurses that dealt with…

  IntheMiddle

  January 7, 2014

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  stem cell transplant