tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77175054889081125502024-03-13T12:24:52.964-06:00Fishes for Marrow WishesThis blog is intended to keep family and friends informed as to what is happening each day in Natalie and Alice's life as they undergo a bone marrow transplant. It is also a journal of our medical journey.jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334193146809678214noreply@blogger.comBlogger436125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717505488908112550.post-45242541911004696482017-01-05T14:03:00.000-07:002017-01-05T14:05:59.554-07:0010 Months of normal life goes fast.I got onto this blog a couple weeks ago and was surprised to see that it has been nearly 10 months since I have posted. I can't believe how fast time goes. I hear that the older you get the faster time goes. I believe that...also the busier you get the faster time goes.<br />
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I love being busy, but I still think there is a balance. I've been trying very hard to make it a priority to have dinner around the table as a family as often as possible. This year Matthew is not playing competitive basketball and Blair is not in Jr. Jazz, which helps with the dinner hour. Although, we decided to take advantage of the 5th and 6th grade ski passes through Ski Utah, so it's going to be a ski year for us. Mostly a Saturday sport.<br />
So far, Natalie, Matthew, and Blair love skiing. Matthew and Blair think they've found their new favorite sport. I guess the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree(s). <br />
So anyway I wouldn't trade family dinner time for anything. Already 2 nights, sometimes 3 nights a week are too buys for the dinner hour. So had we continued with all the other sports there would be no available nights in a week for family dinner time. My kids are much better behaved when we have that time to eat a healthy home cooked meal and talk about what is going on in each of our lives. It really helps with communication between all of us and we as parents feel more informed about what is "really" happening in their lives. But as long as we live in this society, making way for "Family Dinner Time" will always be a fight to protect. I definitely love how our young people have so many opportunities and how talented they are, but I still feel that nothing can replace the learning and uniting that comes from the time spent together at home...I guess it's easier to see this benefit in a more eternal or big picture way.<br />
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Speaking of the big picture, my sweet and amazingly talented Mother created this fabric wall hanging, called the Plan of Salvation or Plan of Happiness. She made one for each of her children.<br />
We love to use this for Family Home Evening lessons. It truly shares a great message of where we were before we came to this earth and what happens when we pass from this life. You can't see the back but there is a list of scriptures that explain the beautiful artwork message on the front.<br />
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<b>Next week Natalie and Alice have there 1 year Bone Marrow Follow-up visit.</b> It's a big deal, they had to do a bazillion labs, etc. We are anxious to see what the doctors/labs say. We can't imagine that we will hear unfavorable news as they have appeared to be so healthy. I will post in detail about this visit soon. Also I would like to recap this past year. We have done some great things and I want to record it all. Stay tuned.</div>
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<b>We can't believe it has been 5 years since Natalie's transplant and Alice's first transplant???</b></div>
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lisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390582258658652267noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717505488908112550.post-17227055999291371912016-04-25T11:35:00.002-06:002016-04-25T11:35:17.903-06:00BMT clinic for Alice-discharged to long term--Halloween/Happy Bday Natalie/Thanksgiving/Christmas 2015....ICE RINK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Can you believe the time...where does it go? This post is a very condensed summary of last six months. Listed from oldest to newest.<br />
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Tyler made a really cute video of this year's ice rink...It's at the very end of this post. Check it out!<br />
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October 19th 2015-- BMT clinic for Alice<br />
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A big day once again. Alice was advanced to long term clinic. The Team of doctors and nurses that have followed Alice feel she is ready for long term clinic...meaning she only comes once a year for follow-up. Last time we reached this point she gave us a curve ball--however, we feel more prepared this time. Although with that said, when we arrived home from BMT clinic, she began running a fever in the evening and felt ill. Such irony. Seriously??? I wonder if Alice just loves the hospital so much that she can't let it go. ;)<br />
More than likely we expose ourselves to new bugs every time we go to the hospital. However, this time the turn over was too fast. I doubt such things could present so quickly. Actually Isaiah hasn't been feeling well, including fever and runny nose. It's going around. So, Alice get feeling better soon!!.....and she did! YEAH!!!!<br />
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Lab results from clinic.<br />
Everything looks fantastic. Her white cells, red cells and platelets are all normal, including liver function. I am always keeping a keen eye on her liver function labs. I was thankful and relieved her liver tests were good. We still await her iron levels.<br />
Alice's chimerism continues to improve. Currently her whole blood is 100% (97% donor #2 and 3% donor #1), T cell chimerism is 93% donor #2 and 7% donor #1, B cell chimerism is 100% donor #2.<br />
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The closer her chimerism becomes all donor #2 the better. These numbers are very good and we are continuing to see them going in the right direction. Yeah! <br />
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Oct 23rd 2015--Ophthalmology Clinic<br />
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Just a simple quick follow up today to check on Alice's eyes. As I have mentioned in a previous post, she has some cataracts in her eye. It affects her vision very little so removing the cataracts isn't necessary at this time. There are risks and side effects with removing cataracts. So we will just watch it for now, if ever it interferes with her vision then we will consider the options. She requires follow-ups every 4-6 months at this point.<br />
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How did Alice develop cataracts? We believe it was caused either from the many systemic steroids she was taking or the varicella virus (chicken pox) that had gotten into her eye. <br />
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October 2015<br />
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Does Natalie have Cholesteatoma? We found a white mass like in Natalie's ear(s). It looked very concerning and of course everything we could find online indicated very similarly as cholesteatoma. Within a week or two we were able to have the ENT examine her ears. It is in fact a white mass in her middle ear, thankfully not cholesteatoma, but instead it is Myringosclerosis. Myringosclerosis is "<span style="background-color: white; color: #191919; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">healthy tissue degeneration and calcium deposits which form on the tympanic membrane (eardrum).</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #191919; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #191919; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">In addition to the formation of calcium deposits, the ear drum, which is normally thin and translucent, may thicken, harden, and lose it's transparency and mobility. This is thought to be caused by chronic inflammation in the middle ear which stimulates the production of extra tissue cells."-about health</span><br />
It is no surprise Natalie has developed this, considering the amount of inflammation, fluid and infection that have plagued her ears over the years. If it gets so bad that her hearing becomes severely impaired, they can surgically remove the calcium deposit, but with risks of damaging her inner ear. We will continue to keep an eye on this.<br />
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Fall/Halloween October 31st 2015<br />
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A fun holiday for sure...Tyler's dream has been to host a Harry Potter Halloween party. So we did. It was fun to have family over for good eats and homemade butterbeer. The little ones practiced their spells on our magic hanging candles...we played guess the Bertie Botts Jelly Bean flavor, pretty gross. Good times it was...and there were some great costumes...and I don't have any pictures of this fantastic party. :/ opps!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I took the three little ones to a little corn maze and pumpkin patch. Isaiah was memorized by this pig.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Building up the courage to get closer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And he did it...he touched the pig...it wasn't going anywhere quick, perfect for a little guy like Isaiah.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He was trying to say 'no more pictures mom', I was driving him crazy with my camera.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I managed to get him to look in my direction...I consider it a successful picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matthew made this for his school project</td></tr>
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The kids came up with their own costume ideas--hats off to Blair. It was a fun time turing him into an old man. He definitely got the most smiles and laughs at the school parade. Matthew was a purple morph again for third year in a row, didn't managed to get a picture of his costume, but I have some from the past years :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old man Blair</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">School Halloween parade, he definitely got the most laughs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is not a wig.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Alice as Disgust from Inside Out<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Natalie is a Raccoon<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Natalie's favorite Halloween treat, Black Cat cookies...this year I made them Gluten Free. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made six apple pies, and had plenty of help. I actually left out some dough for them to roll out and let them think they were helping make the pies. I love the "help" but it sure makes for a big clean up job.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh I wish I could stop time and keep my kids this age forever.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halloween night...they were on their own for costumes, so it ended up being what was warm and easy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Red Riding Hood</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another year as a Carebear</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Natalie had one goal in mind...CANDY, and A LOT of it!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alice wanted fake nails, so this is how she managed them. <br />
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Natalie's 12th Birthday, 2015<br />
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Natalie is 12? What? Who would have known all the things she would experience before her 12th birthday. Time to celebrate twelve strong years Natalie. She choose to invite some friends to go to dinner and the skate rink. It was a blast.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Natalie's favorite food...Chinese</td></tr>
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Bethany, Shelby, Lizzie, Natalie, Haley, and Lydia</td></tr>
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Also Natalie is old enough to be in Young Womens (an organization within the church). She is so happy to be a part of the youth activities and girls camp this coming summer. Also Natalie is old enough to participate in baptisms for the dead in the temple. She was nervous and excited for this. Tyler and I took her to the Timpanogos Temple for her first time, her cousin Kymball came along. It was a wonderful experience...Natalie asked when it was over if we could go again. Of course!<br />
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Thanksgiving 2015<br />
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First Thanksgiving in a long time that we could be all together. Holidays for us over the past 4-5 years have been either in the hospital or some of us stay home with sickness, while the others celebrate. Being together is definitely the best option.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Natalie won our Thanksgiving turkey this year...she took first place in the school's turkey trot, she was up against some stiff competition in the life skills class. ;) It was cute, and she was so proud of herself.</td></tr>
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Christmas 2015<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how we decorate for the holidays, at least for Alice. Her side of the room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this is Evie's side of the room, each with their own touch. <br />
Who would have thought--gift tags, should I pin it? ;)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Rudolph lives at our house.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">The nativity at Grandmother and Grandpa Fishes house.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Merry Christmas morning.</td></tr>
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Random Pictures Just for fun<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First snowman of the season</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That snowman makes Isaiah look so big</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">The real Frosty the Snowman<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">and Evie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cousin's Hut</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Since Alice was very little she dreamed of being a ballerina, when she was super sick in the hospital, she would ask us if she could be a ballerina someday. Many times we worried she would never have the chance to try--here we are, she is well and now she is living her dream.</td></tr>
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Christmas break this year (2015) was awesome. Tyler managed to stay out of the ER, unlike the year before, so instead he built an ice rink and we took full advantage of the extreme cold spell over the two week break. We spent most of our time out doors bundled up, this video has all the fun details.<br />
In fact we were able to enjoy the rink for several weeks....winter (2015-2016) could not have been more perfect for a backyard rink.<br />
Tyler is so good when it comes to building lasting memories...he is always thinking ahead, imagining what the kids will remember when they are older and how it will shape their adulthood....he wants them to have the same wholesome childhood we had just one generation ago....in this ever changing world.<br />
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<br />lisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390582258658652267noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717505488908112550.post-46195047143300774732015-12-27T21:11:00.000-07:002016-04-24T20:40:13.141-06:00Summer 2015 (Part #3) The YardIt was a busy summer, and instead of describing what we did, we filmed it. This is a time lapse of putting in the yard.<br />
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All the vitamin D was just what our family needed. Our healthiest summer EVER! Isaiah got plenty of nutrition as well...can't find the picture but he often was caught eating dirt.<br />
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The summer has come and gone...(and by the time I actually hit publish on this post, winter will have come and gone). I can't even recall all the doctor's visits and details I'd like to post about, and my trusty phone calendar has failed me, so I'm on my own with this one. <br />
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I definitely went over board on posting pictures...but I know when I print this blog out into a journal, we will be glad for all the pictures.<br />
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<b>June 3rd--Matthew's Birthday</b><br />
Happy Birthday Matthew!! 10 years old. Matthew isn't a huge sweets guy, and wasn't interested in a traditional birthday cake. He requested a rice crispy cake. We had a few family members over to celebrate. It was low key, but he enjoyed it. In the past, rarely did we have big birthday parties with lots of friends...maybe that's because our situation didn't always allow gatherings. In fact my memory seems to recall a few of Matthew's birthday's spent with only some of us, as Alice and Natalie seemed to be in the hospital over June 3rd. Matthew is such a good boy and was always so understanding. We love you Matthew!<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Another special thing that happened on Matthew's birthday--Amberly (Tyler's youngest sister) donated her bone marrow to Jamie (Tyler's oldest sister). Jamie received her transplant on June 4th. Jamie's journey has been an up and down battle. She was diagnosed with cancer about a year and a half ago. She has been through many treatments, with little response to the treatments. Recently she completed a different treatment and finally her cancer has responded in a positive way. Her latest scan shows no cancer! Such a big story to share in a single paragraph...but we are so happy for her and her family. Still plenty ahead in her care and more treatments to go, but this is fantastic news. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">The Fishes are no strangers to Chemo and transplants...unfortunately. I'm thinking we mistakenly stood in the wrong line in heaven, not realizing we signed up for the more challenging course, likely it was the shortest line and we thought we were going to be ahead of everybody else....duh!!! We failed to read the bold print sign above the line that read, "<b>Caution</b>".</span></div>
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<b>June 8-June 12--Camp Hobe'</b><br />
To start off the summer the kids went to Camp Hobe, and yet again they absolutely loved it. Next year will be their last year as eligible campers. They are already looking forward to next summer. I am so thankful for Camp Hobe. Certainly camp has made a difference in Natalie's healing and has proven to be a good thing for the boys as well. Alice was able to participate in day camp this year. She too had a great time and made some new friends, especially one little friend named Pipper in whom she talks of consistently. We already knew Pipper's family and love them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picking up the kids--time to go home. Natalie didn't want to go home she had so much fun, infact when she saw me she said, "Oh not you." I was missing my kids all week and they didn't seem to miss me a bit.<br />
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I was thankful that cousin Mason came to help me pick up the kids and all their stuff. <br />
Mason is holding Alice.</td></tr>
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<b>June 15th--AF Canyon Half Marathon</b><br />
Race day! AF Canyon's run for cancer. This year Tyler, his two sister's, and niece all ran for Jamie! They did awesome. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few weeks prior to the race...Jamie was just recovering from a Bone Marrow Transplant.</td></tr>
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Heather, Jessica, Jamie, Taylor (Jamie's daughter), Tyler and Amber (Jamie's marrow donor)<br />
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Tyler is amazing and nuts--he wasn't going to race, he hadn't trained, but the night before the race he decided to run...and did well in fact. Who does this???? I think it's crazy! And I think I'm slightly jealous. ;)</td></tr>
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<b>July 4th</b><br />
I remember Natalie was sick on the 4th of July. So just her and I, with Isaiah stayed home from the family festivities. Initially she was really sad to miss out on such fun celebrations, however, we ended up having a very memorable 4th of July in the end. It was nice and quiet. We watched a great movie on my bed, it actually was quite patriotic, surprisingly. Then we laid on the driveway in the warm summer heat and watched all the fireworks around us in the distance. Our whole street was dark, everyone gone, and their we were lying on the cement in the dark viewing all the explosions surrounding our eye's sight. I began to tell Natalie that our country became free in a very similar setting...with booming fire filling the air and explosions all around. Although then the feeling was different. We imagined how frightening it would be to feel the rumble of explosion in a setting of war, and here we were lying so comfortable on the cement openly exposed to all the booms, feeling so thankful and blessed. <br />
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Prior to the evening's events a neighbor asked us to help another neighbor's dog out to go potty at 10:00 pm. Being that nobody was home on the street--we had it all to ourself, and sure enough we had fun. Mike our neighbor left his Jazzy for us to cruise down the street with to let the dog out. We zipped around in that Jazzy in the dark and laughed at how funny we felt. Natalie thought it was the funnest thing ever. <br />
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Later I asked Natalie what her favorite part of the night was...it was the Jazzy! Possibly this will be her memory of the Fourth of July when she was sick...not bad!<br />
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<b>July 19-21---Wedding (Isaac and Alex) / Schellenberg Family Reunion</b><br />
My Nephew Isaac got married the day before the family reunion, so from the temple to the shrubs all in one weekend. Camping, camping, camping....so fun for the kids. Fun for parents too, but even more fun with a camp trailer or cabin. Fishes always leave early. But we are just lucky to go. In the past camping wasn't always possible, and the times we did go, the girls were super sick. We have some difficult memories of camping with the girls, despite those challenges, the best part was being with family. So many great memories are made while camping. We love family!! This year camping went pretty smooth, nobody got sick.<br />
I went a little crazy posting pictures, I was having fun posting non hospital pictures. It's amazing how my blog has gone from all hospital things to normal life things...in a matter of 4 years. My younger brother got married since I started this blog, and other memorable family events, however, all the while there was so much hospital life happening that regular life things weren't recorded. So now it is fun to be able to touch on regular life things more. :)<br />
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My parents, siblings, and the grandchildren.<br />
This is the group that went camping...you can imagine the fun! Something entertaining happening at every moment. It's quite amazing we all came home in one piece.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Utah--A Beautiful Place to live.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeanette, McKenzie, and Tami...three of my five<br />
sister-in-laws (Schellenberg side). <br />
Just missing Amy and Tiffany. <br />
Lucky me to have these ladies in my life.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He was in heaven, and the rest the kids had to beg him to share....he's tried<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Believe it or not, the most injuries during our camping <br />
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<b>July 27th--Alice raises her Star at the Make a Wish house</b><br />
This marks the complete act of Alice's wish. She was able to raise her star to the ceiling to join the thousands of other wish stars that will stay there forever. She was so excited. It was a sweet moment to reflect on the amazing wish that Alice was granted and especially to remember the gratitude for the people who made the wish happen. It was a little sad to know that her wish journey had come to an end...so fun it was!! Thank You Make A Wish!!<br />
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<b>August 2nd and 8th--Happy Birthday Evie and Alice!</b><br />
Evie turned 4 and Alice turned 6. We decided to make things easy and have a combined party...they love all the same stuff and have all the same friends. I love how close they are. So here's to a 'My Little Pony' party!<br />
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<b>August 11th--Happy 1st Birthday Isaiah!</b><br />
I really can't believe my baby is already one. That happened so fast. He is the sweetest thing and so easy going. Can't imagine our life without him. My favorite time of day is morning when he wakes up. He is so happy to see us, all smiles and giggles. He wants to come into our bed and wrestle around, so we smother him with kisses and hugs...he loves every minute of it. He is so cuddly.<br />
A couple weeks after his first birthday he started walking and then a week or two later he was officially done crawling. Happy moment of a new found freedom for him. <br />
Tyler and I regularly talk of how much joy he has brought to our family. Words can't describe how thankful we are to have him in our family.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matthew made this darling sign for the front door.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love my baby!!</td></tr>
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<b>August 19th--School Kids</b><br />
Back To School...Natalie in 5th grade, Matthew in 4th grade, Blair in 3rd grade and as for Alice....It's true, Alice has made it to Kindergarten. Honestly there were moments in her short life when we wondered if ever she would make it to this point. She is so happy to go to school. She has no problem making friends and loves every bit of it, especially riding on the bus.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Couldn't be more excited for the big day!</td></tr>
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<b>Health Update</b><br />
As far as doctor appointments go, we have been fairly consistent with the usual routine as of late...follow-ups and routine visits. Not a bad thing, nor should I complain with such little medical drama in our lives. It's wonderful! We have had some ear infections with Evie, fevers with Alice and Evie, some with Isaiah. Natalie has some coughing off and on. Alice would vomit out of the blue and is fairly consistent with her inconsistency, however, this only happens every two to three weeks. The majority of our summer doctor's visits consisted of Hormone therapy for Alice and Natalie. Some ENT visits for Natalie.<br />
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I actually think this has been our healthiest summer ever. We were able to spend a lot of time out side working on the yard, maybe having vitamin D the "real kind" was the best thing for our health.<br />
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Some HUGE good news for Natalie---I think it's huge anyway---I started Natalie on a more natural approach to caring for her chronic sinus infection that contributes to her terrible cough and periodic fevers. I wasn't sure what to think at first. But I was so done with putting her on strong antibiotics every 6 weeks because her sinuses. Honestly the pattern was predictable, and I truly hated the fact that she couldn't get better without antibiotics...however, I was stuck because if she didn't take the antibiotic it would get really bad, and the fevers would set in, causing her to have seizures. The process was troubling, and repetitive. My dentist brother-in-law, suggested trying some nasal spray called XLEAR...it's not prescription, and not cheap either....and the truth is I don't even care at this point the pricey cost. Apparently XLEAR is made with an ingredient called Xylitol. A natural sugar that bacteria devours, but cannot digest, because the bacteria cannot digest it, it dies. Somehow it blocks up the bacteria's system and they starve to death. It's interesting, look it up for more details. Anyway as long as Natalie uses it at lease twice a day she is fine, although, when we fall behind her cough and congestion come back. Literally since we started the XLEAR she has not had one single dose of antibiotic. WOW! Her longest antibiotic free record since birth...6+months!!<br />
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Some bad news for Natalie, we learned early in the summer that her body does not make estrogen. Her ovary function is non existent. We knew this would be a likely possibility with the chemo therapy that she required, but always hoped it wouldn't be the case. Now that we see it is reality it has required us to contemplate her future in more depth. She will require estrogen therapy, which is very important in helping her develop into a woman and also important for her bone development. Luckily this will not require daily injections like growth hormone...rather she will wear a patch or take some version of a pill. <br />
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Although we can mend the missing estrogen, we cannot mend her ovaries. This is difficult for us to face as her parents. Likely Alice will have the same situation.<br />
Tyler and I have experienced the sweet blessings of having a family and bearing children, and to know that our daughter(s) cannot have this same opportunity is heart breaking.<br />
Some time ago around the dinner table we were discussing with the children why it is important to have families. We talked about how Heavenly Father needs us to have children and teach them about the Gospel so that they can be good people that serve God and continue to have families of their own. Alice looked at me and said, "Mom, what happens when a Mommy and a Daddy can't have children?" I was surprised by her question but felt it a perfect moment to talk about the reality that lies before her. Also an opportunity to teach more about what a family can be and how this might directly affect our family. I told both Natalie and Alice that because of all the things they have experienced with their illness, they may not be able to have children of their own. Their faces looked puzzled and confused but I needed to say something. Tyler and I feel like if we gradually talk about it, when they are older it won't come as such a blow all at once. Of course miracles happen and who knows what will happen. We teach our children that a family is super important and even if you are not able to have children of your own, adoption is just as special and that those children would be no different than if they were born to you, and if that isn't an option...being a good person and helping others with their children is very important too.<br />
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I'm certain much of that didn't stick but it was a good discussion anyway and I know those two girls will do great things with their lives regardless of the struggles that await.<br />
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As for Alice's current status...she isn't on any medication other than growth hormone, the injection daily...Alice did however, take a long break (2-3 months) from growth hormone. The original brand we think was making her nauseas. We recently started a new brand, and so far she hasn't experienced any nausea. Phew!! She complains of growing pains on occasion. This isn't all bad. :)<br />
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I often tell my children to stop growing up, so sometime ago Alice said, "Mom, I have a good idea, if you want me to stop growing up, than don't do my shot anymore."<br />
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Alice sometimes has an extended tummy...her liver enzymes have improved dramatically. I take comfort in that and also knowing that her recent liver ultra sound and other liver labs were normal. I think this is more the fact that she LOVES LOVES food, and doesn't know when to stop eating. She really appreciates food, after months and months, even a year of not eating or only eating broth, she has developed a keen relationship with food.<br />
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It's hard to believe where we have been and where we are. We are in awe over and over at the miracles that have graced our lives, and truthfully many of those miracles came by way of those around us....and I know I say this often but it's true.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isaiah is naturally a happy boy...so sweet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isaiah loved to sit on his knees, and thought he was pretty cool <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her favorite thing to do...snoop around the pantry, hoping <br />
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Make A Wish provided us with some tickets to Lagoon :), the kids had never been. They had a wonderful time. Alice talked big, but when it came to riding rides, she chickened out. Finally Tyler made her ride a little kiddy roller coaster she cried through the whole thing...later she told us it was her favorite ride....hmmmm.</div>
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It took some coaxing to get Matthew on the big rides, but he ended up loving it. Natalie and Blair are dare devils and didn't think twice about any of the rides. As for Evelyn she wasn't afraid of anything.</div>
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Summer 2015 is coming in three parts. #1 Alice's second donor (this post), #2 Summer overview (next post) and #3 Our summer long yard project (last post),</div>
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I was sitting in church today when a friend text me to wish Alice a happy BMT birthday. Suddenly I looked at the calendar and sure enough it is October 18th. Wow, how did that slip past us? I remember when Tyler and I would count each passing day post transplant--some days felt like weeks, and now we are moving along with life and forgetting the very moment that consumed our every thought and motion. When I told Alice today, she said..."We better make a cake." :)</div>
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AND......what a perfect day to Introduce Alice's second HERO. <b>ALLAN MASSIE from Maryland.</b></div>
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Today marks two years post Alice's second transplant. We have been exchanging conversation with Allan for sometime, it has been wonderful to learn of this person who gave her another chance at life. Allan is awesome and wrote a little write up of his side of the story...it will always be a great piece of history for us.</div>
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Also I was able to get Alice's first donor's side of the story this summer. I look forward to posting that on her 1st BMT birthday this coming January 17th.<br />
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Words can not describe how thankful we are for Allan and Michelle as Alice's donors. Every time I think of them I want to reach across the country and give them warm hugs and sit in their presence. Maybe someday we will meet them in person.<br />
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<b>The following was Allan's first contact with us....</b></div>
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Hi,<u></u><u></u></div>
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Maybe you have received my contact information already. I donated bone marrow in October 2013, that apparently went to your daughter. I got your contact info this morning, and my wife and I immediately found your blog. We've been looking at the updates. I'm glad your little girl seems to be doing well.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Maybe you'd like to know a little bit about me. I live in in Baltimore, Maryland with my wife and our two kids. Here's a picture from our vacation last summer:<u></u><u></u></div>
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I am an epidemiologist and I do research on kidney and liver transplantation, although I joined the bone marrow donor program before I started working in the field of transplantation (or before your daughter was even born... imagine). Since I've done research on live kidney donors, it was interesting to me to get a little firsthand experience in the world of donation, even though donating marrow is nothing compared to donating a kidney.<u></u><u></u></div>
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If you like, I'd be happy to write a note for your blog on my experience as a donor, which was quite positive.<span class="HOEnZb"><span style="color: #888888;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<b>The following is the narrative that Allan wrote telling his side of the story...</b></div>
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<b>very good and very interesting...</b></div>
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<b>especially motivating...</b></div>
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<span class="s1">I joined the marrow donor registry around eight years ago (before Alice was even born, I think). They had set up a table at my graduate school. I don't really remember signing up, but I'm sure it didn't take more than a few minutes. It seemed like a good thing to do, but small, like signing a petition or wearing pink for breast cancer. The only thing that made it seem significant, to me, is that they asked for as many kinds of contact info as possible, in case they had to reach you in ten or twenty years. They gave a card for my wallet, which occasionally reminded me that I had signed up for this thing. Other than that, I never thought about it.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Maybe four years after that, December 2011, I got a phone call. I might be a match for a patient, a young girl. They were contacting multiple donor candidates to try to find a donor. Now it seemed more real – someone was sick. I went to a clinic where they took some blood for tests. I had a few rounds of phone calls with a coordinator, but these petered out. I figured they'd chosen a different donor.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">(Now, looking at Alice's parents' blog, I know that was the case. It looks like she received her first marrow donation in January 2012. Her first donor was a pediatrics resident; I work in biomedical research. Coincidence? Maybe people who do health-related work are more willing to sign up, or maybe they're easiest for the registry to reach.)</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I got another call in June 2013. I was now determined to be the best candidate donor, for the same patient as before. I was asked to come in for additional bloodwork and a physical exam. The surgery would probably be some time in August; no, October. A date was set.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Over the course of this process, there was no do-or-die decision moment. The coordinator never put any kind of pressure on me, and I knew that I could walk away at any time. The pre-donation workup gave me plenty of time to consider the decision; by the time I was formally asked, my mind was long made up. Anyway, it wasn't a hard decision. I didn't much worry about the risk. The surgery carries a miniscule risk of death or paralysis, but the same can be said of my daily commute. I wasn't worried about being in pain for a few days or even for a few weeks; I figured that I could just get through it, like a bad cold. I was concerned about the possibility of mild long-term disability: what if I had recurrent pain or walked with a limp afterward? But that didn't seem likely. My expenses would be paid for. I had excellent support at work. (I work in the field of solid organ transplantation, so my office pretty much *had* to support my donation.) In short, aside from some temporary pain, I didn't see any downside, and the potential upside – to save someone's life – seemed huge. So it was easy to commit to donating.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">(Reading Tyler and Lisy's blog from mid-October 2013 fills me with wonder. I had no connection to this family, apart from excellent HLA match with one of their children. At the time, I didn't know their names or where they lived. And yet our trajectories, thousands of miles apart, locked into synchrony. Two operations, two hospital stays, and a bag of cells traveling across the country.)</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Early on the morning of October 16, 2013, I went to Georgetown University for the operation. I signed a few consent forms. A relative trained in hypnotherapy had volunteered to perform a hypnotic induction to reduce anxiety and pain, so we did that. He is convinced that it worked; my intuition tells me that it made no difference, but really there's no way to know for sure. In any event, it did no harm. The anesthesiologist started the anesthetic, and as they wheeled me down the hall, asked me to count backwards from ten, and… scene.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I woke up feeling pain, but mostly intense weakness. I had thought (perhaps right up until the operation) that removing marrow was like scooping ice cream. In fact, they pull out marrow-enriched blood from the bone. So they had taken 1300 mL of fluid from me, causing dehydration. They started infusing me with autologous (self-donated) blood immediately, but that took time – around an hour, I think. During that time, my nausea ebbed away and my strength came back. After two hours or so, I was still pretty weak, but I ate a pastry, then a bunch of saag paneer, then more pastries – I was ravenous. My hip felt like a really sore muscle (a strange feeling, for a bone). After around 4 hours, I could stand for brief moments. I spent the rest of the day sore and tired, but feeling better over time. I did a bit of work that evening, from my hospital bed.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The next morning, I was discharged. By then I was capable of walking short distances, although after my wife drove me home I pretty much stayed in bed. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">(This was the day of Alice's transplant. There are pictures of the family, posing with my bag o' marrow.)</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The rest of recovery was uneventful. I lay pretty low for a week or so. I have a desk job so I was able to work from home. I think I was back at work on Monday, four days after hospital discharge. I don't remember exactly, but I would guess that the soreness was a minor concern after about a week and unnoticeable after about three weeks. Then I went on with my life. Other than a few followup phone calls from the coordinator, I didn't really think about it.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">One year after the donation, I heard from the coordinator that my recipient was alive and doing well. I was pleased, of course. To be honest – I hope the Fish family doesn't mind reading this – I would have been disappointed, but not devastated, if the outcome hadn't been good. I donated in order to give someone a chance at a good outcome. I knew from the outset that it might fail; I had decided that the donation was "worth it" no matter how it turned out.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">A few days ago, I submitted a form to my coordinator with contact info, to be passed to the recipient. The next morning, I got the corresponding form from the family in my email inbox. My wife Googled "Alice Fish" and we immediately found the blog telling the story of Alice and her sister. I've read portions of the blog, out of order. Now that "my recipient" isn't anonymous to me, I feel more invested, and more pleased that she seems to be doing well.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">A number of people have described my donation as "heroic". I don't see it that way. I didn't rush into a burning building, or jump into a flooded river. The risk to me was very low. The recovery period wasn't exactly pleasant, but it was no worse in scale than, say, a bout of the flu. The astonishing thing about the donation to me is that something so comparatively minor for me can have such a major effect for someone else. I am proud that several friends and relatives have registered for the bone marrow registry after hearing about my donation.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I wish all the best for Alice. I don't know very much about SCID. From the blog, it seems that even if the graft continues to succeed she will continue to have some challenges. I don't know whether the graft might fail in ten years, or twenty. But I am happy if my donation has improved her quality of life. Alice, and all of us, are fortunate for every good day that we get.</span></div>
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lisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390582258658652267noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717505488908112550.post-53547415989356512882015-10-13T09:38:00.001-06:002015-10-13T13:28:08.864-06:00A Riddle <div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16.5pt; line-height: 18pt;">Einstein wrote this riddle early during the 19th century. He said 98% of the world could not solve it. </span></h2>
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<span class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">"There are 5 houses in 5 different colors. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage."<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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lisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390582258658652267noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717505488908112550.post-35441906441599831902015-09-21T21:17:00.000-06:002015-09-23T11:04:50.505-06:00Long TimeWOW, I can't believe a whole summer has come and gone and I never posted on this blog. I actually lost a lot of information from my phone regarding doctors appointments and notes so I feel totally lost in what to post. I will have to just summarize and post the things I can remember. I will start working on a post that will cover our summer, etc. but for now I'd like to invite anyone who hasn't yet had the opportunity to become a member of the bone marrow registry, to become one now.<br />
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This coming Saturday my wonderful nephew Garrett Cutler is holding a Marrow Donor registry drive for his Eagle scout project. If you have thought about joining at all...ever, if you've had that nudge, now is a good time to do something about it. Even if you can't make it Saturday or do not live in the area, you can still join through Garrett's efforts via internet. The following flyer has all the details. <br />
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I am looking forward to being there on Saturday to support Garrett and answer any questions people might have regarding the whole process....I hope to see some of you there. <br />
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p.s. Also if you have already joined the registry, Garrett is also holding a bake sale during the drive to raise extra money to donate to 'Be The Match'. And I'm not going to lie but his Mamma is the best baker lady in town, so it will be well worth it.<br />
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<br />lisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390582258658652267noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717505488908112550.post-73232395726519716052015-06-22T09:58:00.000-06:002016-04-30T10:01:05.773-06:00Natalie's IVIG lab resultsNatalie's IVIG labs from June 22, 2015 are as follows:<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Understanding the difference between inspiration and motivation is key to success and failure in life as well as in business. Have you ever really thought about what inspires you and what motivates you? Far too often in our “need it now” culture these two words have been blended together to our detriment. When we’re able to take a step back and cognize the meaning of both we come to understand that motivation is actually a bi-product of inspiration. For example, when you helped that person who was in need; you were most likely motivated to do so because you were inspired by seeing someone else do the same. It was that feeling of assisting someone in need that motivated you. Furthermore, it is by inspiration that businesses are built in garages and then become behemoths like Microsoft. Success in life and business is achieved when motivation hitches a ride on the wave of inspiration. What is wonderful about inspiration is that it is prejudice to no one, and can take on countless forms. Moreover, finding your perfect “wave”of inspiration can only be </span><i style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">found </i><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">by you. For me, I have found that watching/listening to any combination of music, nature or selfless act will inspire me to be a better person. The result is being motivated to reach beyond my normal capacity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">So, today as you sit in morning traffic or perhaps take that 4am train/bus ride into work, instead of asking yourself; what motivates me to succeed? Ask yourself: what </span><i style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">inspires</i><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"> me to succeed? When you figure that out, then you will have the ability to ride the wave of inspiration to success in life, as well as in business. Get out there and find what it is that inspires you.</span><br />
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Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17601930277074751237noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717505488908112550.post-25248595743689405202015-05-31T22:51:00.001-06:002015-06-01T08:23:09.487-06:00Past Two Months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have started several posts with great intentions to publish them...I seem to be interrupted plenty and think, I'll get to it later. Many of the pictures and videos on this post are old but have been just waiting on the blogger server to be published. Even if they might be from months ago I will still post them...after all I got as far as uploading them. I think I need to make a goal to post something, anything once a week, so I can keep my records straight and so the task of posting won't be so overwhelming as I try to recall the last months events.<br />
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Okay, Our life is feeling more stable all the time. We still see the doctors plenty and have illnesses, most in which we can manage without medical attention. This spring has been tricky. The weather can't decide what it wants to be, hot, cold, rainy, and it has confused everyone's immune systems. Everyone has been passing and sharing the next bug that is going around.<br />
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So to begin. Life has been good to us, as we have been settling into to our new neighborhood. The kids have wonderful friends. Tyler is working hard at his new job--he is so dedicated to his work. He always has been. It's bizarre to think another school year is ending....summer break is here. Of course I have great expectations to do lots of catch up work, reading, and projects with the kids this summer. I have it all figured out in my mind...the hard part is implementing and following through with this plan. Sound familiar?<br />
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The children are however, very excited to attend Camp Hobe' again this year. Camp Hobe' is a cancer camp for patients and their siblings. Last year the older three had such a wonderful time they can't wait to go again. Alice will be able to attend this year finally, as her health is better. She will go for just the day camp. <br />
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And I can't believe I will be registering Alice for Kindergarten! I honestly can say that there were many moments when I wondered if she would be able to go to school, as well as many other things. We have been so blessed.<br />
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<b>--Lost Hearing Aid. </b>Natalie has been congested again and experiencing fevers...I'm almost convinced that gluten can cause fevers with Natalie, she broke one night and ate croutons. I made a really good gluten free meal for an evening with company, I had offered a separate bowl of homemade croutons for the salad. Natalie helped her self with them...PLENTY TOO! The week following she was ill. I suppose it could have been coincidence with something else, however, I wonder if I am seeing a pattern here, as I look back over the years. Sinus infections or Gluten? Likely sinus or something but unfortunate timing with gluten. Hmmm, I wish I knew the cause of her reoccurring fevers. Anyway the fevers cause her seizure threshold to lower. A few days post eating the gluten, I was driving home with Natalie in the car, knowing she had a fever I began to get concerned...and she began to seize, I felt like I couldn't drive fast enough to get home to her rescue medicine...in which I normally have with me. In the meantime she lost her hearing aid. Has no memory of taking it out or what happened. I have searched the car over many times, why is it that cars can hide things so well? Ha ha, including rotten milk bottles. She lost it already once on the plane to DisnelyWorld. I literally took apart the airplane seat and found it, but no such luck this time. Thankfully the insurance allowed us to get one replacement. Hopefully the new one will stick around. I still check the car in hopes that the old hearing aid will show up.<br />
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<b>--April 7th, ER for Alice. </b>The past couple weeks have been long. Evie hasn't been well, poor thing. It isn't like her to be still and tired. Possibly a rotavirus. This bug is yucky, causing diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain. Shortly after Evie recovered, Alice came down with the same thing. However, Alice's reserve is still limited. She became quickly and severely dehydrated. We took her to the local Emergency Room where they treated her with plenty (double bag) of IV fluid. She began to perk up. Labs were drawn and then we headed home shortly after midnight. I recall the doctor telling me that he hasn't seen a child so dehydrated. She hadn't been sick long. It goes to show that she is still fragile. A symptom of dehydration is severe vomiting. She was vomiting on the dot every 5 minutes. we would give her drinks and 5 minutes later it was back up. That was a hard virus for Alice at this time.<br />
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</b> <b>--Blair's Birthday, April 13th</b>. He turned Eight! It's great to be eight. His birthday wish was to go to the Museum of Natural Curiosity at Thanksgiving Point. He went once with his school class and hasn't stopped talking about it. We decided to surprise him, so we blind folded him. When we arrived Matthew was guiding him, the task was more than Matthew realized as he unintentionally ran Blair into the handicap sign...I still have some small doubts that maybe it wasn't unintentional. After a few tears Blair was ready for the surprise. We had a wonderful time and the perfect time to go, as nobody was there...rare for this museum. Blair broke the record as the longest hanging Sloth. He hung on the rope for approx. 10 minutes.<br />
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<b>--CT SCAN for Natalie</b>. The new CT scan at PCH is awesome. It's 80% less radiation than the old machine. Natalie was schedule to have a CT scan done in Riverton, however, I was more than willing to make the drive to the main Primary Children's, Salt Lake to avoid the extra exposure of radiation. They decorated the new machine to look like a pirate ship. It helps the kids to feel less anxious for the scan. The scan was to analyze her sinuses as she has had constant sinus congestion, minus the weeks she is on a heavy course of antibiotic. We are tired of antibiotics, her system is stronger now and it's time to merge off as much medicine as we can. In a couple weeks we will meet with ENT again and discuss Natalie's sinuses. In the meantime I have learned from my dentist brother-in-law that he has had a lot of success with XLear nasal spray. He has been recommending it to several of his patients. It seems to help with sinus congestion. I thought I would give it a whirl. I started it on Natalie as she was feeling sick and congested, I was very surprised as it seemed to clear her sinuses...and I didn't need to start her on another antibiotic. Hopefully this trend will continue. It may not ward away everything but if it helps, hooray!<br />
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<b>Isaiah crawls April 22nd</b>. I love this boy! I can't imagine my life without him. He looks at me like he knows what I am thinking and has this way of communicating that is hard to describe. Many times as Tyler and I were gathered around with our children (before Isaiah) it always felt like someone was missing...now that he is here that feeling of missing someone has been replaced with completeness and gratitude, and peace.<br />
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</b> <b>Alice BMT Clinic April 27th</b>. Good day in clinic, Alice's red cells are normal 13.9, platelets normal 226, and ANC is great 4300. Her liver tests are still a tad elevated. I requested a consult with GI and additional liver tests to be done, including an ultrasound...just to make sure we are good. Also it is good to have a baseline for this point in time.<b> </b>No additional blood was drawn they were able to use the blood that was drawn earlier in the day for the liver test. Her stool sample showed elevated fecal fat, but nothing alarming. The GI doctor was not concerned. The ultrasound looked normal as well...Phew, good for mamma to know.<br />
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<b>--Blair's Baptism May 2nd</b>. Can I just say this is one of my favorite moments as a mother. There's something about a child being baptized, or anyone for that matter. The feeling is so sweet and the reality of the event is so amazing. We are so proud of you Blair. You are a wonderful boy and we know your future is bright and you will do great things. We were lucky to have so many family and friends there to celebrate this moment in your life. <br />
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<b>Mother's Day, May 10th</b>. I think this year was my favorite Mother's Day of all. Natalie made me breakfast in bed....I love my kids, they do this every year. Usually breakfast includes eggs with salt chunks or something strange with it...but I just pretend it's the best thing I've eaten. The kids crowd around me as I'm eating, so I ask if they want a bite and sure enough they help me finish it off...in which I'm thankful. ;) This year's Mother's day was different. I finally decided to not expect my family to pamper me, and instead I chose to serve them with an extra happy "motherly" heart and it ended up being far more meaningful than year's past. And my favorite gift came from Tyler. His gift was a journal entry from his journal on April 17, 2015. It was such a tribute to me and funny all the while. I love that he keeps a journal everyday, I love everything about him.<br />
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<b>Growth Hormone Level/Unexplained Fevers</b>. Alice's growth hormone level was tested and it was high, so we decided to reduce her dosage. This should help with her aches and pains. Alice has been having random unexplained fevers over the past few weeks, including bad headaches...maybe the headaches could be from the growth hormone, a known side effect.<br />
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<b>IV in Clinic for Alice May 23rd</b>. Two weeks of random fevers and headache is long so I called the on call doctor with Endocrinology to discuss the growth hormone and it's side effects. Fevers are not a known side effect but the headache could be. They suggested we take her to BMT, so the next day we were in clinic getting an IV placed and labs tested. labs indicated elevated inflammatory markers, but nothing else. She was given a dose of IV rocephin (antibiotic) and we stopped the growth hormone. Since then the fevers and headaches have subsided. Growth hormone and the dose will be our next discussion.<br />
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<b>***<u>Something huge to note</u>...I was browsing through my blog to see when our last overnight hospital stay was, If I am right it was April 2014. That is more than a year ago. Sure we have had ER visits and blood transfusions, etc. But we have not been admitted for over a year. This is incredible. Never have we gone this long without a hospital stay, not even close to this long. And this is real, not a dream, not wishful thinking. I used to day dream of days when we were not always in and out of the hospital. So thankful we are!! My dad always said with every new baby comes a great blessing...maybe this is the blessing Isaiah brought to us, this first year of his new life, as Natalie and Alice are experiencing their new lives.</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Listening to Tyler read to them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is usually what Natalie does while Tyler reads...she finds a book that interests her more.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grace came to have a 'late night' with Natalie. Best Friends in all the world!</td></tr>
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lisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390582258658652267noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717505488908112550.post-2866034451672224732015-04-05T21:18:00.003-06:002015-04-06T18:57:44.074-06:00Laundry<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wfKbw6Mb7ts" width="560"></iframe>Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17601930277074751237noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717505488908112550.post-49874486864274006972015-03-29T07:33:00.004-06:002015-03-29T07:34:07.793-06:00The Color FestivalNatalie wasn't feeling well today, and was supposed to go on this outing with Matthew and I to the color festival. We made a video anyway so she could see what she has to look forward to next year. If you haven't been to this, it is worth your time to go.<br />
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We finally have Alice's wish trip movie put together. What an incredible experience! In addition to the Disney footage we have included our day at Harry Potter Land. We will never forget how wonderful this trip was for our family and especially Alice.<br />
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p.s. Nobody got lost!!!! lisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390582258658652267noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717505488908112550.post-61911797741781486942015-03-15T23:41:00.001-06:002015-03-15T23:41:48.798-06:00Growth Hormone<br />
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Okay so when I mentioned in the last post that everybody is healthy, I meant that we aren't dying. We have regular things going on here with fevers and ear aches. However, we consider that sufficiently healthy, but now I suppose I ought to mention that Alice has been the least affected by the passing bugs. Wahoooo! <br />
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Nut Shell Update<br />
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Alice started growth hormone, at first it made her nauseas but we lowered the dose for a week and that helped. She is now up to her prescribe dose. In a few months we'll see if it works. Every inch will help. She is a champ with the injection. She reminds us when she needs her shot and she chooses where to take the poke. Wow, Alice is so amazing, her attitude is unreal. Thank Heaven!!<br />
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Natalie's main struggle is finding a balance between a reoccurring sinus infection, fever, cough-and the effects it has on her neuro status. Her seizure threshold is always compromised when illness is on board, she's had a rash of mini seizures (feel funnies) lately. Why the reoccurring sinus infection? Not sure. We do know that when on an antibiotic the symptoms alleviate, but persistently return approx. two weeks post antibiotic treatment. Possibly there is a hidden pocket of bacteria in her sinuses and the structure of her sinuses make it hard for the germs and mucous to drain and for the prolonged courses of antibiotic to reach it. My mind is full of plenty of theories, but it makes me dizzy to think of writing them all down. <br />
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We are trying many non abrasive things, such as nasal washes (when Natalie permits), nasal inhalers, singular and probiotics. Something about her sinuses that haven't worked properly from the beginning, even aside from SCID.<br />
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That's it for now, sorry there are no pictures or videos, I have plenty I want to post but they take time...it will come. Tyler has Alice's wish video ready to post (hopefully tomorrow).<br />
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Lisy,<br />
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The rest of this post is boring, but I included it for my records.<br />
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March 2nd<br />
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Alice went to BMT clinic. Labs are still good. Hemoglobin 12.5, Platelets 234. She is not required to return for two months. This is super good. <br />
The other day Alice mentioned something about her central line...It seems so long since she had it, I can't believe it has been six months. <br />
We haven't heard word from her second donor, but hope to learn who he is in due time. <br />
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Natalie also had a clinic visit today with ENT. The discussion was similar to that of the time before and the time before that. Her sinuses are a challenge as I have mentioned already.<br />
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February 14th<br />
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Happy Birthday Tyler! Alice started growth hormone yesterday. She was scared of the needle but once she saw how little it was she found some bravery to proceed and she did an awesome job.<br />
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February 2nd<br />
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BMT clinic for Alice, she is becoming a pro at blood draws. Counts are good. Hemoglobin 10.9. Retic is 3.58, slightly high.<br />
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She is all ready for her wish trip in two days. The doctors have given the green light to travel.<br />
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<br />Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17601930277074751237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717505488908112550.post-91789281681367227232015-03-09T13:22:00.001-06:002015-03-09T13:22:26.753-06:00quick postHello,<br />
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This is just a quick post to let you know we are still here. Everyone is in good health and we did have a fabulous time in DisneyWorld. Tyler made an awesome movie and it is almost ready to post. <br />
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We have had a handful of clinic visits in the meantime. We moved two days before leaving for DisneyWorld. Things have been busy...all in a good way. Tyler started a new job in the Thanksgiving Point Business area, great commute- 8 minutes!! <br />
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As we are feeling more settled and finding more of a rhythm, I will ensure that my next post (which will be soon) is full of detail with pictures and videos.<br />
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Thanks again to all who have made our journey much better than it ever could have been.<br />
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Much Love,<br />
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Lisylisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390582258658652267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717505488908112550.post-3415355289128879962015-01-25T23:03:00.000-07:002015-01-25T23:03:01.860-07:00Watch Out Disney World!<br />
<b>January 12th</b><br />
Tyler spent the day with Alice in clinic. Her counts were good and better than we anticipated. Hemoglobin was 11.5. Her liver function tests thankfully dropped drastically. They were outrageously high at our last clinic visit, we think it was due to the positive flu test she had. Viruses do crazy things to lab values. With that said we are keeping a watch on her liver. <br />
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Alice doesn't return to clinic until February. The doctors feel confident that she can go four weeks between visits. Hooray!<br />
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<b>January 20th</b><br />
Today Alice had a follow up with ophthalmology in Riverton. Alice has bits of cataracts in her eyes. She sometimes complains of cloudiness in her eye, thus the cataracts. We have been watching her eyes over the past few years. Thankfully it isn't too much worse than the last time we checked, but could still worsen over time. If so she will need surgery to fix it. Thankfully this is something that is very treatable and shouldn't impair her vision with treatment; steroids and other medications could be the culprit. Also she had some eye issues when she had the chicken pox spread into her right eye, which also might contribute to some of this.<br />
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WOW... there are plenty of extra issues that come along with chronic illness...SCID kids are famous for many side issues. Ironically much of this seems to be small stuff up against Chemo and Bone Marrow transplants, GVHD, etc. However, they are big issues still and need attention. We often wonder how skewed our perception of reality has become. <br />
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I will say there is nothing wrong with thinking and believing your life is peachier than what it may seem from the outside. Alice has been a great teacher of attitude, she has the best life anyone could ask for. She loves it all; although, the times she does complain are so little, but surely those circumstances naturally deny pleasure.<br />
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COMING SOON...Alice will fulfill her long awaited WISH. She and her family will be going to Disney World. It is going to be wonderful! We are ready for a great time and almost wish for it to not come, because then it will be over. But no worries, Tyler will have a great movie of it all and it will be cherished over the years. Stay tuned to see her wish in action.<br />
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Love you all,<br />
Lisy<br />
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p.s. I will be honest, I have felt nervous to go to Disney World because I worry Evie or someone will get lost. I plan to put waterproof wrist bands on the little ones with my cell number written in black permanent marker. I am open to any other tips in this matter. :)lisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390582258658652267noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717505488908112550.post-67106841413050230142015-01-08T08:57:00.002-07:002015-01-08T08:59:25.659-07:00Overdue UpdateAnother big gap between posts. I am finding it very difficult to remember everything when I post once a month. Unfortunately the reality and emotions get left out when I wait so long in between posts, for two reasons...I don't have time to be detailed, and I can't remember specifics. I am certain if I posted daily, this blog would show more of our true roller coaster feelings. You are getting the bare bones lately, I am so sorry. <br />
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My mind is a constant race track of information and thoughts regarding Alice (as always) to write it all down would be impossible. I can hardly get the thoughts and words out of my brain in regular conversation, so to post about it is a hefty task.<br />
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Here is the latest, from most recent back.<br />
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Ear tube cleaning for Natalie with ENT.<br />
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<b>January 7, 2015</b><br />
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Natalie had a follow up with audiology for her hearing aid. It was mostly counter productive because she hasn't been able to wear her hearing aid much since she got it, due to her ear draining. We did discover her drain tube is clogged. Tomorrow we will see the ENT and have it cleaned out. Then we can benefit from the hearing aid again.<br />
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<b>December 29, 2014</b><br />
<b>Good News!</b><br />
Alice went to BMT clinic today and her counts were great. Hemoglobin was 11.2. This was a pivotal time for her, being two weeks post another blood transfusion. The fact that she held strong indicates that she is making more cells again on her own. Just in the past two weeks her Retic percent has improved. This is the percentage of new production of red blood cells. This number was not looking good in the recent past. Her Retic today was .77, and just on Dec. 5th it was .16. Normal range is from .50-1.50. Huge improvements. <br />
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So why has she been struggling lately. Still no definite answers...was it a virus we couldn't detect? Was it the first donor and the second donor fighting? Is it complications still from switching blood types? Who knows! Alice is improving, but still things don't seem right. She continues to puzzle everyone. However, we are extremely thankful to see that she is making red cells again.<br />
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By the way her recent chimerism was practically the same as the previous chimerism. Therefore, not providing a conclusive explanation on the donor 1 vs. donor 2 scenario.<br />
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Her liver function tests remain a concern. This will be addressed in our next clinic visit. She has random episodes of emesis (vomit), with no rhyme or reason.<br />
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Despite how this may all sound, Alice still thinks her world is fantastic and has no complaints. Everything is beautiful and lovely to her...and she makes our lives so full of goodness.<br />
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<b>December 24th-31st, 2014</b><br />
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My oh my, what a hard week.<br />
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Tyler, Natalie and Isaiah had the flu (H3 Influenza A). I have never seen Tyler so sick, in fact on <b>Sunday, Dec. the 28th</b> Tyler asked me to take him to the ER, he was in terrible pain, coughing up blood. Breathing was a struggle for him. After a huge bag of IV fluids he perked up a bit. Tyler also had some pneumonia, a bad combo.<br />
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Natalie had a terrible time as well. We think she also had a sinus infection going on, or something. Her cheeks swelled so big and she started to have terrible pain and incredibly high fevers. She too spent a day in the ER...on <b>Monday, Dec. (29th)</b>. She received a bag of IV fluid and it helped speed up her recovery. Natalie was very good to keep drinking, but IV fluids work wonders. <br />
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In fact while Natalie was in the ER at Primary's, Alice was upstairs at her BMT clinic visit...so we had to recruit Grandpa Fish's help. <br />
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In the end Tyler and Natalie got some antibiotics for their secondary infections and are doing MUCH better.<br />
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I felt so bad for Tyler, because I couldn't even take care of him...he was on his own. I wasn't keeping track of how much he was drinking. I was so busy controlling Natalie's fevers and symptoms etc. and keeping Isaiah hydrated and holding him non-stop. Poor little Isaiah couldn't sleep. We had to suction his little nose night after night and keep his fevers controlled. <br />
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Anyway, it wasn't our best week ever, but we are thankful it is over. Blair and Alice had minor symptoms. It's a huge blessing Alice didn't get more sick. I was praying that she would be protected. So thankful we are!<br />
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<b>December 22, 2014</b><br />
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Bone Marrow clinic for Alice. Hemoglobin is 12.0. Still up from her transfusion on the 15th. We will see how long this transfusion will sustain her. However, with the good change in her Retic we should see these good counts last. Next week will say a lot.<br />
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<b>December 15th, 2014</b><br />
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BMT clinic visit. Alice got another blood transfusion today. Her hemoglobin was 6.8. She was able to get her blood before the clinic closed. Also she made it back home in time to watch her cousin Addie's dance performance. She loved every minute of it. <br />
Very good news. Her Retic count was high at 3.50. Yay! This means her body is producing red cells again. What a relief!! <br />
To be more accurate, we don't know if in fact she wasn't producing red blood cells or if they just weren't leaving the marrow due to some process of destruction within the marrow...I suppose as long as her numbers look good and she is doing what we want, we won't go forward with a bone marrow biopsy...phew!<br />
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<b>December 13th, 2014</b><br />
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As a family we were able to be a part of Delta Airlines' flight with Santa. It was a great time. Delta employees spent countless hours decorating the international terminal and plane. They totally cleaned a disinfected a 767 jet so the children could taxi around the airport as if they are going to the North Pole...upon exiting Santa was there to give them a gift and lunch was provided. It was a great time!<br />
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<b>December 10th, 2014</b><br />
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Alice visits Endocrinology. What a valuable appointment this was for Alice. There was so much information given to me at this apt. I feel like I should have recorded the conversation with the doctor. Basically, after some blood work, it is evident that Alice no longer produces the hormone called 'growth hormone'....because of what she has been through with chemo and transplants.<br />
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Thus explains why she has stopped growing. Without treatment she will be 3 foot something full grown. If we treat her with growth hormone and she responds she will have the potential to be somewhere between 5'2" - 5'4" full grown, according to her genetics. Sadly the treatment is a daily injection with a needle until she is 17 years old or done growing. It's a big price to pay, but we feel will be worth it. The good news is that her bone scan indicates that her body thinks she is three and a half years old, which means it's hiding some growth and once she is given the supplemented hormone she can gain that much needed growth. We plan to start the growth hormone in the next few weeks. It will be a struggle for a while...I imagine at some point she will be able to do it on her own. Maybe in a long while. <br />
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Natalie received her hearing aid <b>December 8th</b>. She was so excited. She said she could hear better. The audiologist will do a follow up hearing test in a month or so. <br />
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On <b>December 9th</b> Natalie's right ear...same ear with the hearing aid, started to drain. She hasn't been able to wear her hearing aid much at all because of the amount of drainage. It keeps clogging the hearing aid tube. <br />
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<b>December 8th</b>-- Alice's hemoglobin is 8.3. It's dropping again. We are worried that she might have developed HLH again.<br />
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Blair called me from school and said he lost a tooth. I told him congratulations. He was a little worried and asked if the tooth fairy would still bring him something even if he didn't have the tooth. I asked why he didn't have the tooth, and he told me that he accidentally swallowed it while eating his school lunch. Opps!<br />
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Matthew lost a tooth two days later eating a carrot. He managed to not swallow his tooth, but had to see the dentist for a cavity. I think swallowing a tooth would be much better than having a cavity filled.<br />
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Alice lost a tooth this month too due to natural causes...but unfortunately she almost lost another tooth due to unnatural causes. We took the kids sledding. Alice and Evie were plowed over by another sledder. Poor girls were banged up. Alice's tooth was knocked loose (thankfully a baby tooth) her lip was gigantic. Evie came out of it with a terrible black eye. I asked them if they might still want to sled another day...they weren't keen on the idea. Later Tyler and I were mad at ourselves for even taking them in the first place. We thought it would be a fun family outing. Next time we will stick to the tiny hill in our backyard. Although Natalie, Matthew and Blair had a blast.<br />
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<br />lisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390582258658652267noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717505488908112550.post-5905486400448124862014-11-29T21:30:00.000-07:002015-01-06T21:30:40.048-07:00Discharged from BMT and a Curve BallSomehow an entire month has passed without a post. That is a new record for me. I can think of plenty of excuses as to my slack, however, I'll spare myself and just do my best to update with as much accuracy as I can.<br />
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I will post most recent things first and then go back. If you don't have a lot of time then just read the beginning of this post and you will have the current update. There will be more news to shed this week regarding Alice's situation when pending lab tests return.<br />
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Hopefully this post isn't too difficult to follow. <br />
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<b>November 26th</b></div>
Today Alice had her follow up visit with BMT since her red cell transfusion last week. Her counts held steady over the past week thankfully...(hemoglobin 11.2) but still no results on her chimerism. Those results should be available next week. Unfortunately all the viral labs came back negative. That seems odd to be un-thankful for a negative viral panel, but in this case we were hoping her recent crash was viral related, rather than donor 1 retaliating against donor 2, in which we worry might be happening. The chimerism will shed more light on the possibilities of this.<br />
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The near future plan is to check her blood counts weekly, and if anything drops we will been seen in clinic as needed.<br />
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<b>November 25th</b></div>
Natalie met with neurology today to review her medications and her seizure status. Over the weekend prior to her appointment she had some small seizures, as she was battling a fever. Tyler and I decided to administer nasal versed to stop her from the possibilities of having a major seizure, after receiving the versed she slept for a while and once the Advil/Tylenol broke the fever she seemed more stable. The plan is to help Natalie become seizure free for two years before we can consider altering or lowering any of her seizure medications. Neurologists are running a new study in which they think one's seizure threshold can be raised significantly the longer one goes without any seizing activity. The idea is that the brain will adjust accordingly, and in the meantime the seizure medication only artificially raises one's seizure threshold...in Natalie's situation we are grateful for the protection, while we hope her brain continues to heal. Every person has a threshold for seizing, in Natalie's case due to illness, etc. (<i>etc. translates into a long story</i>) her threshold has been compromised, leaving it lower than ideal.<br />
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Also today Natalie visited Immunology. We discussed her future care and the possibilities of further allergy testing in reference to some medications that she has reacted to in the past. We discussed her fever and the possible source. We expect that our visit with ENT next week will provide more helpful information on this subject. It is possible that she has a chronic sinus infection...leading to a constant post nasal drip.<br />
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<b>November 24th</b></div>
Alice had an orthopedic appointment today. The doctor said her arm is looking better but still needs to heal more. She is supposed to wear the brace for another month.<br />
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<b>November 20th</b></div>
Natalie meet with audiology again. We picked out a hearing aid and it will be available on December 8th. Natalie is SO EXCITED. It seems once we decided to get her a hearing aid her hearing got worse. I think it is because we are noticing it more, on her end too. I hope that her hearing will not continue to worsen over time. Another thing I really don't like about chemotherapy...these drugs can affect so many things, and worsen over time.<br />
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<b>November 19th</b></div>
Today Alice received a blood transfusion. Her hemoglobin dropped even more since Monday the 17th. Her hemoglobin was 5.8 today. It took some time to match her blood, so we finished the day in ICS; because the clinic closes around 5:00 and we hadn't even started the blood. By the time it was all done we found ourselves back home around 11:00 p.m. It has been several months since we have been in ICS. Of course it was lovely to see so many of our friends again. Alice was in heaven and wanted to settle in for a while. When I told her we weren't going to stay the night she was sad. Silly girl! After the transfusion her hemoglobin bounced back up to 11.2.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bring on the toys.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the Barbie house.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting blood.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guess who works in ICS now...our darling cousin Erin. Yeah!</td></tr>
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<b>November 17th</b></div>
Alice has been noticeably more pale lately. We called the doctor and had a CBC order sent to Riverton lab to check her hemoglobin. We suspected it would be low, and it was. It was 7.0. This is considered a critical value and the doctor was notified immediately. I called bone marrow to inform them, as we have been discharged from their services...apparently not anymore. We discussed many possibilities as to why this sudden drop in her blood. They suggested it might be a virus but are leaning more toward the idea of possible complications between the first donor and the second donor. We sure hope this isn't the case. The doctors don't want to discuss too much with us until they have more information. In the meantime we will find her some blood and run more tests.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look how Alice's hair has grown.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how she wanted it styled.</td></tr>
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<b>November 9th</b></div>
Happy 11th Birthday Natalie!!! We can't believe you are 11. Wow! Time is flying. This time three years ago you were getting baptized and preparing for a bone marrow transplant. Oh so much can happen in three years. We are proud of you and how far you have come in your journey to better health. Thanks for being a great example to all of us in so many ways. You are a beautiful girl and we love you!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma Schellenberg found this awesome birthday hat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cousin fun!</td></tr>
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<b>October 22nd/27th -- 1 YEAR POST BMT REVIEW</b></div>
Alice had her one year post bmt clinic visit, including a phycology evaluation, a hearing test, and dexa scan (bone density scan).<br />
Counts are as follows: Hemoglobin 10.7, Platelets 221, ANC 3300<br />
The dexa scan indicates Alice has poor bone density, which comes to no surprise. The physcology evaluation was positive. Her hearing test was great.<br />
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To our surprise they discharged us form the regular services, we are graduated to long term bone marrow care. This means our next follow up visit with BMT is next summer. What?!?! Alice is doing so well, she is stable and we are excited to move ahead. There are some loose ends to tie off with some minor things. Hopefully minor. Her ferritin levels are extremely high. This is likely a result from receiving so many red cell transfusions. The body can't rid of iron from donated red cells...therefore the excess collets in the liver. As long as her ferritin level continues to take a downward trend we will just watch it. If it gets questionable then we will need to treat it...treatment for this is tricky, and isn't typically done in children.<br />
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Alice's whole blood chimerism has been 100% donor #2, but with some new showings of her T cell chimerism being 80% donor #2 and 20% donor #1. The doctors are not worried and seem to be okay with this.<br />
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We have plans to see endocrinology soon to discuss her growth status and other things (things that have taken a back burner).<br />
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Alice is currently off all medications. She takes a calcium supplement, a multi-vitamin, and plenty of vitamin D. We can't believe this is actually real!<br />
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We have allowed Alice to experiment with gluten again, so far no complaints of tummy aches.<br />
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To think that we are done with bone marrow for a whole year is strange and hardly real to us. Alice's healing has taken SO SO SO long it seems, and to now be at this point is bizarre. Being healed is quite relative in SCID kids. A SCID kid is never healed/cured, however, having a better quality of life is more appropriate to say.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dexa Scan at the U of U</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hearing Test</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found Bo Bo the Bear.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having Lunch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Missing the Broviac Line on days like this</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saying good bye to Sandy and Pam for a whole year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She thought this was a great place for a picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See you in a while hospital!</td></tr>
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<b>October 31st--Halloween</b></div>
I have to admit that I was a party pooper this year. I told the kids if they want to dress up for Halloween--they are on their own. Natalie created her costume piecing things together, Matthew wore his costume from last year, Blair wasn't sure what to do...so I did help him, Alice and Evie decided to do what they do best each day and call it Halloween...Princesses! And little Isaiah of course was something too.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isn't this a natural look for him...we went to a chemistry magic show at BYU and Blair was in his element. <br />
He Loved it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tricker treating with cousin Brandon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every day is Royal at our house.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Little skeleton boy!</td></tr>
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<b><b>October 20th</b></b></div>
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Swimming for real for the first time ever. She went under water!!! This was an exciting event for Alice. She did great.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still the best swim teacher ever...thanks Nicole.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evie and Addie playing during Alice's lesson.</td></tr>
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<b>And More Pictures...</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: start;">I love posting pictures of this little man.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinner Helpers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The busy Momma trick...who hasn't done this?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting stronger.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her favorite boots...I was giving them away, they are too small for Evie now, she couldn't part with them so I made her a deal to take a picture...it seemed to help. </td></tr>
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<br />lisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390582258658652267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717505488908112550.post-8229609756740536592014-10-26T13:01:00.000-06:002014-10-26T13:01:05.240-06:00Matthew's Reflections ProjectJust wanted to make a quick post. This past month we have been working with the kids on their reflections projects. We are thankful for a brother in law we obtained a drone from to do the filming. The theme this year is "the world would be a better place if..." Matthew thought the world would be a better place if we took more time to go outside and play. This is the result. It was really fun to do. Matthew directed, and also piloted some of the footage. Lisy and I piloted too. <br />
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I find it hard to make time to post. Life continues to become more and more normal. However, most of my time is spent holding Isaiah...nothing I'd rather do more. I get very little done these days and I suppose that is okay. He will grow up too fast anyway. I haven't posted in nearly four weeks, so I will do my best to give an update.</div>
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October 17th came and left before we realized it was Alice's one year BMT birthday (second BMT). Honestly this past year has felt like five. We had a lot happen in a year. Thankfully we can say that this past year is behind us. We wouldn't do it over again! </div>
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We will request to make contact with Alice's second donor at our next clinic visit, which is on Wednesday. <br />
Also on Wednesday Alice will have her one year post BMT review. She has a list of things to accomplish for this review. It's too much for one day so we are splitting it between two days. She will have another psychology evaluation, a hearing test, a dexa scan (at the U of U), multiple labs, a pamidronate infusion, ophthalmology exam (might not be until later in the year).<br />
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Alice and Natalie continue to do well, of course with little bumps here and there, but nothing abnormal. Each had a fever last week. Nothing came of it, thankfully, however, Natalie has a cough that seems to persist. It is key to stay on top of her pulmonary care. Possibly her asthma is kicking up more.</div>
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On another note, Natalie lost her beta fish and felt it best to give it a proper burial.</div>
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Alice's arm is slow to heal, we are wondering if her body is absorbing proper nutrition. We have doubled up on calcium and vitamin D to help her arm heal. <br />
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Alice swam for the first time since her line was removed. Basically the first time ever going under water...including in the bath tub. It looked so strange to see her in the water like that, something we have never seen. She really enjoyed playing in the water. Thank goodness for a great swim teacher!<br />
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Matthew had a great tackle football season. He was a great player, and enjoyed the game. The time commitment was new to us and took some adjusting...especially for me. I can't believe how competitive our society is with sports. I guess that is normal and I'm just out of the loop. Way to go Matthew for playing so well your first year of tackle.<br />
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Blair played flag football. He enjoyed the game as well. One particular game Blair scored a touchdown and look over to see our approval and excitement, I was busy dealing with the little ones and missed it, and Tyler was looking down at his phone at that moment. Neither of us knew until after the game, Blair ever so sweetly said, "I scored a touchdown". Sure enough we missed it. He is a good little player. Both Matthew and Blair were very motivated to play hard because for every three "good plays" Tyler agreed to give them a ride home from school.<br />
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As for Evie; she keeps us on our toes and continues to entertain us with her singing abilities. Life is better with song, and Evie will sing anything. She can turn a regular dialog into a wonderful tune. I will say that Evie and Alice can clash at times, but they also play so well together. My favorite time of day is when the three older kids leave for school, and Alice and Evie begin to make believe. I find myself ease dropping because it's so cute. In fact that will make a great future post.</div>
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This cute dress was Natalie's and now all three of the girls have worn it. I especially love the shoes.</div>
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And Isaiah...he is the cutest thing ever. I love seeing his little face smile at me. The best way to get a smile is to say his name. He loves his name. I can't believe my baby is two months old...to be precise he is 9 1/2 weeks. Time flies when you're staying up all night ;) Actually the past two weeks Isaiah has done well to only wake once, sometimes twice. </div>
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<br />lisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390582258658652267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717505488908112550.post-9939408207823052112014-09-25T21:46:00.000-06:002014-09-29T11:15:40.578-06:00A PIANO<div style="text-align: center;">
Okay, so many months ago Natalie asked if she could have a piano. I told her maybe someday. A little while later I was in a copy shop and saw a flyer to win a Hailun Piano, so I thought, what the heck, let's try it. Well then I forgot about it, but the flyer continued to show up around the house...usually in Natalie's hands asking if she could participate in the contest. So, FINALLY I took her into the piano store (Brigham Larson Pianos) to join the contest. </div>
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They ask about your story as to why you play the piano, and why you love to play. Natalie's reason is very unique. <br />
The story/video with the most Youtube views wins the piano. Considering that we just joined the contest in late September, our chances are small. The contest has been going since April and will run through the end of the year. Regardless it is a good experience for Natalie. </div>
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Share the video if you can, and help Natalie get more views. Thanks!</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Natalie was nervous to talk in front of the camera, therefore, she wanted to read something rather just tell her story. I helped her write her story, but it looks like I have set her up to this...ugg, anyway she really wants a to do this,,,so here goes!</span><br />
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Natalie has grown and matured so much in the past several months....AND she loves to go to school and enjoys her classmates. I think we might have found the right place for her in school. The fact that she is happy to be there is worth a million dollars. She truly is happier. She is with a group of children who have disabilities. All sorts of different disabilities. Natalie likes to help them and enjoys entertaining them. She appreciates their differences and understands them. It is so sweet the way she talks about her friends...she really cares for them. </div>
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I was unsure of the program at first, as Natalie is more advanced and needs more of an academic challenge; therefore, we met as a team (teachers, administrators, etc.) and have come up with a plan to create a balance. She will spend most of her day with the regular 4th grade general education class, which is good for her learning and social development. Natalie has a new friend in her 4th grade class who has taken her under her wing. I am so thankful for this sweet little girl. She is assigned to be Natalie's peer tutor. It's amazing to me how things seem to come together, and for Natalie she is in good hands. </div>
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lisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390582258658652267noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717505488908112550.post-25249435931034162112014-09-24T19:00:00.000-06:002014-09-25T10:02:55.492-06:00ClinicAlice went to clinic today...her first time since her line was removed. Thus, she had to have a needle poke. She cried, but did well. Also she had a flu shot. Double poke!<br />
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Alice's next appointment isn't until October 20th! I have to admit, now that her clinic visits are not every week...on the same day each week, I am having a hard time remembering them. In fact, we missed it earlier this week and had to reschedule. Maybe we are adjusting to regular life more than we realize. Actually it seems more appropriate to say it is my post baby brain. I forget everything else too. :/<br />
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We can't get enough of him. Six weeks old.</div>
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<br />lisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390582258658652267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717505488908112550.post-90091078932253743302014-09-19T21:22:00.003-06:002014-09-19T21:22:42.592-06:00Looking back at "Life's Moments"<div style="text-align: center;">
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This video was made nearly two years ago by my sister-in-law, Tami. She surprised us with such a treasure. We love it and will cherish it forever. The memories are irreplaceable. </div>
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<b>September 4th</b> Natalie had her annual Bone Marrow Clinic visit and hearing test. Her hearing test showed a slightly different result than what we expected. Slightly worse. We will have her fitted for a hearing aid in one ear and see if this helps her sufficiently.<br />
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Natalie's overall counts look great. She is doing very well, and remains at 100% donor cells. Her titers to the immunizations have responded as hoped. Her IG levels are good. One IG level which ins't most important was low, but nothing to fuss over. We will keep an eye on this level and have it checked again next year. However, in a few months she will need a CBC checked for follow up purposes, in which surprisingly I can't even remember why. Lately I have had a struggle remembering everything, detail by detail. It's a good thing the girls' health is looking up, I'm slacking off with the details...I suppose having a newborn contributes to this matter.<br />
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<b>September 6th </b>Alice broke another bone. Ahh! Some months ago we teased that Alice has only one limb left in which she has not broken, her right arm. Well it just so happens that her right arm is the one in which she broke. The kids were playing in the family room having a great time, laughing and running around. Matthew threw a stuffed animal at Alice while she was running...she tripped over it and landed with her hands on the floor (carpeted floor), upon impact her right arm buckled just above her wrist. We put an ice pack on her arm and gave her some Tylenol. She didn't seem to complain much. The next day it was swollen, she still didn't seem too bothered by the pain. We decided to have an x-ray regardless, because of her history, and sure enough it was broke. She takes vitamin D and calcium regularly...it's just a slow process to recovery from a double transplant.<br />
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<b>September 7th</b> on Sunday at our church Tyler blessed Isaiah. It was a sweet blessing and a great day to celebrate him and to be with family. We love Isaiah and can't get enough of him. I still can't believe he is here and a part of our family. I often find myself staring at him in wonder that I have him. At his recent doctor appointment he weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz. A pound and a half bigger than at birth. Happy he is growing!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">What a handsome boy in his blessing outfit.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">After Isaiah's blessing I saw the sun coming in the window and I told Matthew to grab the camera...he was a great photographer, I always wanted a picture of me smiling at my baby...I know, so cheesy!<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Isaiah and his cousin Parks, we are missing him! Only one week apart. Parks had to go home, to Hawaii.<br /></td></tr>
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<b>September 8th</b> Natalie woke at 2:30 a.m. with a raging fever of 104 degrees and couldn't breath well with out pain. She was acting funny and gave us great concern. It is always scary when she has a temperature so high...her seizure threshold is lowered when ill. Tyler and I decided it wasn't worth waiting until morning to have her seen. Her lungs are so fragile, as well as her neurological status, it's best to be overly cautious. I took her to the American Fork E.R. The x-ray indicated possible beginnings of pneumonia, but nothing certain. We had the regular labs drawn and a nasal swab done to check for the new virus that has been on the news (Enterovirus D68). The nurse placed an IV to get cultures and to administer a dose of rocephin. Natalie did quite well and was very brave. We went home after 4 hours and she slept until noon. We also started her on Azithromycin; since she has not had fevers, and her cough and nose have cleared up (mostly). I think we caught a pneumonia in it's track.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Brave Natalie once again.<br /></td></tr>
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<b>September 12th</b> Alice visited the orthopedic doctor today and received a hard cast. Tyler asked if they had contacted the social worker yet...they laughed at the irony. This better be the last broken bone for Alice. I am tempted to wrap her in bubble wrap until her bones are stronger. <br />
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<b>More funny things the kids say:</b><br />
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Evie said to Tyler, "Dad, what are those dots on your arm?" Tyler said, "Evie they are Freckles." Evie said, "Why do you have so many freckles?" Tyler said, "You will have some freckles too...soon!" Evie then examined her arms.<br />
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Natalie came to me the other day seemingly discouraged about something. I asked her what was wrong and she said, "I don't think Heavenly Father is answering my prayers." I wasn't sure what to say but questioned her as to why she felt this way. She replied, "Well I pray every night that you will have a good night and be able to sleep, but it hasn't worked." I was surprised by her response and touched at the same time. I thanked her for thinking of me and told her that some nights are truly better than others. I then realized that I must be complaining to my children about not getting enough sleep, or it's obvious when I'm dead to the world at 8:00 a.m. Either way Natalie has been sweet to think of me.<br />
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We were all gathered around the table doing homework, when Blair announced that he was having a hard time focusing. He suggested that he put his pet snake in the center of the table so we could all focus better. So, we did homework with the snake. It seemed to help Blair, but I can't say I was too excited about it. Blair has been so persistent in having a pet. My brother Josh caught the 3 foot long snake for Blair. It was originally going to be a tarantula, but they were released so Josh delivered a snake instead. Either way I wasn't so sure about it. If I ever find the cage empty...I will move to a hotel until the snake is recovered...no joke.<br />
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I will post again soon, I have a fun video to share...it's from two years ago--fun to look back at where we have been and where we are now.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Matthew read bedtime stories for me, Thanks Matthew!<br /></td></tr>
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