Home on the Range
Three & 1 @ Hospital Mireya was discharged from the hosptial this weekend. The bacteria growing on her culture was identified as a type of influenza that has not been commonly seen in about five to ten years. We were sent home with a heavy hitting antibiotic that...
Challenging Week
Mireya was not feeling her best earlier this week. Her energy level was low and all she wanted to do was rest. I took her temperature and it was at 99.3. Not high enough for major concern, but something to keep an eye on. I made a few decisions over the last week,...
Tea at The Jefferson
Last weekend the Ms. Chesterfield Princesses spent time with Ms. Jacquelyn Thomas (The Etiquette & Protocol School) for a Etiquette Workshop. I wasn't certain Mireya would be able to attend because of health challenges earlier in the week, but I'm glad we made it....
A Day of Support for CMN
The Bolton Family was contacted to participate as 'Celebrity Baggers' at a local Walmart to support the Children's Miracle Network. Many of you remember we participated in the Radio-Thon for Children's Hospital of Richmond last year. This year Walmart has...
Holding On with Faith
This past week was rough. Reya's platelets were shot and she had to get her first platelet transfusion since July of last year. Based on the amount of bruising she has had, I thought she might need them. The optimism her medical team had is waning. Having her...
Still Fighting
We're back on the rollercoaster. Last week we had very encouraging news as it was readily apparent that Mireya's body was attempting to rally back from this sudden downward turn. Our last appointment showed decreased counts and over the last several days increased...
Turning Around
We've been in clinic twice this week for counts and results of Mireya's bone marrow biopsy. On Monday her counts showed a small improvement. The information on hand from her biopsy showed all three of her cell lines present along with the cells of origination...
Ready, Set, Go!
It's been a long and eventful few weeks. 36 hours prior to our trip we were told we would not be able to go (sigh), but received a call later that day that we could (hooray). So less than 30 hours before our scheduled flight we were coordinating, strategizing and...
The Wait Isn’t Over
Our follow-up appointment this week was not as favorable as we would have liked. The biopsy last week was a 'fail' and as a result will have to be repeated. My heart sank after hearing this news. They were able to remove a good bone chip sample, but apparently...
Bone Marrow Biopsy
During our visit to the clinic this week, Mireya's counts remained virtually the same. There was a slight reduction in her hemoglobin and a small rise in her white count, but relatively speaking they were hovering at the same mark. For now she has been placed back...