Best News Ever
Mireya's body is engrafting. The two to four weeks after the transplant are the most critical. The high-dose chemotherapy and the ATG destroyed Reya's bone marrow and sidelined her immune system. We've been waiting for Jalen's bone marrow to 'set up shop' in Reya's...
I’m Not My Hair
Late last night Mireya's hair and scalp started really irritating her. She would scratch or pull at it and hand it to me as it came out. She woke up this morning with a considerable amount of hair on her bed and pillowcase and it was still bothering her. It appeared...
The Power of Love
Huey Lewis and the News (1985), talk about how the 'Power of Love' makes the world go round. Israel Houghton's, 'The Power of One' (2009) was designed to spark a fire inside of people (one by one) so that they can understand that the God inside of them will empower...
Preparation
I'm back in the hospital with Mireya and it's so good to see her laughing, playing and have better days. I love her so much and I want her well. Her innocence is heart warming, her discomfort is painful to watch, and her lack of 'full' understanding is difficult to...
#TeamBolton
We have the ultimate power in Christ Jesus. Though darkness and challenge try to penetrate the force, it won't work. We have Super Friends. So many wonderful people coming together to be a blessing to us and our family. Does anyone remember how Super Friends used to...
Kinley Clowning
Kinley Clowning a video by panamama4 on Flickr.My 2 year old being her silly...
Home on the Range
Home is Where the Heart Is, There's No Place like Home...can you guess where I am? My little 'compadres' have regrouped and recovered and it feels good to be home spending time with all three of them. You don't realize how out of synch you get day after day in the...
Post Transplant
Mireya's had a good week. Some days better than others, but everything is progressing as expected. Mireya continues to have issues with nausea and has not been eating. It is not uncommon for patients to lose their appetite, but nutrition following a transplant is...
The Gift of Life
Yesterday was a very emotional day for us. I sat in the room as we waited for them to complete Jalen's procedure and a message came over the loud speaker about a Blood Drive. In that moment I thought I 'should' go. I have never given blood in my life. The one other...
A Move of God
It's Day 6 or Day 0 as the Transplant Team classifies it. They work on a negative counting system. So we came in on Day -6 and counted down from there. Either way today is all about life and love. Life being infused into Mireya's body through the love of Christ and...