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Kendall

My sweet Cinderella.

Update? You want an update? Stick around for five minutes because it will probably have changed by then. Where to even begin with an update on Kendall’s medical situation? I’m not even sure where I last left off! It has been another week from the 2nd layer of hell, which I believe is named “CHAOS”. …

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Back for the Broviac.

So. We survived the week. My mini-meltdown of last week did eventually find resolution. No one was left behind, everyone made it to their respective places, my sanity and faith in humans and goodness was restored. Karissa’s appointment. I’m not quite ready to talk about all that the details mean, but the testing that she …

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Positive for Growth.

I am getting really sick of hearing those words. “culture in lab is positive for growth”. For the uninitiated, this means Kendall is still sick. MUCH sicker than she’s looking or acting. We are all (nurses, doctors, residents, students) looking at her and going – “HOW is this kid functional?!?!?” As we continue to get …

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Improvement At Last.

It is such an amazing thing to be able to write that we are FINALLY seeing some improvement for Kendall, instead of watching her get sicker and sicker! Without boring you with too many details, here’s what we know: All of the cultures we drew (special blood tests that allow them to put her blood …

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