Allie and Scott are back home, reunited with their little boy.  She's doing well and is getting settled in their apartment.  Blake is a busy little 16 month...

It wont be long, folks.  She’s getting close!! This is a long post but important as Allie gets closer to coming home.   She is now and always...

It is now 7 weeks post transplant. As far as the actual surgery and her breathing goes, Allie’s been doing very well. She had her first outpatient bronchoscopy...

Allie was discharged from UPMC Presbyterian 5 days ago, on Thursday March 22. I can definitely see that she is getting a little stronger every day. She had...

It’s been 22 days since Allie’s transplant.  The last update I posted had what turned out to be a very ambitious plan that didn’t quite happen on the...

Two weeks and 1 day post-op today.  Allie continues to progress on schedule (translate – she is wowing Scott and I).  Yesterday she passed her swallowing evaluation with...

Adding to yesterday’s update, 2 more chest tubes removed today she went from 7 chest tubes down to 2.  It’s hard to believe all those big Blake tubes...

in addition to the update I posted earlier today, people have asked where to send Allie cards.  You can try the hospital itself UPMC Presbyterian, 200 Lothrop St,...

Today is 8 days since Allie’s transplant. The short story is she’s doing great. The longer story - Everyone recovers differently after this surgery. We often see videos...

We still have quite a few NYS lottery tickets left. We’ll be selling them until Feb 28. Contact Maria at 585-734-4787 or mariashamp@yahoo.com for a chance to win...