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TIME TO CELEBRATE! Annabelle has her new liver! Her transplant day was Thursday, August 10, 2017! She is now back home! With the cost of a transplant often exceeding $500,000, many transplant families are unable to shoulder the financial burden of such a procedure. The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) is a national charity dedicated to organizing and guiding communities in raising funds...
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Media Coverage
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• Annabelle's star continues to shine here at home! Click here to read the High Point Enterprises' follow up article. (And here for page 2!) • TV station WXII 12 updated... Continue Reading »
Goodbye 2017!
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Wow, it's really been a while since I've sat down and written a detailed update. This holiday season has come with so many bumps in the road that... Continue Reading »
November 15, 2017 – BIG News!
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Well as most of you know, all of Annabelle's liver numbers were lower last Friday which was a HUGE praise. Her EBV also dropped slightly from 43,000 copies... Continue Reading »
November 9, 2017 – Biopsy Update
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Most of you know that Annabelle had to have a liver biopsy done last Wednesday. All of her liver numbers went up last week and her EBV also... Continue Reading »
Thursday, October 26, 2017 – Minor Setbacks
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Hello friends, so much has transpired over this past week, and we've been busy with all of Annabelle's appointments and therapies. We wanted to wait until all of... Continue Reading »
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 – Darn EBV
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Hi friends! Mike and I wanted to give a quick update on Annabelle's labs for this week. Forunately, most of her liver numbers (AST, gGTP, and Bili) all... Continue Reading »
Sunday, October 15, 2017
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This past week has definitely been more positive than the last. Annabelle responded well to the increased predisone and her liver numbers went back down. This was huge... Continue Reading »
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 – MORE Elevated Numbers
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Happy Fall Everyone! We wish we had better news to report but Annabelle's liver numbers all increased slightly this week. The numbers didn't jump a lot but we... Continue Reading »
Thursday, September 28, 2017 – Elevated Numbers
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Hi everyone! I'm sorry for our long-overdue update on Annabelle's post-transplant progress. Overall, she's still doing really well. All of her stiches came out on the 18th and... Continue Reading »