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1 Year Ago

It has been a full year since I took Josiah to see a new Nephrologist and that same day being admitted to the hospital; being told that Josiah...

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Spring Cold

Everything seemed more normal and thoughts of immunosuppression are no longer forefront in our minds...Josiah ventured out to a large conference unarmed with no mask or hand sanitizer...

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Four Months Out

WOW, can you believe it?! Yesterday marked 4 months post-transplant. I cannot believe it. Things around here have really become routine. We have alarms reminding us of important...

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A Triumphant Return!

The day before Christmas break, Josiah and I went to his school to drop off treats for the teachers and the school councilor that have been helping us...

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Post Transplant Day 68

We have officially past the 60-day mark, meaning Josiah's suppressed immune system should be recovering a bit as the special suppressant given at surgery should be wearing off....

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Bumps in the Road

Last month, our transplant team noticed that Josiah looked lopsided. I assumed he was still swollen and from the surgery...but our Nurse Practitioner examined his belly and wanted...

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Just a quick note

Exciting, wonderful, perfect news! All of Josiah's labs have been looking good, but the last labs planted him firmly i to "perfect" everything was not too high or...

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2 weeks out

Josiah and Daniel are both doing so well!  Daniel has resumed a few of his normal job duties, like phone work. But even more than that, he was...

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Post Transplant

Hello everyone!  This week was a roller coaster. I started not feeling well Sunday, & started isolating myself from Daniel and Josiah. By Monday I was unable to...

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