On Thursday the 11th, Reese had his follow-up appointment for his drain. His doctors decided that everything looked great and after 12 very long weeks the drain is...
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Just can’t catch a break..
While Reese was in the hospital in late January due to a virus, his EBV level came back extremely high which was concerning because this can indicate something...
Continue Reading »Rough start to 2025..
Tuesday evening, Reese had a light colored poop which immediately concerned Mom & Dad. He had a terrible night sleep so Lexi, Ron, and Reese packed up &...
Continue Reading »Thankful in November!
Praise be to God that we are counting blessings for so many reasons this year! Obviously Reese’s diagnosis was devastating and terrifying bringing all kinds of negative emotions...
Continue Reading »Oh the joy of being home!
Reese is enjoying the freedom of rolling around his room, and sleeping in our own beds without interruptions for vitals!!!! We’ve taken advantage of the beautiful weather by...
Continue Reading »We are HOME!
The day we've been praying for!!! 50 days after liver transplant surgery and then the agony of his body rejecting it, we're going HOME!!! Of course the thymoglobulin...
Continue Reading »9-18-24 Not the update we hoped for..
Unfortunately, Reese's lab work from today showed that this round of IV steroids have not worked. His numbers have gone up instead of down like we had hoped...
Continue Reading »Another bump in the road..
Reese went in for his routine lab work 9/12 and the results showed a significant jump in numbers. We were admitted again that night and a biopsy was...
Continue Reading »One month post-op today!!
The steroid IV worked! His liver enzymes were trending down well enough that we were discharged from the hospital yesterday! And look... no NG tube!!! Because he is...
Continue Reading »9-5-24 8 months old came with a setback..
We're sad to report a big bump in Reese's journey this week. The blood work results on Tuesday 9/3 were pointing towards possible rejection so he was readmitted...
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Lincoln, IL
Transplant Type: Liver
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $50,000.00
Raised: $43,226 of $50,000 goal
Raised by 148 contributors