Momma said there would be days like this....it's just one of those days that I'm feeling a certain kind of way. I went out for a bit to take care of some business that appears more complicated than useful to setup. On my way home, I ran by Barnes ...
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
A New Kind of Freedom
We're happy to be home. It's amazing how Reya's spirits have been lifted. This is a new kind of freedom with many limitations, but we'll take it. We have a lot of 'guidelines' to adhere to and to help us to get through these next 100 days as best ...
More »Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Back on the Block
We're back on the Hemoc Block and man it didn't take long to be right back in the flow of things. Reya was in a very upbeat and super jovial mood. Getting through vitals and the draws was a breeze today. We got to see Allison and her Mom. They were ...
Monday, July 25, 2011
Free @ Last
Reya is home and we are super excited. As expected it didn't take long for her to eat. I'd been trying since Day 3 to have her drink a those specially picked out Caprisun she loves. She was out of the hospital less than 3 minutes and sucked down a ...
Friday, July 22, 2011
Temporarily Delayed
Plans to be discharged tomorrow have been delayed because Reya has an infection. We're adding another antibiotic to the arsenal to work on getting rid of it. She has been extremely tired and wiped out as a result. We should still be able to go home ...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Bolton Family Engraftment Dance
A few of the Nurses have boogied down with us today and one also attempted to sing. Her disclaimer was she could do neither, but kudos to her for going out on a limb to give us such great entertainment. I've given out a few check marks to the ...
More »Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Great is Thy Faithfulness
Mireya's had a great week. Her white cell count continues to increase. It is a huge possibility that we can go home very soon, possibly within days (yes days). Of course I'm taking that with a grain of salt until the final word arrives, not to ...
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Best News Ever
Mireya's body is engrafting. The two to four weeks after the transplant are the most critical. The high-dose chemotherapy and the ATG destroyed Reya's bone marrow and sidelined her immune system. We've been waiting for Jalen's bone marrow to 'set ...
More »Thursday, July 14, 2011
I'm Not My Hair
Late last night Mireya's hair and scalp started really irritating her. She would scratch or pull at it and hand it to me as it came out. She woke up this morning with a considerable amount of hair on her bed and pillowcase and it was still ...
The Power of Love
Huey Lewis and the News (1985), talk about how the 'Power of Love' makes the world go round. Israel Houghton's, 'The Power of One' (2009) was designed to spark a fire inside of people (one by one) so that they can understand that the God inside of ...
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Preparation
I'm back in the hospital with Mireya and it's so good to see her laughing, playing and have better days. I love her so much and I want her well. Her innocence is heart warming, her discomfort is painful to watch, and her lack of 'full' ...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
#TeamBolton
We have the ultimate power in Christ Jesus. Though darkness and 
challenge try to penetrate the force, it won't work. We have Super Friends. So many wonderful people coming together to be a blessing to us and our family. Does anyone remember how ...Sunday, July 10, 2011
Home on the Range
Home is Where the Heart Is, There's No Place like Home...can you guess where I am? My little 'compadres' have regrouped and recovered and it feels good to be home spending time with all three of them. You don't realize how out of synch you get day ...
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Post Transplant
Mireya's had a good week. Some days better than others, but everything is progressing as expected. Mireya continues to have issues with nausea and has not been eating. It is not uncommon for patients to lose their appetite, but nutrition following ...
More »Thursday, July 7, 2011
The Gift of Life
Yesterday was a very emotional day for us. I sat in the room as we waited for them to complete Jalen's procedure and a message came over the loud speaker about a Blood Drive. In that moment I thought I 'should' go. I have never given blood in my ...
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
A Move of God
It's Day 6 or Day 0 as the Transplant Team classifies it. They work on a negative counting system. So we came in on Day -6 and counted down from there. Either way today is all about life and love. Life being infused into Mireya's body through the ...
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Day 5 ~ Despite it All
Mireya's had several challenges today. Eating has been one of them. She's attempted to eat a little here, and a little there, but it has been difficult to keep anything down. Smells also seem to be really affecting her. Our evening nurse told us ...
Monday, July 4, 2011
Progressing thru Day 4
Mireya had another good day overall. There are times she clearly feels rotten, but gauging from Day One she's managing well. Thank you for your prayers! Our last round of chemo is in the morning and then there is a small break leading into the ...
More »Save the Drama
Seems that when all hell is breaking loose there is always something else that attempts to rival your peace. I'm not accepting other people's drama. I have no place for it and quite frankly don't care to deal with it. When did concern and care ...
More »Sunday, July 3, 2011
3rd Day's a Charm
Reya did great through both rounds of chemo without any issues. PRAISE GOD! I prayed for a better evening and last night was very restful and uneventful. She definitely needed platelets. Her count was less than 5k. In the last week or so she's been ...
Saturday, July 2, 2011
On the 2nd Day of Chemotherapy
those meds gave to me...headache, fever, nausea/vomiting, stomach and body aches, mouth sores, throat irritation and there was no partridge in a pear tree. Yesterday was a good day, but the wee hours of this morning were rough. It was really ...
More »Friday, July 1, 2011
One Down, Many More to Go
We begin chemo today in preparation for Mireya's transplant next week. I had a hard time going to sleep, my stomach was turning and I felt if I didn't go to sleep then somehow morning wouldn't come. Of course that train of thought yielded n...
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