Monthly Archives: May 2007

Check. Then double check.

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Julia Roberts

We’ve been under-dosing Prograf. I am not sure how it happened but it did. Dr. Kind noticed that Gage’s Prograf levels had (surprise!) dropped by half. Two weeks ago we’d switched pharmacies and because Prograf is a small pill we … Continue reading →

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Dang. Realization #328

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Julia Roberts

Early every Monday and Thursday Gage and I travel to Children’s Hospital. That is our routine. Getting up early really isn’t my thing, but in interest of making sure this kidney is behaving, I go along. Monday is just labs … Continue reading →

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Six week milestone.

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Julia Roberts

Jody would like to report to The Village that she is doing remarkably better. Just over the weekend she realized that she feels much better. So six weeks is the magic number for this non-related, living donor. The abdomen pains … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Julian.

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Julia Roberts

I usually refer to Julian as J or J-Man. I think J started as a result of my laziness to speak his entire name, and I have no idea why J-Man is sometimes used. I suppose it could be so … Continue reading →

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Photo Fun Friday.

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Julia Roberts

CHEETOS® Style. Seriously. The boy got a package the other day that sent him into a joyful eating frenzy like none other. Frito-Lay® sent Gage three bags of the coveted, hard to find Baked CHEETOS. And a t-shirt and a … Continue reading →

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Back up. To the hospital stay.

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Julia Roberts

I need to do this list while it is still fresh in my mind. We’re about 5 1/2 weeks post transplant and I’ve been meaning to create a post about how to help a family when their child is in … Continue reading →

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Surgery and updates. With update!

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Julia Roberts

Gage is in the hospital to remove a stent that keeps the tubes open for healing. They pick the date based on the day of transplant so this has been planned. It did creep up on me. Well, that’s not … Continue reading →

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Actually, it was worth more than one car.

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Julia Roberts

If you have read for any length of time you know that we are behaviorally challenged with Gage. That means that he had problems and once we changed OUR behavior things were better. We weren’t living in La-La Land Of … Continue reading →

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When everyone saw yellow.

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Julia Roberts

Gage went back to school on Monday. I was in DC and did NOT appreciate missing this milestone, but luckily I have a very capable husband who can take pictures! The highlights… Gage was apprehensive to go to school, but … Continue reading →

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