Wednesday, November 4th Dear Avery, Today, you are 7! We've been counting down the days until your birthday for over a month now. Seven...

Friday, October 30th We've been home from the hospital for nearly a week and had a fully packed schedule. Avery has struggled with...

Saturday, October 24th All of Avery’s numbers looked good today. She didn’t require any transfusions, and her ANC was up to 1600. She...

Friday, October 23rd An uneventful day in the hospital is always a good day! Last night was not the most restful, but we made it through....

Thursday, October 22nd Avery was more restless last night than she has been. She got up 3 or 4 times throughout the night. We capped...

Wednesday, October 21st Avery had another restful night. She got up once and stirred some during vitals, but mostly slept well. She...

Tuesday, October 20th Praise God! Avery's MRIs showed reduction in tumor/disease in both her brain and spine. The team was very happy...

Monday, October 19th Avery continues to improve each day. Sunday night she slept so well. She didn't even wake once during vitals. Her...

Sunday, October 18th Avery was finally able to rest on Saturday night. She only got up once and required one extra dose of pain medicine....

Saturday, October 17th Friday night was quite possibly the worst night we have ever experienced. Avery started hurting at 9, so we gave...

Friday, October 16th Avery rested better Thursday night, and her pain was better controlled. She only needed one or two prn doses of...

Thursday, October 15th Wednesday night was the worst night for Avery. Despite getting oxy every 4 hours with morphine in between each...

Wednesday, October 14th It was another long night for Avery. She finally fell asleep around 11:45pm, only to wake up in pain again at...

Tuesday, October 13th It was another rough night. Avery woke up around 1:30 am in excruciating pain. She wasn't able to have pain...

Monday, October 12th Avery still struggled with stomach pains last night, but she was able to rest a little bit. She continued to run...

Sunday, October 11th Avery was able to sleep the first couple of hours of the night before waking in pain. She continued to run a fever...

Saturday, October 10th Thankfully we pushed to be discharged on Saturday instead of Friday, because, as expected, Avery spiked a fever...

Friday, October 9th Avery slept fairly well last night. She got up twice to use the restroom, but otherwise slept. Her platelets were 36...

Thursday, October 8th Avery slept well last night except for a mishap with her g-tube that required a pajama change at 4:30 this morning....

Wednesday, October 7th Avery only woke a couple of times in the night to go to the bathroom. Otherwise, she slept well and slept through...