Category Archives: Health

End Of Summer 2018 Update: Katie’s Health

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Jonathan

So, I haven’t posted in quite a while… just fill this part in with the usual excuses.  That will save me typing them out.  😉 Katie started getting Neupogen shots in the spring, to try to bring her neutrophil count … Continue reading →

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Bass Pro Shop (and another Children’s Mercy appointment)

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Jonathan

So, Sunday evening we drove up to KC for another appointment for Katie.  This is the appointment

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Precious Moments – Part Two

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Jonathan

While we were in the St Louis area, about 7 pm, Laurel’s brother Eric called to let us know that their dad, Wayne Byrd, had been in a car accident, they suspected heart problems, he’d needed resuscitation, and was in … Continue reading →

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Katie’s Numbers Improving

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Jonathan

Her numbers are going up and that’s a good thing!  Her Neutrophil count is actually up into the normal range.  This is really good news, and we hope to cut back on the amount of times (at least) that she … Continue reading →

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Some Progress!

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Jonathan

We started Katie’s Neupogen treatment.  We are fairly sure that her fever was a side effect of the Neupogen working (also comes with bone pain) to increase her neutrophil production.  Happily, her neutrophil count did come up quite a bit… … Continue reading →

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Back from Children’s Mercy

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Jonathan

So, we made it back today! I did go up Sunday morning.  Took some things that I didn’t get packed for the girls in time on Saturday…  and since they rode in the ambulance to KC, they’d need a way … Continue reading →

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First Ambulance Transport

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Jonathan

This is a first… one of our children going by ambulance to a hospital. Katie is on her way, in this pic, from the Hutch Hospital to Children’s Mercy in KC.  At this point, we still don’t know what’s wrong, … Continue reading →

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An Update on Katie’s Health

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Jonathan

Laurel has posted an update on Katie’s health, you can read it here. Grace and Glory – KC Plan We went up a few weeks ago, and saw some trains at Union Station:

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More dead babies! Less taxpayer money! Yay!

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Jonathan

In other little known news, Planned Parenthood killed 333,964 babies last year at the unbelievably low cost of $542,400,000.  What a bargain, eh?

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Breastfeeding

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Jonathan

June 13, 2006 – Copyright 2006 The New York Times Company Breast-Feed or Else http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/13/health/13brea.html?ex=1150430400&en=95beac1a03e3df96&ei=5087%0A By RONI RABIN Warning: Public health officials have determined that not breast-feeding may be hazardous to your baby’s health.

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