October 2010

Every time I have to attend the funeral of another beautiful child from our transplant family, I not only grieve for the family and their loss, but I grieve for Keegan.  A small part of me wishes and hopes that in some way it will...

We went to the pumpkin patch at Storybook Ranch on Saturday.  Keegan remembered the ponies, but once again, it was the inflatable slide (just like the bounce house) that was the hit of the day.  I have to say though, pumpkin patches are much more...

Yesterday, heaven welcomed Father Jack Deeves, S.J. - inspiring priest, brilliant physicist, self-proclaimed "corny" comic, friend, eternal optimist, and heart transplant survivor.  For seventeen years, Father Deeves taught theology and pshyics at Ursuline Academy here in Dallas, where I went to high school, and I had...

Our little ladybug is already four months old!  She weighed in at a whopping 12 pounds (21%) and 23.5 inches (17%).  You sure wouldn't think she was a little thing with all those cute little rolls!  It sure is different to have a healthy, chunky...

We received Keegan's heart biopsy results today - NO REJECTION!!  Thank you, Lord!That's about where the good news ended today.  Keegan woke up very, very swollen this morning, and it was obvious that his one good kidney was not taking to the morphine and anesthesia...