Morgan Donato’s Blog

Doctor’s check-up went great yesterday.  Our numbers had dropped some last week, but the doctors felt that the changes in medications may have caused that to happen.  This week, her numbers are on the rise again, so that means her body is fixing itself.  What this means is that the quarantine restrictions begin to lessen [...]

I wanted to expand on Ame’s post a little, and give everyone an update on Morgan’s progress.  It’s been a slow recovery for Morgan, but she is making a strong comeback.  You may have noticed that there have been no new pictures of Morgan posted as of late because she’s just not ready to have [...]

Still eating me out of house and home.  Current menu items are HOMEMADE mashed potatoes and Ribeye steak…every day for the last 6 days! Mornings and night!!!  Morgan did want me to let you know that she has started to excersize.  We walk about 10 blocks a day…OK, OK, so it’s to the frozen yogurt [...]

My goodness, this girl can EAT!  Morgan now wakes up quite early, and fixes herself a bowl of cereal for her  first of a dozen courses for the day.  Once my eyes open, she can have me cook something for her.  Right now she is loving Dole peaches and Purdue chicken nuggets.  Snacks are FRESH parmasean [...]

OK, not Vegas, but Atlantic City.  It was my birthday this past weekend, and because Morgan was doing so well, I was able to slip away for a couple of days with some friends.  I am way too old to stay out until 3am two nights in a row, but somehow I held my own.  [...]

Well it’s time for an update!  Apologies for the delay, the fourth of July weekend was a whirlwind to say the least.  Morgan again, true to form, gets out of the hospital early, on Thursday instead of Friday because she is doing so well.  The weekend was difficult, learning to adapt to Morgan’s new care [...]

Round one and Morgan takes a major blow from GVHD, but comes back strong in second, and round three is proving to be hers!  Yes, she’s done it again!  In true Morgan fashion she now seems to have the upper hand, and is making great leaps toward recovery.
This last stint in the hospital has proved [...]