Morgan Donato’s Blog

I KNOW!  I have not updated in a looooooong time.  Let’s go with the old saying “No news is good news.” K?  No?  Oy!  So, we are back from our doctor visit today, and Morgan is maintaining her weight, and has been taken off 2 more of her medications!!!!  Her GVHD is just a little [...]

One year ago today, my definition of normal changed.  Today is the day, one year ago, that we were told that Morgan HAD cancer.  I will always remember that moment of complete silence when the doctors looked at us and told us what was about to happen.  A lot has happened in the year we [...]

Morgan continues to do well.  So well in fact, that she was able to go to the Hanna Montana concert with tickets given to her by her friends at Children Hospital.  Thanks CHOP!  Morgan had to wear her mask on the way in, and was told by the Doctors that if any one was coughing [...]

All is going fairly well with Morgan.  Her skin is quite dry, and she sleeps like a basset hound till about 10am each morning - this, I can take!  I received a call from Morgan’s BFF’s dad regarding the Swine Flu vaccination and how it pertains to Morgan.
The vaccination is a live virus if taken [...]

Thank you all for the (how do I say) calls to my parents asking when the hec I was going to update this blog.  I know, I know, in order not to get the calls, updating the blog is what gets it done.  So where are we?  Although the last photo on this site showed [...]

Sorry for the long hiatus with the not blogging.  Morgan has been doing pretty great.  She is finally off of prednisone - yeah!  The only upsetting episode each day are her stomach pains.  It seems that now since she is not eating as much, acids are building up in her tummy, giving her some major [...]

We have been very busy with the freedom we have now been granted since we are 90 days out from transplant.  Morgan’s favorite time has been going to restaurants - ahhh true daughter mine.
We continue with her busy social calendar with Max, Sydney, Abby, Rachel, Aden, Olivia, Mason, Josh, Jason, Hannah, Harley, Holden, Aiden…and all [...]

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Ventured out today after  the sun was lower, so that Morgan could take advantage of a sprinkler park in the city.  She was hesitant at first, but as you can see, she eventually took the plunge.
Reports from the doctors are very good.  We have been cleared to SKIP this Tuesday, and are not due for [...]

Morgan is now on a much better road to recovery!  She has managed to get through the dreaded GVHD, (for the most part), and her personality, and happy disposition are making a strong comeback.  These last couple of weeks have shown significant improvement.  As we are weaning her of her medications, her counts are still [...]

So we received a good report from the doctors today at clinic.  The steroids are being reduced a little more.  We’ve lost (OK, Morgan, not me) 2 pounds, but are still quite hungry.  The doctor asked Morgan how her rash was, and Morgan asked “What rash, mom, what’s a rash?”  Seems she doesn’t remember the [...]