by Kelly McKibbin | Jun 15, 2023 | Hillary's journey
Hillary woke up with a terrible headache and nausea on Day 4 post-COVID exposure – and it lasted all day – but it was just her usual rare, life-threatening medical condition!!!!!!!!!She is very well today, singing, dancing, and back to loving her life. We feel very...
by Kelly McKibbin | Jun 13, 2023 | Hillary's journey
It has been three months since our last update. Hillary had a bone marrow biopsy and aspirate scheduled in May, but we deferred again. This time, indefinitely. Hillary’s doctor [finally] agreed that there is no need for this surgery at this time. We instead got...
by Kelly McKibbin | Feb 9, 2023 | Hillary's journey
It has been three months since our last update. Hillary had her regular home blood test and virtual appointment with CHEO two weeks ago. The results were so good, our next appointment will be in six months. This photo is of her today. Hillary’s hemoglobin grew to 121,...
by Kelly McKibbin | Nov 24, 2022 | Hillary's journey
It has been two months since our last update. We were trying to hold out for January’s scheduled blood test but Hillary has had a minor setback.Last week, Hillary became extremely lethargic, then vomited and didn’t stop all day. She tried so very hard to be normal —...
by Kelly McKibbin | Sep 18, 2022 | Hillary's journey
It has been two months since our last update and three months since Hillary’s last blood test. We arranged the regular outdoor home visit last week and are once again elated to report that Hillary remains in stable recovery with growing platelets and just-below-normal...
by Kelly McKibbin | Jul 5, 2022 | Hillary's journey
It’s been just over one week since Hillary rang the Celebration Bell to commemorate her recovery from Idiopathic Aplastic Anemia. She said it was the best day of her life. Again.Thank you so much for supporting Hillary on this journey. This event came about so very...
