Hi!
So Mom and I got back from Cincinnati Saturday afternoon, after being discharged for NO rejection! But the doctors are still curious as to why my labs take big jumps. So we are leaving today to go back and have a "special" CT scan, and possibly another test. My labs actually improved and were much better when we checked them Monday.( I think they're just bored and need someone to torture, i.e. ME!) ((I know it's for my own good though..))

We should be returning home Friday.
As for school, I'll have a lot to make up, but Abby and Harrison have been very helpful, bringing home work for me.

Even though all of this is going on, I don't really feel that sick, which is good. It's just very frustrating!

I'll be sure to report back soon!
Mandy

Good afternoon!
So there are quite a few things thats new with me. First, I made honor roll at school! I was very pleased! Also, I was elected the secretary for our school's club " The Juniorettes". It's a community service club, and next year I will be the secretary and my sister Abby will be the Vice President, and our best friend Lauren will be the President! We are all very excited for next year!

Next, I have to return to Cincinnati for a liver biopsy. My labs have slowly been elevating, so the doctors want to make sure I don't have Chronic Rejection. We will be leaving Thursday (5/8) morning. Hopefully we will be able to come home soon, because my oldest brother TJ is going to the prom on saturday, and of course, Sunday is Mother's Day.So, I'm not really looking forward to this trip, and I'm praying it will be a false alarm, so we can come home soon!

As for school, I will take some work with me, but still have to make up tests and quizes when I get home...which is such a pain!

I'll be sure to write again when the biopsy is over and we have the results!
Till then, I thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers!
Love,
Mandy

We just go back from a visit in Cincinnati, just a check up. The doctors and nurses were very happy and excited that I was looking so well! One of the nurses wanted to parade me around to show the kids who were waiting for their livers, that they are going to look as good as me too! I don't have to return until October!

We also stopped in Chattanooga, TN, so see me cousin Julia, my Aunt Sarah and my Uncle Jamey. We had a lot of fun! Julia's new favorite game is "chase" and "hide-seek". Now that I have so much more energy, I love playing with her and running around. I don't get tired as I used to! We went to the "quarium"(Aquarium) and saw the butterfly exibit, and "Nemo". I had a lot of fun, especially because me and my sisters friend Lauren and our grandma came with us.

I had a great spring break so far!

Also, my mom, Abby, and I are now joining Curves ( gym for women), to help me build muscle.

School is going well. I am getting used to the loads of homework and studying. But it's not so bad when I think of all the friends I'm seeing/ making. It's good to be back. But that doesn't mean I don't like the weekends!

That is all the news for now!
Mandy

Good afternoon!

It's hard to believe, but I'm back at school! It was a surprise for me too! I didn't think I was going back for a while, but Cincinnati said it was alright for me to go back.So mom surprised me Monday with the news; that I'd be returning Tuesday.
I had a good first day. A lot of people were glad to see me, which was nice. All the teachers are really nice and understanding about how I'll be able to catch up. So I'll be staying after school for a little while and trying to catch up in all my classes.

That's all the exciting news for now!

Mandy

Hello!
Sorry it's been such a long time since I've updated my blog!
I'm feeling great and want to go back to school ( that will probably be the only time in my life I will every say that!), but I'm ready to be around people my age again. We are thinking, because the flu has calmed down, I might start again in a week or two? We just have to get the 'OK' from Cincinnati, then I'll be off to school again!

My labs have been crazy. About a week ago, my labs came back and they weren't so good. But thankfully they came down and we didn't have to go to Cincinnati for a biopsy! Although it was close, and me and mom pretty much convinced ourselves that I was in rejection, we were relieved when the labs came back better.

I'm about done with my course of Physical Therapy, which is sad. I've really grown close to my Phyisical Therapist, so it will be sad to not go there a few times a week. Now what am I supposed to look forward too?! ( You know I'm bored at home, when I LOOK FORWARD to Physical Therapy!)

That's all new from here.
Have a good week!
Mandy

Happy Valentine's Day!

This morning Mom and Dad gave each of the kids a box of chocolates, and pajama pants. Mine are blue with red hearts on them!

This week has been pretty eventfull. Last Sunday was T.J's Eagle Scout Ceromony. It was fun, and we are all very proud of T.J.

Monday was a busy day. Our next door neighbor's dog ( 14 year old, blind/deaf springer spaniel, who can barley walk)escaped from the back yard, Sunday night. We spent ALL day searching for her! We didn't think she could go far because she's blind, but apparently she could. We didn't find her Monday, so I made flyers and put them on all the stop signs in the neighborhood. (Susan had to work, so I offered to help). Tuesday was a good day. Around 4:00, I got a phone call from a few streets away from ours saying they think they found the dog...in the STORM DRAIN! So Abby and I run to the location and call Susan to let her know we found Razor, and thankfully alive! So Abby climbed down the storm drain and lifted Razor(the dog) out. She was shaking( it was cold and rainy) and could barley walk. Our friend Alyssa was driving by, and offered to drive Razor back to her house. So in the end, razor is fine. She was taken to the Vet. and they said nothing is wrong with her! It was a miracle considering it's been raining and around 30 degrees Monday/Tuesday.

I've been having homebound teaching, were a teacher from the school comes to my house and teaches me. It's been good, but I've been given a lot of work! It should keep me busy for a while.

And that's all the adeventures going on here! My labs have been good, so I don't have to go back for two weeks!

Happy Valentines Day!
Mandy

Happy Valentine's Day!

This morning Mom and Dad gave each of the kids a box of chocolates, and pajama pants. Mine are blue with red hearts on them!

This week has been pretty eventfull. Last Sunday was T.J's Eagle Scout Ceromony. It was fun, and we are all very proud of T.J.

Monday was a busy day. Our next door neighbor's dog ( 14 year old, blind/deaf springer spaniel, who can barley walk)escaped from the back yard, Sunday night. We spent ALL day searching for her! We didn't think she could go far because she's blind, but apparently she could. We didn't find her Monday, so I made flyers and put them on all the stop signs in the neighborhood. (Susan had to work, so I offered to help). Tuesday was a good day. Around 4:00, I got a phone call from a few streets away from ours saying they think they found the dog...in the STORM DRAIN! So Abby and I run to the location and call Susan to let her know we found Razor, and thankfully alive! So Abby climbed down the storm drain and lifted Razor(the dog) out. She was shaking( it was cold and rainy) and could barley walk. Our friend Alyssa was driving by, and offered to drive Razor back to her house. So in the end, razor is fine. She was taken to the Vet. and they said nothing is wrong with her! It was a miracle considering it's been raining and around 30 degrees Monday/Tuesday.

I've been having homebound teaching, were a teacher from the school comes to my house and teaches me. It's been good, but I've been given a lot of work! It should keep me busy for a while.

And that's all the adeventures going on here! My labs have been good, so I don't have to go back for two weeks!

Happy Valentines Day!
Mandy

Good afternoon!

Last tuesday, the 15th, Mom and I got back from Cincinnati for my check-up visit. They were pleased that I gained 20 pounds and grew almost 2 inches since the transplant! The only problem is NONE of my clothes fit! A great excuse to go shopping! ; )

I've been feeling pretty good. The doctors said I don't have to wear my masks out in public anymore , unless the place is really crowded.

My liver enzymes has been pretty good, and the steroids are slowly being tapered.

About school..we decided to wait until flu season is over, and just start me back up in the begining of March. Until then, a teacher ( I'm not sure where from) will come out a few times a week to my house and catch me up in all my classes, so I won't have to repeat anything, and still get those credits, and will be able to graduate on time.

That's all from here.
Have a good and safe week!
~Mandy~

Hey Everybody!

Saturday was my three month "anniversary" from my transplant! Yayy! Technically I'm aloud to go back to school, but because it's flu season, and everybody is sick this time of year, I think we decided I'll be staying home a little longer. But that is totally okay with me! I enjoy being at home! It's going to be tough getting back into a routine again!
For now, Abby is bringing home school work for me to do, for English and my Civics and Economics class. I decided I will just re-take my other classes, like Geometry and Spanish.

Over the past weekend I spent it in Winston-Salem with my Grandparents. I also saw my cousins, Libby and William. Needless to say, I had a lot of good laughs!

I've been feeling pretty good, I've been out walking every day...well I TRY, but you know how busy you can get when it come to exercising! Besides my back and neck hurting,I feel good, but I'm going to Phyiscal Therapy for that, so I'm sure it'll get better soon.

Hope everyone has a good week!
Mandy

Happy 2008!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. For Christmas we went to my grandparents in Winston-Salem. We had lots of fun! The house was busy with cousins, aunts and uncles.

For New Years, it was pretty uneventful. Abby and I went to the movies, then came home and worked on a jigsaw puzzle. I didn't think it was necessary to stay up till midnight, so I was in bed by 10:30! ;)

My Grandma and my Aunt Maureen came down over the past weekend, and we had fun. They flew down from New Jersey to have a quick visit. Even though the weather was nasty and rainy, we still managed to have fun shopping and going to the movies.

My sister Lauren and I have been enjoying our leisure days, napping and getting little things done. I started Physical Therapy, and go to that twice a week; to help me loosen my scar tissue, and help my posture/back.

That's all the news for now!
Hope everyone is well!
Mandy