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Week 1 - Wishing for Quicker Healing and Progress
The doctors basically told us the same thing today. Brianna is stable, her organs are functioning well and her blood chemistry and blood gases (the amount of oxygen and CO2 in her blood) look good....
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Baby Steps Continue But Long Journey Still Ahead
Brianna continues to make baby steps of progress as we enter our second week in the ICU. It's so scary though, all the things that need to work in order to get her well. And as I sit in her room today,...
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Second Opinion Brings Hope and Direction
Late last week, my dear friends from far away came to visit us at the hospital. PFATTies Christy, Sandy and Kitty were so sweet in bringing gifts for Brianna and me. They suggested I show more photos...
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Big Decisions for Brianna this Week
Like most teens today, Brianna loves playing with her camera and taking pictures of herself. Here's one she took before she was hospitalized. She wanted her hair cut and I think it looks so good this...
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Two More Points Needed
I thought you might enjoy seeing Brianna with her friends. She loves to have fun and dress up for Halloween. (I wonder where she got that from?) Here she is with (from left) Chelsea, Nina, and Troy,...
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More Weaning from the Ventilator
Even though Brianna was to have a quiet weekend of rest, it was a little hectic. She continued at 20 on the ventilator's mean air pressure (MAP), and struggled a bit to keep the carbon dioxide at a...
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Weaning Continues and Anxiety Increases
Another picture that Brianna took of herself. I love all these little poses. This photo really made me think about my dad and how he teases Brianna by calling her Angelina Jolie. In this picture I can...
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Possible New Infection Shows on X-Ray
Here is Brianna so full of life and goofing around with one of her friends. I've shown many pictures of her to the nurses, so she becomes a real person under all the sedation, tubes and beeping.We had...
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Another Delay in Brianna's Road to Wellness
Brianna (right) is fooling around with her friend Chelsea, who sent these photos to me along with a very sweet comment on the blog. I can't help but cry when I see her having fun with her dear friend,...
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More Worries Over Bronchoscopy Results
Brianna and her friend Troy were enjoying a night out at the movies. She would love to see the next Pirates movie coming out, and will be upset to learn that Survivor and Amerian Idol have ended before...
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More News and A Rough Couple of Days
Much has happened in the past couple of days. Every day I spend here seems like months. Sometimes I have a hard time seeing past the door of her ICU room, so I thought a picture of the Eiffel Tower...
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Taking One Day at A Time
Here's a great photo of Brianna and her friend Chelsea. They had so much fun together, especially when their friend Nina joined them. I will be so happy to see then all together again, one day...
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Signs of More Wakefulness and Pain
Here is a picture of Trevor and Brianna with their grandparents. My mom and dad live in Reno and are close enough to come and help us. It's a nice reminder of our visit to their new home during the...
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Using the "E" Word
Brianna and Trevor smiling brightly for their mom and her ever present camera at family events. I'm so glad I take lots of pictures!Brianna continues to have good days. She did have a small fever,...
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Wondering, Waiting and Worry
Brianna shows off a sweet little Marie Osmond doll named Brianna that was sent by one of my sweet friends and her daughter from Pennyslyvania. Oh to see that smile again. Soon, we are told, soon the...
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Please Pray for Brianna Over the Next 24 Hours
Before today, I've tried to sit and finish the blog a couple of times. The great news was that tomorrow Brianna was going to be extubated. A lot of other things happened, but they are of no consequence...
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Next 48 Hours Still Critical for Our Sweetheart
Here is our beautiful daughter having fun in the snow. God how we love her and pray she makes it through this critical time.We have been told that the next 48 hours will have to be taken hour by hour...
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Our Beautiful, Intelligent Daughter is Gone
Our beautiful, intelligent, talented, fun-loving daughter has gone into the light. We are left with such heartache and sorrow, I cannot even express. Brianna fought so hard and was so couragous, but...
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You are Welcome to Say Goodbye to Brianna on June 21 at 11 am
Brianna Lauren GrantJan. 12, 1990 - June 15, 2007Beloved Daughter ofIva and John Wilcoxand James Grant andMary O'CallaghanWe said our goodbyes to Brianna yesterday. Her spirit was already gone, so she...
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My Eulogy to My Lovely Daughter, As Read June 21, 2007
Our dear daughter has slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God. She leaves a huge emptiness in the hearts of all of us who loved her, many who were her friends, and even more who just...
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Missing Our Dear Angel and So Many Kind People
The past few days have been a blur. Our hearts are broken, and I feel like I am suffocating at times. There is nothing so horrible like the death of a child. We have purchased several books on how to...
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Grace
Many family and friends came to Brianna's funeral. Because we were in such grief, I did not think to take pictures. Actually, it made me so sad to think of taking pictures, because all I wanted to do...
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Angels for Brianna Begins Sunday, July 8
Many caring and talented artists are contributing to an online art auction in honor of our daughter Brianna Lauren Grant, Jan. 12, 1990 - June 15, 2007. Angels for Brianna will last for one week,...
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Forever in Our Heart
It's been almost a month and half since Brianna died and an hour doesn't go by that I don't think of her. Every day, it is hard to get out of bed and crying is something I do on a regular basis....
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A New Blog: Art & Healing
Months have passed since Brianna died and the grief we feel is sometimes insurmountable. I have told my husband I am broken and will never be the same. I suspect he feels the same. But I do have days...
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