Author Archives: Mackenzie

Leah’s Birthday– What A Gift

By Mackenzie | Published: February 13, 2007
Hi everyone- I am sitting in Amber’s hospital room reading aloud the well wishes that hsve poured into the website since her surgery. The love and strength from all of you is so calming to her that she closes her eyes and rests while I read. She is so in need of rest. Laurie spent [...]
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More Progress

By Mackenzie | Published: February 10, 2007
Hi everyone- It’s Mackenzie. I arrived at Duke yesterday morning just as Amber was waking up from her 6 hour surgery. I knew the protocol here was very differnet than at MGH, but still expected to enter a very tense and fragile environment. Boy was I wrong. Although Amber still has a long road of [...]
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No MGH

By Mackenzie | Published: November 21, 2006
As some of you may know Amber went to MGH last Wednesday and expected to be admitted. The doctors decided that she would be getting the same treatment there as she would at home- and therefore preferred her not to be admitted. So Amber remains with her Mom, Dad, sister, and family in Saugus. Susie [...]
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Unfortunate News

By Mackenzie | Published: November 2, 2006
I am not sure how Amber would want me to present any of this news to you, but I guess it’s kind of like ripping off a band-aid. Amber’s doctor’s appointment on Wednesday was not one of the more positive visits she has had. Through process of elmination the doctors have determined that Amber is [...]
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Rommies Again For Now

By Mackenzie | Published: January 24, 2006
I hope everyone has been enjoying the first week of 2006. I have found the start of the year to be more rewarding that any year past. Of course, I attribute this to Amber’s success in her healing process. I am staying with her at her house in Waltham this week. Steve is visiting the [...]
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Nine Days Later

By Mackenzie | Published: December 8, 2005
It’s amazing to see the progress Amber has made in the last week. last Thursday wew were begging to see her baby blues open- now we can’t get her to stay asleep for more than a couple of hours at a time. As Susie has said, the chest tubes are coming out gradually. hopefully this [...]
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Continuing To Do Well

By Mackenzie | Published: December 1, 2005
Amber is continuing to do well. She has been taken off her blood pressure medicine and is doing fine without it so far. The doctors are hoping to gradually reduce her reliability on the ventilator over the next couple of days. The nurse told Laurie that she woke up again during the night, even though [...]
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