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Cholangitis Flare - Sepsis Edition

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  Hey there, Cody’s Fighters! It’s been a hot minute since we’ve had something update-worthy to relay in regard to Cody’s health, for which we are grateful! However, this past month has proven to be a challenge for Co as he’s had two hospital stays over the past three weeks. A few weeks ago, Co started feeling crummy and spiked a 104+ fever one night after work. We went to the ED and after a quick ICU stay for low blood pressure and sepsis, he was downgraded to IMCU for IV antibiotics and monitoring. It was determined that he had an infection in his blood that spilled over from an infection within the bile ducts. After a four-day stay, he was discharged home with a PICC line and IV antibiotics. He was doing well and feeling better until this past Tuesday when he spiked a 102+ fever. Back to the ED we went for further labs/cultures, imaging, and monitoring. His cultures came back negative, so the antibiotics did their job. However, his liver remains rather unhappy and he still feels...

Three Years PostOp!!

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    Three years since the big surgery and being considered cancer free! Forever grateful for our team at Mayo, Dr. Smoot, and Co’s sense of pure grit. Cheers to 3 years of remission and a lifetime of happy livers and Addie Kate snuggles!

Co's 33rd Birthday!

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  Happy birthday to our favorite fighter! Thirty-three and fatherhood look good on you. We love you and hope you have a great day!

Addie Kate Childress

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  Addie Kate Childress - March 9, 2022 - 2130 - 7lbs, 14oz - 19.5in - Our sweet girl made her appearance one week ago and we couldn’t be more in love. If you had told us three years ago this would be our future, we wouldn’t have believed you. She has surpassed our wildest dreams. We were together. I forget the rest. -Walt Whitman

Maternity Photographs

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No health update, I just wanted to share my new favorite photographs. We cannot wait to meet you, sweet baby girl!  

Our Last Quiet Christmas!

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  Bumpin’ through our last holiday season before little girl joins us!

Baby C Due March 2022!

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  A different kind of update! Cody’s health has been holding steady, he’s back at work and doing great. We have been busy over here getting ready for this sweet miracle to join us! We are over the moon excited for this new adventure! And just like that, all our dreams started coming true. Baby C is due in March 2022!!