Wed. Nov 30, 2005 Rosary and visitation: 6:00 -8:00P Note: Rosary begins promptly at 6PM Come when you are able. All faiths are welcome Thurs. Dec 1, 2005 Funeral at 10:00 AM St. Margaret Mary Church 1101 W. New Hope Drive Cedar Park, Tx Procession to Bagdad Cemetery to follow funeral service Reception at St. [...]

The results from the abdominal biopsy are in. The slim hope that a treatable graft-vs-host disease was contributing to Jennifer’s condition has been eliminated. So, with the progressive failure of Jennifer’s lungs, liver, and kidneys, the very difficult decision has been made to take her off the respirator. This will happen today, within the next [...]

The Wilks just called and wanted me to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! Yesterday was an extremely difficult day. Tim and Mary had a meeting with the doctors in the afternoon. They were told that the surfactant treatment did not work as well as the doctors had hoped and that Jennifer’s lungs did not [...]

There’s not much news to report from today. The x-ray of Jennifer’s lung today showed a little bit more improvement. Jennifer is still on the ventilator and other than a high blood pressure reading which was controlled through medication, things were relatively quiet. The family is getting more comfortable with the new bed. When Jennifer [...]

Laurie Randel here. Tim called to give me the update for tonight. Today was an emotional roller coaster for all of them. The medicine that they had given Jennifer for her lungs is helping some, but not as much as they had hoped. They have turned down the ventilator a little more, but she is [...]