Wesley Murdock - Wesleystrong.2023

05/29/2026

Wesley graduated! He got his own special ceremony at home. His principal, counselor and basketball coach all showed up to give him his diploma and his framed basketball jersey. His high school has been so supportive and cheered him on both on and off the court. We couldn’t be more proud of this kid!

05/12/2026

When I’m playing basketball 🏀 everything goes away ✨… I think that’s why I love it so much. 🤍

04/28/2026

Wesley has been sleeping around 20 hours a day. He woke up with a bad headache and throwing up yesterday. Those can be signs of a shunt malfunction so we headed to the hospital. His shunt is working fine, too well actually. It was over draining and caused his brain to sag in his head causing small bleeds. His vessels in his brain are also very inflamed and causing blood to not flow how it should. He earned a trip to the ICU. We aren’t sure what the plan is for today. They are discussing doing an angiogram and we are waiting to hear what else he needs. He makes life better and everyone smile even when life is hard.

04/13/2026

1 month update since my last brain surgery! 🧠

03/31/2026

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03/16/2026

Today Wesley received the most magical surprise — a special fairy box from . 🧚‍♀️✨

This beautiful organization was created in honor of sweet Paisley, who bravely battled cancer. Paisley loved giving gifts to other children in the hospital. Her legacy continues on by spreading joy, kindness, and a little bit of magic to kids who need it most.

Thank you for bringing such a thoughtful and special delivery to Wesleys’s day. Paisley’s light is still touching so many lives.

03/14/2026

The biopsy results are trickling in and some bacteria has started to grow on some of the samples. Wesley decided to get treatment at the children’s hospital. We love his doctors and nurses over here and it feels like a happier place. He’ll be inpatient for a few days while they narrow down what antibiotics will fight the infection. He got an mri today and his brain is looking good. Tomorrow he’ll get a lumbar puncture to check his spinal fluid for infection. He feels good and looks good and in true Wesley fashion he can’t wait to get home. But, we are very grateful for the team that is behind him helping him get better and figuring out what’s been going on in his brain so he can heal!

03/12/2026

Brain surgery #15 was a success. The surgery team went through Wesley’s nose to get to his brain. They were able to drain and take samples of a fluid filled mass to send off for testing. The fluid inside looked like an infection. His body had walled off whatever was inside to protect his brain. Bodies are pretty amazing. We were told the surgeons had never seen anything like this before. Leave it to Wesley to continue to be an anomaly and keep everyone on their toes.

03/11/2026

Brain surgery #15 today to get a biopsy.

02/21/2026