Kayden's Journey

Directions Website Contact the business

Kayden's Journey Welcome to Kayden's Story! Everything from heart failure at a month old, to 3 strokes and a heart transplant before the age of 3 - we've had it all!!

Welcome to our little journey ❀

Kayden got his hair cut last night and sat in the big boy salon chair all by himself!!!Such a handsome little big boy πŸ’‡πŸΌ...
10/07/2026

Kayden got his hair cut last night and sat in the big boy salon chair all by himself!!!
Such a handsome little big boy πŸ’‡πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈ

(Notice how my brown haired boy turned into a blue-eyed blonde after his cut) lol

❀ Happy World Heart Day ❀ Love,   Kayden
09/29/2026

❀ Happy World Heart Day ❀

Love,
Kayden

After a VERY loooong car ride (3 hours in traffic to be exact), we are home safe and sound thanks to Kayden's Pops for c...
09/10/2026

After a VERY loooong car ride (3 hours in traffic to be exact), we are home safe and sound thanks to Kayden's Pops for coming to pick us up! (aka my Dad, whom Kayden was very happy to see!!)

Kayden handled the car ride like a champ and the joy in his face realizing he was home with his toys and stuffed animals and his couch and bedroom, that joy is something I wish I could bottle up and access on the tough days! He is such a bright light; despite having spent the last few days in ambulances, in the hospital on isolation and then a crazy long car ride to wrap it up, he ended the night with smiles, zoomies and finally, snuggles for mommy back in his own bed ❀

Good night my sweet angel! Mommy loves you more than life itself! I am so proud of the Brave little man you are!

🏠 Wednesday UPDATE 🏑Somebody is going home today! Kayden has been fever free for 24+ hours and hematology (the blood doc...
09/09/2026

🏠 Wednesday UPDATE 🏑
Somebody is going home today!

Kayden has been fever free for 24+ hours and hematology (the blood doctors) have labs pending that may give us an idea of reasons why his blood count dropped so low so quickly! They may take a few days to result so in the meantime, we get to go hooommeeee!

09/08/2026

Bathed, Blue's Clues & Bedtime - what more could a tiny little man ask for?! πŸ₯° Snacking a bit before we do lights out for the night! πŸŒ›

Good night friends and family on this journey with us ❀ We have endless love for all of you!

Tuesday UPDATE:So after all of the chaos from last night, I was hopeful little man would have a good night's sleep but h...
09/08/2026

Tuesday UPDATE:

So after all of the chaos from last night, I was hopeful little man would have a good night's sleep but his belly had other plans. Kayden is used to Mommy putting him on the potty when he wakes up at night because I know thats why he's up. Unfortunately, he can't tell the nurses he has to go potty or that his belly hurts. So, he had a bit of a spit-up and then twice he went in his diaper which upsets him because he knows how to go on the "big boy potty" and he doesnt enjoy sitting in it or the clean up that comes after πŸ˜”

Also, he is still having the intermittent fevers, but that's likely because his little immunocompromised body is trying to fight off the flu with a reallllly weak immune system (and up till last night, no blood!) Luckily, after tylenol, he bounces right back to his happy little self πŸ™ƒ

Today will be used for rest, relaxation, monitoring and some consults with hematology to see if we can find out why his blood count dropped so low without him having any kind of bleed anywhere in his body that we know of. Our fingers are crossed that it was just a response to the virus he is fighting and moving forward it will not give him any more issues! 🀞🏽

Monday UPDATE 🩡Yesterday afternoon, Nemours came and picked us up to bring us to the place that knows Kayden best! After...
09/07/2026

Monday UPDATE 🩡

Yesterday afternoon, Nemours came and picked us up to bring us to the place that knows Kayden best! After getting him comfortable and drawing some labs, we discovered his white & red blood cell counts are VERY low along with a hemoglobin and hematocrit level of 6.1 -- (normal is 12) and the other at 19 -- (normal is 34!!) indicating pretty severe anemia. The viral panel came back positive for Parainfluenza Virus 1 which explains why he has an extremely dry cough (aka croup).

They are drawing some more labs thismorning to check for anything else before proceeding forward with some treatment options but unfortunately because parainfluenza is viral, all we can do is support him while it runs its course πŸ˜”πŸ€’

Now for the good news, sweet boy only needed Tylenol one time last night, did not Spike another fever, and as of 8:00 a.m. is still sleeping nice and comfortably in his bed after getting what sounds like a pretty good night's sleep over night!

My fingers and toes are crossed that today will be a better day! 🀞🏽🀞🏽🀞🏽🀞🏽
OH . . . and Happy Labor Day

Everyone say it with me now "COLD & FLU SEASON SUCKSSSSS!!"So . . . if you could spare a couple healing vibes our way I'...
09/06/2026

Everyone say it with me now "COLD & FLU SEASON SUCKSSSSS!!"

So . . . if you could spare a couple healing vibes our way I'm sure Kayden would appreciate it ❣️ We're currently at Capital Health's Pediatric ER waiting for Nemours to come pick us up to admit us.

Little man's tonsils are the size of ping pong balls and hes had low grade temps the last few days and has been getting increasingly more lethargic. Being on Immunosuppressants, he may just need a little extra help getting over whatever this may be! BUT . . . that heart is doing just what it's supposed to, healthy as ever!

08/19/2026

Videos courtesy of Aunt Alexandra 🫢🏽 πŸŽ₯

🌊 First time seeing the "big water" up close!
πŸ•Ή Arcade games with Uncle Griffin Sydorko
🎠 Pure joy on the Carousel every time we passed by his Nana
🐝 Kayden's first ride EVER -- his face when we started moving is absolutely priceless!

Sending a huge thank you to the Sydorko clan for allowing us to spend a couple days at their beach house to allow Kayden...
08/19/2026

Sending a huge thank you to the Sydorko clan for allowing us to spend a couple days at their beach house to allow Kayden his first time at the ocean, experience the fun of arcade games and going on rides! Although we were not a huge fan of the sand, he thoroughly enjoyed himself doing everything else there is to do on a mini beach vacation! Cannot wait to do it again next year! πŸŒŠπŸ–πŸ«ΆπŸ½

Address

Hamilton Square
Hamilton Township, NJ
08690

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Kayden's Journey posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Kayden's Journey:

Shortcuts

Share