Pray For Bryce

Hello Everyone, Joel and I can not begin to thank you all so much for all your support, all your prayers and gestures that everyone has done for our family. We could never express all our appreciation for everyone who follows our story, supports us in the special ways, and prays for our family each and everyday.
Bryce is doing so good he is so busy each and every day growing and being a sweet 2month old, his check ups have come back great and he is improving each day! Happy New Year Joel, Samantha and Bryce Fricker

Dear, Girard Fire department, Girard police department, Lane Ambulance Service, Akron Children’s Nurses and Doctors in the ER in Boardman
Hello to my friends who responded to the 911 call on Friday November 18th in the early afternoon, thank you for coming out my house at 241 Churchill Road to save my life when I was three weeks old. Each one of you truly are my HERO and my parents hero if it weren’t for you I wouldn’t be home with my family for my first Christmas.
After a long stay of one month and four days at Akron Children’s hospital in Akron, Ohio, suffering from an intraventricular hemorrhage of the brain something that is very uncommon in babies of three weeks old. I underwent month of surgeries, tests, and challenges.
I am finally able to be home with my mommy and daddy. I am ten pounds now and I am doing things the doctors said I would never do, I am playing with my mommy and watching football with my daddy. I also enjoyed my first Christmas and New Years at home. I hope to meet all of you some day when I am bigger running so fast you cannot catch me you are my HERO!

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Thank you The Frickers Bryce Andrew Fricker

I wrote this letter to the doctors and the staff at Akron Childrens I thought I would share it with all of you!Hello, and Merry Christmas to all the PICU doctors: Dr. Tirodker, Dr. Windorff, Dr. Bingham , Dr. Pope, Dr. Potts, all the PICU nurse practitioners: Leslie, Melanie, Beth, and Anne Marie.
In the Neurology Department: Dr. TK, Dr. Roge Hudgens and Holly
In the surgery department: Dr. MarkNelson , and Dr. Perry
In the social work department: Lori and Kristen and Mellissa, and The Palliative of Care Team, Dr. Dingman, and of course all of Bryce’s PICU nurses.
During the holiday season we think of presents as what we receive, but thanks to all the Drs and PICU team that has taken care of our son Bryce Fricker since November 18th, my husband and I get to hold our sweet baby boy as the only GIFT a parent could want for Christmas .
We cannot begin to thank you enough for the knowledge, the love and care you have given Bryce over the past month or so, We all know that Bryce was not doing well over a month ago, and now he is on the road to recovery. As a family this was the hardest thing a family could go through with a newborn, but with the encouragement, and care the PICU team has given our family is unremarkable. Thank you for all the times you took time out of your day to help us understand what is going on, or the times you told us the game plan good or bad, and provided support and took time to talk and explain things to us.
Thank you to the surgical team Dr Hudgens, Holly, Dr Perry, and Dr Nelson for your ability to help Bryce through your surgical procedures to enable him to advance as a infant. Thank you for taking the time to sit down and talk to our family, and be on the same page for Bryce to have what he needs.
Also I would like to thank Lori and Kristen Mellissa Dr. Dingamen, and the Palliative Care Team for their support during this difficult time. We can not tell you how much we appreciate you just lending an ear to listen, and advice while we were going through this journey.
Last but not least I would like to thank the PICU team of nurses, who were my husband and I’s rock throughout Bryce’s journey each one of you saw us at our worst, and were a ear to listen, you empathized and you showed compassion for our family. Our nurses also saw us at our best when Bryce improved you were there to encourage and smile with us.
But most importantly you TOOK care of Bryce you gave him the best care any baby could receive. I truly can’t tell you how hard it is to have someone else take care of your three week old baby, in my mind it should have been me but, it was the PICU team of day time nurses who gave us strength each and every day. A special thank you so much to Taryn, Colleen C, Colleen, Josh, Cami, Stephanie, Lydia, Carrie C, Sam K, Kelly, Kari B for the extra mile you took with Bryce and with our family during the day.
It is so hard after a long day to go and sleep, but the many nights I had to do this I did it with the confidence that the special night time nurses who took care of Bryce made me feel confident, and I really learned to trust someone at night with our Bryce, thank you for doing that it is the hardest thing to do when you are a new mom. Thank you so much to all the night nurses, and a extra special thank you to Melissa from our first night, Danielle, Angela, Amy, Laura, Jamie, and Allyson for all the extra care and love you gave to Bryce as well as answering our nightly phone calls.
I know we are just another family that will pass through the PICU but I just want you all to know how much we appreciate all you have done we will never forget the PICU team.
I also received a card from someone who has been involved with Bryce stating “ Samantha Joel and Bryce, Anyone can give up, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do but to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart that’s true strength” that meant the world to us it really did Thank you!
Merry Christmas to all the PICU Team you have given us the best gift of all our sweet Brycie bear on his road to recovery!
Thanks again Samantha Joel and Bryce Fricker

Hello everyone, we would just like to let you know how great your prayers are and how god hears each and every one of them Baby Bryce had his one week check up the Brain surgeon had said Bryce is doing everything he is supposed to do we are currently waiting on the ultrasounds results, but based on his physical examination he is doing great Go Bryce and thank you god for your healing touch!
The winners of the Raffle tickets have been contacted thank you for your support and Congrats to (Jamie F) on winning the Walmart Gift Card sold by Kristen M Audrey who won the Outback gift card sold at Jib Jab and the grand prize Jim H sold by Donnie W the Browns /Steelers tickets! THank you again for all your support and prayers. Please continue to keep thinking of us as we still have follow ups in the following weeks, and need to adjust as a family to a new schedual!

Hello everyone! Sorry for the delay. Since Bryce and Samantha have come home Wednesday night, we have been extremely busy, between the holidays, getting our apartment/lives back into order, as well as enjoying Bryce being home and learning his schedule and feed/medicine routines. Here is a few of our latest updates:
Friday 12/16: Bryce was moved from the 4th floor PICU to Transitional Care on the 7th floor. This is so great! They say that this is the step before discharge, Praise Almighty God
Wednesday 12/21: At 8:30, after 33 days at ACH, Bryce Andrew Fricker gets to come home! Mommy and Daddy have gotten well accustomed to feeding him through his MIC-KEY button, one of the proudest days of our lives! Glory be to God for this miracle!
Christmas: Bryce gets to celebrate his First Christmas at home! What a blessing. He got sooo many toys and clothes and other wonderful presents, as well as being surrounded by his loving family. This is truly what Christmas is all about, Happy Birthday Jesus, you gave us the most wonderful present of a healthy and recovering sweet baby boy!
December 26th: Bryce is enjoying all of his Christmas gifts! He is also doing things like turning on his side, holding his neck up straighter, making more baby sounds, trying to suck his thumb, and also taking a pacifier for a few seconds at a time! I told Bryce the day he was born that I was so proud to have him as my son, and that he would continue to make me prouder each and every day. And while neither myself nor anyone could foresee him fighting for his life at just three weeks old, I am just overfilled with pride and and love for how strong Bryce is and eternally grateful to Almighty God for keeping His hands lovingly wrapped around Brycie throughout his entire ordeal. I also want to thank everyone who has donated their time, love, support, prayers, money, etc. that you all have been so instrumental in our strength and Bryce’s recovery! I love and thank you all, and hope you have a Merry Christmas as well as a Happy New Year! Sincerely, Joel

Watching my son battle back and everything he’s been through has changed my entire outlook on life. Thank God for strengthening him everyday! May He continue to bless Brycie each and every day for increased strength and recovery, as well as blessings for the hundreds of people who have shown their support to our son as well as ourselves, we couldn’t have done this without you! God bless!

Joel Fricker

It’s amazing how good hearted and caring people can be. It makes me so happy to see the mass amounts of people who want to lend support in a variety of ways to my family and, most importantly, my son Bryce. He is remarkable, and without a doubt is a testimony to God’s power: no matter who you are, whether you’re in your darkest hour or pushed beyond your limits, God has a rescue plan, with angels in tow to help you along. All you gotta do is pray and have faith.