This one is pretty cool! My dad’s family decided to start a new tradition at Christmastime. Instead of a traditional gift exchange with each other, they brought wrapped presents and had an auction amongst themselves. Since he’s the oldest, he was the first to select the recipient. So, he called us! We’ve been thankful for… Continue reading $1,000
One Year
A rambling collection of thoughts as we’ve hit the one year post-treatment point.
Yay!
A friend brought us ribs today. It was awesome!
Scan Eve
Tomorrow is “scan day” it’s been 3 months since our last scans, so it’s time. This is the one year post-treatment batch. So, we get to add some lab work to the mix. For days now we’ve been a bit out of sorts. No, worrying about it doesn’t help -but trying to pretend it isn’t… Continue reading Scan Eve
You’d want to delay too!!!
MRI day # 8 is tomorrow. It isn’t really much easier yet.
A Hard Season
Sometimes admitting and sharing the hard stuff helps. This is me doing that. Skip over this one if you don’t want to read about hard stuff 🙂
Planning a trip
We’re planning a road trip! We have been accepted to attend a Lighthouse Family Retreat at St. Simons Island, GA next month. These are for families within a year of treatment for pediatric cancer. They have some planned activities and some free time for families to relax. There is scheduled time each morning for the… Continue reading Planning a trip
Six month scans
For this first year after treatment scans are scheduled every 3 months. We just finished the 2nd set of those.
Frustrated girl
An unfortunate reminder of the lingering effects of cancer popped up on the playground.
Scanxiety
A too-long post about how mom is feeling about upcoming scans