Three years ago, in the fall of 2003, Brayden was playing her first season of fall soccer. She was so cute, only six years old, and Blaine and I loved going to her games. She was never very aggressive (or even very talented!) but she had fun running around, getting a little fresh air and [...]
Kendrie — 181 Days OT Blaine — Two and a half weeks out from radiation; finally not looking like a burn victim, but still not growing any hair on that side of his head or face. He said the good news is that it’s cut way down on his shaving time in the mornings. First [...]
(aka.. THE JOURNAL ENTRY THAT’S REALLY CHEESY BECAUSE WE HAD TO RE-ENACT THE WHOLE PICTURE THING) Although I hate to be a person who stereotypes, it’s my opinion that parents can frequently be placed in one of two categories: obnoxious, or normal. The obnoxious parent is sometimes the parent of a first born or only [...]
“OH WHERE, OH WHERE HAS MY TINY BRAIN GONE? OH WHERE, OH WHERE CAN IT BE?” 19 Days to Go When kids are first diagnosed with cancer, and we parents are sort of walking around in a fog, it’s understandable that we would be distracted. … burn dinner, forget to cook dinner, forget to BUY [...]
48 Days to Go Just a brief update to let you know that Blaine made it home safe and sound (and relatively quickly; it’s a miracle!) yesterday and is now relaxing quietly and comfortably on the sofa. Ha, yeah right. He wasn’t home ten minutes and the kids were all over him, but at least [...]
65 Days to Go! Wonderful News!!! (aka; The Cake): You have no idea the joy I felt when the nurse turned to me during Kendrie’s lumbar puncture yesterday and said, “You realize this is her FINAL SPINAL, right?” What magnificent words, indeed! Of course, it’s also a bit scary to know that was the last [...]
Wednesday morning update: Well, although Kendrie is home from school again today with a nasty sounding cough and runny/stuffy nose, the fevers have stopped. We spent the day driving to and from the clinic for IV Rocephin, but since her ANC was 1500, we were able to go home …. just warned to watch for [...]
113 Days to Go Whether or not your child gets cancer? Random. Whether or not your child handles chemo well? Random. Whether or not your child relapses? Random. So when you find something — anything — over which you have a smidgeon of control, you manage it and feel smug about it. Since Kendrie was [...]
122 Days to Go First, let me apologize for the delay in updating. There might actually be a few people (Hi, Mom!) who noticed. Kendrie had an all-day clinic appointment on Friday, and I flew out of town to visit friends this weekend, so my computer time was severely hampered. And YES, for those of [...]
157 Days to Go In the world of childhood cancer, specifically the world of childhood treatment for ALL, which is so insanely long, parents walk a fine line between relishing each and every moment with their child — and just wanting to hit the fast-forward button and get it DONE WITH already! So we find [...]