I was ready to put cancer away for Thanksgiving (which also happens to be my 42nd birthday). It’s just been a lot lately, but as I woke up this morning at our farm I realized first I needed to get out some feelings… and process the past couple weeks. It’s quiet… the boys are sleeping, […]
I’m 30 years old, 7 months pregnant, I dress up for Halloween wearing an orange shirt with a pumpkin drawn on my big round belly. Our little two year old dinosaur trick or treats for the first time with his monkey and princess friends. I am planning the McWane Science Center annual fundraiser, Beaker Bash. […]
Thank you for the outpouring of love and support as we faced our first MBC progression diagnosis. It’s been a crazy couple of weeks – hosting 500+ friends for Hope Scarves annual event, Colors of Courage (a huge success… more on that below), soccer tournaments, scans, doctor appointments, phone calls, more scans, escaping to Maine […]
Well, this post isn’t what I hoped to be writing today. After 4 ½ years of champagne celebrations following clear scans – today we got the news we knew would come eventually. Progression. I have a new spot in my left femur and growth on my right hip. There it is. In a way we […]
Our family had the most amazing summer in Michigan. We all agree, the best yet! (which is pretty remarkable given some of our adventures.) Wide open days filled with swimming, fishing, boating, climbing sand dunes, spending time with dear family and friends. 10pm dinners. Barely ever knowing what day it is and certainly not paying […]