My heart raced when Peyton and I walked into the clinic this morning.
I mean PUMPING!
Possibly worse than the first time Peter and I walked in there with her, so fragile with dread.
I had myself worked up into a good frenzy.
I would see each procedure as the last.
The last time she would be having the chemo [...]
Posts under ‘adventures at the clinic’
No final chemo and words likely to drive me over the edge to the dark place
The weight of words
Peyton had her bi-weekly oncology clinic visit today. They pricked her finger and we got a CBC (complete blood count) that showed everything is right on target.
My heart is relieved. Each visit, each month…no matter how good she looks, how energetic she’s been…there’s a stutter in my chest while I wait to receive the results [...]
No such thing as a good spinal tap?
Today I was proven wrong. Because today? Today I watched my child have a BAD one.
Peyton had her monthly visit at the clinic for a spinal tap with chemo injected into her spinal fluid and chemo in her port.
I’m not going to go into the awful details of WHY there was blood on the table, [...]
What can you give?
Two years ago we set the goal. We fixed our eyes on the prize. We knew that this would be the ultimate fight. It has had incredible highs and shattering lows. We have been tried to the point of breaking and blessed beyond our imaginations. My family, my marriage, and my friendships have been tested [...]
Because I dig my kids!
Ok, how can I not?? These kids are the reason I smile, love and breathe. They are the best parts of me and Peter wrapped up in fresh promises and inumeral possibilies. They embody all our hopes and dreams.
We have such a busy weekend and upcoming week with these kids. Peter has been here for [...]
