When I first started taking my family to a support group for pediatric cancer, I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. I had no idea that within months I was going to feel like this was my second family. It was a foreign concept to think that we would find ways to laugh [...]
Entries Tagged as 'the cancer life'
Holiday Homecomings
November 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Mayhew niblets · Mom memoirs · We like to party · the cancer life · these people are our friends
Throwing some love our hospital’s way
November 7th, 2008 · 7 Comments
For the first time, we walked into our hospital no longer in treatment.
We are still under their care, but Peyton is no longer a “patient”.
It felt good!
We’ve had a love affair with our hospital and clinic from the start, and we never cease to be thankful that Peyton was diagnosed in a location that has [...]
Tags: Mayhew niblets · Mom memoirs · Peyton · Peyton treatments · adventures at the clinic · charitable goodness · events and happenings · the cancer life · these people are our friends
One time I don’t want to party
November 5th, 2008 · 12 Comments
I had this whole post planned about the “end of treatment party” or lack thereof.
I even had it partially drafted.
Everything I needed to say about this subject is totally encapsulated in the next sentences I’m going to type:
Another friend’s child relapsed this week. A young man, eleven years out of treatment, was diagnosed with a [...]
Tags: Having faith · Mayhew niblets · Mom memoirs · Peyton · Peyton treatments · the cancer life · these people are our friends · we are a little crazy
The end is nigh!
October 29th, 2008 · 32 Comments
I’m sure you’re prepared for some sort of WOWZER! type post about the last day of clinic chemo.
I just don’t have it in me today.
It happened today, though.
Finally.
Port working on first try. Check.
Final Vincristine given safely. Check.
Peyton went happily to be anesthetized. Check.
Sort of wishing they’d anesthetized me as well. Check.
Final spinal tap administered. Check.
Final [...]
Tags: Having faith · Mayhew niblets · Mom memoirs · Peyton · Peyton treatments · adventures at the clinic · chemotherapy · events and happenings · side effects · the cancer life
No final chemo and words likely to drive me over the edge to the dark place
October 28th, 2008 · 21 Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Having faith · Mayhew niblets · Mom memoirs · Peyton · Peyton treatments · Steroids behaving badly · adventures at the clinic · chemotherapy · the cancer life











