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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Having faith’
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 [...]
Perspective, getcha some
By 9:30 last night I’d worked myself up into a good old-fashioned pity party. Oh yes. With the appropriate music, my handy dandy bowl of chocolate and a chip on my shoulder the size of an Easter Island Head….that spoke to me….and said “EAT MORE CHOCOLATE”. Which I did. As the most irrelevant of events, [...]
Putting one foot in front of the other
The first two weeks of school have passed us by. Smoothly, with no big hurdles to jump…except that part where I got talked into accepting the role as a home room mom. Yeah. It’s a tippy-toe dip back into my pre-Peyton-cancer life. Before she got sick I was all about the PTA, volunteering to read [...]
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 [...]
