The toughest update yet
I know it’s been ages since I’ve written an update, and there are a lot of you who aren’t aware of the latest turn my cancer has chosen to take. So here is the latest … In the Spring I... Continue reading →
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And treatment begins again …
As you probably know by now, I had a vertaplasty surgery last week (where they injected cement into my L4 and L5 vertebrae to stabilize them from further collapse). The surgery itself was incredibly successful, and the intense pain I’d been... Continue reading →
There’s more to life than cancer … true story
Just before my surgery last week, my mom, sister, SIL Rachel and our girl babies had a first annual girls’ weekend! Or as Ella liked to call it, a girl party! (We were missing Julie and Madden, but school schedules... Continue reading →
The Journey Thus Far
I get asked all the time how I’m doing, and so I’d like to start answering that question. There are many layers to that question: How am I doing physically? Mentally? Emotionally? Spiritually? Etc. So I’m going to begin with... Continue reading →
Not a Death Sentence
In general, writing comes easy for me. Since Jr. High I have used journaling as a way to process life and express my feelings. Thoughts left in my head are jumbled and disorganized. Those same thoughts written down on paper are... Continue reading →