She was the last one standing. I wonder what that is like being last. I don’t think any of us envision being the last one standing....

ONE DAY. That is all the normalcy this family can get? ONE DAY?! The boys have been exposed to Covid, a real close exposure. We are now...

The best gift is the gift of words. Especially words you have been looking for. The proof. The evidence that someone else literally...

I’ve never been a fan of the word “hope.” “Hope” implies a passive experience. It implies no control and wishful thinking. Most things...

All your life people have commented how “smart” you are. That you are fast on the uptake. That you are quick to get things. Clearly those...

I made a pact. With God. This is the second time I’ve done such an act. Therefore, while it wasn’t my first foray in negotiations with...

I have seen such pain. Put mine aside, I’m talking about the others. I have lived in a pediatric ward where every day I saw families with...

You are one kick ass strong woman. I really appreciate you. I really do. I am no you, but we do share something in common. We share the...

Why do you do this? My mother in her kind way asks. Why do y ou want all these people to know your private business? Why do you do...

The mornings are the worst.  Truly the worst. I wake up and my body is so tight I fear my ligaments will pop if I stand. In those first...

Apologies for rapid fire of posts…last one was written yesterday, but one thing I’ve learned is to document the GOOD as much as the BAD....

So blue they are. And like a wave they just crash. And it hurts. It’s not the crashing that hurts. No. That is the best part. That is...

Today we are back in the hospital. It has been a long time (thankfully), but we are back for treatment and scans (ahhh!). And I’m back...

We are losing some flair today. Today is a milestone. Today we lose some flair. Shedding flair is something we all should do sometime....

We remain in awe of Jacob. He continues to walk in. He did so last week and will again this week.  He walks in to walk it off. We are in...

This last year had only one event, Jacob’s fight with cancer. How did it affect me? It made me question everything I’ve ever known. Even...