The Journey

So, yes, we are in the hospital. Counts were good, so here we are. She got her first chemo last night at 8 pm, after being flushed with fl...

First off, we're in the hospital as scheduled, we're fine. More on that later. But now ... MassMarrier pointed to Geraldine Ferrar...

... LW's fever never got above 100 and has been normal all day. I was able to go out today by myself and get some little posters lamina...

Lazing around, then the DRE-BFF came and babysat so that all the other grownups could go out to dinner. That was so refreshing, being somew...

Last night, I stopped treading water. Rather than sinking down slowly and gracefully, I flipped over with a loud splash and dove for the de...

I wanted to sit down and write a beautiful post about a beautiful birthday, but I'm cranky, due to a cranky chemo-filled toddler who doe...

3 years ago tomorrow, I gave birth to Little Warrior. About a month after starting seminary, the husband and I waited the requisite 5 minut...

If you are averse to touching stories about saints dressed up as normal people, just click away from this page now. Today was Little Warrior...

You guys are so lovely, and so supportive ... so I'm sharing this bit of ambrosia. Joy. Whatever. If you even remotely like walnuts, m...

Not because of Little Warrior ... yes, it's been a week of getting up at 5:45 am every morning for a 7:30 am radiation appointment, but ...

We are at Hospital 2, the Children's Cancer Clinic, having already had radiation at 7:30 am at Hospital 1. They knock LW out for radiati...

Okay, now that I am through with my term paper, I can rant about something that happened last week. Of course, by being "through"...

I have this friend who makes these really killer blueberry muffins. And if you show up to our church, there’s a good chance that you’ll get...

For Mothers' Day, The Husband gave me my combined birthday/M-Day present, as requested, of a Flip Video camera. I'm hoping to keep k...

We're keeping her on the Zofran (anti-nausea). So far, you really can't tell she received chemo yesterday. Eating, playing, having...

This just came in over the UU Worship list: We are hanging the feathers on the wind. Dad passed peacefully late last night, May 9, 2008, a...

"Do you think she pulled some kind of a bait and switch?" GlamourGirl asked. It's a good question. Little Warrior is running ...

My UU ministers are going with me, on this journey. And by “my,” I mean all of you who have podcasts I can find on iTunes. I have a one an...

Well, the echocardiogram went well, so we are cleared for takeoff. Tomorrow, 8 am, radiation simulation. Monday, we start radiation for re...

... and taking medical phone calls. Best Gentle Suggestion By the BFF-DRE: "Well ... why don't you just paint your fingernails blue...