The Journey

We are in the hospital for another 4 day stint. This time, we are in a "corner" room. Walking the halls, I had seen these rooms, ...

Only a Unitarian Universalist could go through something like Knoxville Sunday and change their mind against the death penalty . Okay, mayb...

I have been spending an inordinate amount of time online in the comments sections of several newspapers this week. Packing for yet another h...

But all words that I have taken into myself; they have become a part of me. Where there is hate, let us bring love; Where there is s...

Well, we've wanted more press, but it is heartwrenching that it is coming through this tragedy. Articles are being written, and comment...

Every 7th Day posted Tim's comment about the gunman carrying his weapon in a guitar case. It was somehow comforting to know that someo...

reported The Boy, watching CNN. He and I are huddled together, watching. We don't understand. We don't understand how someone can ...

Okay, so recently we talked about songs that make us sad ... for the luv of all that's good, talk to me about the ones that make you ha...

Another hard week in Wilms' world. LW had a full week, but nothing bad. Met with the dentist Wed, followup appt with radiation on Thurs...

Well, Little Warrior and I are getting pretty addicted to taking cupcakes every week to clinic. My thighs, however, registered a complaint....

I have been mentally writing this post for a while now, unwilling though to sit down and type the words. Truth has been a very straightforwa...

So, LE, how are you getting through all this? Red wine helps. No need to schedule the intervention ... yet. Truth is, there are other thin...

I feel lost. I went to see Mamma Mia tonight with a bunch of my girlfriends. Good, good, good, all the way around. Ignore any bad reviews....

From Curesearch : CureSearch Praises Passage of Landmark "Conquer Childhood Cancer Act" by Unanimous Consent in the United States ...

After addressing movies, Peacebang is now tackling music ... specifically, music that renders you wet and soggy, unable to hold the tears b...

Driving home from the hospital, I found myself behind a pickup that had three big magnetic signs on the back. The first said: Blacks own sla...

Because Little Warrior is excreting chemo each time she goes to the bathroom, I have to clean her well with a baby wipe. At 3 in the mornin...

from the diary of a mom I had to skip over certain parts. Reading this while in the hospital was a bit surreal ... kind of like on a tv sho...

Well, today was a good day. For one thing, between the pre-chemo doses of Benadryl and hydrocortisone, plus changing to Etopophos (Etoposid...

Sometimes, with this whole cancer thing, I think, "Well, it's a pain in the ass, but it's not this big tragic thing every day. ...