Month: October 2013

Kate started her first cycle of the consolidation 2 phase yesterday (Monday, October 28th.) This second part of the consolidation phase will last roughly 27 more weeks. I say “roughly” because at any time, low counts and unexpected illness or infection could delay treatment. We are going to do every single thing possible to not let that happen, so with hopeful hearts, we begin the next 6-ish months. Continue reading “ARCHIVE: 27 Weeks”

I wasn’t ready to watch this tonight, but I did. It wasn’t easy because it’s obviously terrifying and feeling way too real. But I know what our purpose will be, as a family, when we are through the early part of our treatment schedule and so I’m glad I did. Continue reading “ARCHIVE: Please?”

When Kate was just a baby, I would write letters to her each month. I would tell her all about the new things she’d learned, the fun things we did and how much she’d grown (and how much she was loved.) I did this for a year and then planned to write her a letter every year on her birthday. Continue reading “ARCHIVE: Two”

Six words that helped me alter my perspective on how we were going to deal with the blow we’d just received about Kate’s cancer. This is courtesy of my friend, Michele, who I haven’t seen since she graduated a year before me in high school. I don’t know if she realizes the powerful impact of what she said to me back in those early days but it made a real difference. Continue reading “ARCHIVE: Go There…but Don’t Stay There”

Most folks reading this blog already know the story about how Kate’s leukemia was diagnosed. But for the sake of posterity or whatever you want to call it, I’ll share it again here. Continue reading “ARCHIVE: The Story”