Years ago, when Eli was four years old, I had a sewing client who needed a dress altered for her niece. Her niece had recently died from brain cancer and the white dress they wished to bury her in was too big. I remember feeling so sad for the family who had to bury their …
A conversation with Eli's doctor over the weekend verified that they had come to the same conclusion we had: Eli's cancer is back and metastasized. The MRI was sufficiently definitive. We are now doing the PET/CT, which will tell us to what extent it has metastasized. We know it's in his arm, thigh, and foot, …
The look of someone who really didn't want their picture taken. Today is MRI day. MRI day always reminds me how amazing Eli is. It is common to think of any kid with cancer as a fighter and to be in awe at what s/he has to go through so early in life. These kids …
Leaving the clinic The basic conclusion at this point is we don't know what it is. There are benign possibilities, so we are hoping for one of those. But we have a plan to figure it out. The Plan: First, move up the scans that were supposed to be the beginning of June. PET/CT is …
I have grown to dislike with a passion bumps and lumps that don't belong on/in the body. It is getting really old. Whether it's the swollen lymph node that started Eli's journey, or his brother Noah's dermoid cyst, I have had my fill. Now there is a new mass in Eli's right bicep. It was …
