Me waiting while Adam is taken to imaging When I was writing the last post, I was sitting in the emergency department at our local hospital with Adam, trying not to use all my phone battery. It was Friday and the day had started off pretty typically. At 8am my alarm went off reminding me …
Eli made counts today and is now receiving the first infusion in his last cycle of chemotherapy. Yay! March 9th will be the official end of treatment appointment. By then, he'll have had the next set of scans. At that point, assuming scans are clear, he will continue to have scans every few months, diminishing …
If you recall the notes exchanged between Eli and the Candy King, you may be as entertained by them as I was. Two weeks ago, Eli wrote another message to the "Candy King", his oncologist's boyfriend. Dr. Schneller gave permission to use names, so we will now call her boyfriend by his actual name: David.Two …
Last year, we were still adjusting to the whole cancer thing during Thanksgiving and Christmas. So, I admit, all these holidays bring back memories from last year, starting with Halloween. It seems like I see everything through the lense of pre-cancer and post-cancer diagnosis. The nice thing about this year, is we are back to …
If you know Eli, he is mischievous, playful, and creative. He also likes to tell people what to do. The week after Halloween, at his chemo appointment, he was talking with one of the doctors about trick or treating. The doctor had only been living in her current home for less than a year, so …
