I had my MRI yesterday and am very happy to know that my tumour is still stable. I actually asked the doctor if he was sure it hadn’t gotten smaller… and he quickly assured me, “No”. At least I tried! Walking along the corridors of the hospital where I had Gamma Knife radiation a few […]
This was a busy and memorable week-end for both of my girls. Lauryn and I were in Grand Bend on Saturday for a 12U beach volleyball tournament. Three teams formed with girls from Lauryn’s indoor team were playing and they finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd. It was a fantastic day and a real tribute to their indoor coach who teaches and […]
The girls are home from Camp and they had a fantastic time. Our departure from camp was delayed with reluctant goodbyes. It was only after a visit from the camp director, who needed her counselors to help with camp clean-up, that we were able to pull away from the wonderful experience. Every time the girls […]
I would like to use this vehicle to honour my Uncle David. Uncle Dave lost his battle last night with a rare blood cancer. It is a disease that he has battled for a decade. And, although there were moments we were hopeful, in the end, the disease won the battle. My parents, my […]
Monday afternoon, I drove the girls to Camp Trillium for six days of camp. This camp is a very special place specifically focused on providing great experiences for children with cancer and their families. During this week of camp, both of my girls have the gift of sharing time and having fun with kids who really get what it means to […]
YAY!! I finally got notification that Cailyn’s MRI shows that her tumour is stable. I am VERY RELIEVED and happy, as it is a wonderful springboard into some of the fun planned for this summer. The communication took a little longer than usual (and than I would have liked, clearly) because Cailyn’s oncologist was away […]
It’s around this time that you start thinking… “don’t they know what it feels like to wait for this kind of information??” I am so hopeful that “no news is good news”. I’m thankful that we aren’t in the place we’ve been a few times, when it was critical to get a read on the […]
It was a long day in London on Tuesday. I often feel as if I’m “hung-over” for a couple of days after a London day… Cailyn’s first scheduled appointment was an echocardiogram. The echo was scheduled for her as a result of her port surgery. The surgeon was unable to remove the “tubing” part of her port-a-cath […]