Monthly Archives: December 2016

Special Moments

You know… when there’s an elephant in the room, it’s hard to think about anything else.  Just when you’re enjoying holiday cheer with people you love, you get smacked in the head with his trunk or you get squashed against the wall with his backside. I’m so thankful that the many special moments we’re experiencing […]

Peace and Joy

It’s that time of year.  A time for giving and a time to cherish moments with family and friends.  I am so thankful that our blessings are many and our needs are few… there are many who can’t say the same.   The girls are thrilled that the only things that are actually planned over […]

What a day…

An update that seems to have been forever in the making… and yet, there’s still much to be decided. It was a very long day yesterday, involving over 3-1/2 hours of meetings with three specialists about the latest growth in Cailyn’s tumour. Thankfully, my headache didn’t start until we were driving away from the hospital […]

Next…

Next Tuesday, we will be meeting with Cailyn’s oncologist and a radiation oncologist to gain as much information as we can about the options that are available to us for stabilizing her tumour.  We are also getting the opportunity to meet with one of the neuro-radiologists who has interpreted her MRIs.  It’s a weird feeling… […]

While waiting…

I am so thankful to have this way to communicate what I’m feeling but I’ve definitely struggled with what to write over the last couple of weeks.  I am not creative enough to think of another way to express how entwined my fears and concerns for my daughter are with everyday life… and, because these fears […]