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 […]
It has been a busy few days, starting with a fantastic outing on Thursday evening with Clarky’s Kids to see “Finding Dory”. Clarky’s Kids is David Clarkson’s charity to support families with children who are treated at Grand River Hospital and who have been, or still are, dealing with cancer. It was a great break for […]
Holy smokes… pun intended… it is hot! Both literally and figuratively! As far as the literal is concerned, we all look forward to the warmer temperatures our summer brings. However, there are definitely times, like the last few days, that us Hovey girls would prefer “spring”-like temperatures! Cailyn would prefer cooler temperatures because she doesn’t cope well with […]
Saturday was a full day! It started at 6:30am and ended after midnight when we arrived home from our late-night celebration with ice-cream cake. It was a day for celebrating a special birthday and experiencing the transformative magic of “team-play”. First and foremost, Lauryn, my not-so-little girl, turned 12 on Saturday. The last 12 years […]
Today we were back in London to follow-up with Cailyn’s orthopaedic surgeon. The first part of the process was getting her cast cut so she could get her foot x-rayed without the cast on. Based on Cailyn’s reactions 3 weeks ago and today, it is a process that is very ticklish 🙂 !! It’s quite […]