This is the seventh update I have started and I am very hopeful that I don’t get a writer’s block with this one! I have mentioned it in other entries, and it is just as true now, I am struggling these last many months to find the words that do justice to my feelings regarding […]
Whew!!! I am very thankful, after reading Cailyn’s MRI report, to be able to report that her tumour appears stable. I have to admit that my predominant feeling is closer to relief than unbridled joy. I have always said that I would be bounding joyfully if someone told me that this significant threat to my […]
Hard to believe we are more than a month into the school year, and school-work and activities are moving full-steam ahead. For what am I most thankful??? That’s an easy answer… time with people I love… and that’s what Thanksgiving is all about for me. It doesn’t matter where we are, what we eat, or what […]
Happy Monday! Cailyn’s nurse called and shared that Cailyn’s tumour is stable!! Wooohooo! To say I am very relieved is such an understatement. I am so thankful we don’t imminently have to make a tough decision, potentially on opposing sides of the table. I’m thrilled that she doesn’t have to first face the reality that […]
Thankful for everyone’s positive thoughts and energy, the results from Cailyn’s tests were negative. And, most importantly, the discomfort in her side has gone. I am truly relieved. I also appreciate that my happy dance is less energetic… not because I’m not happy, but because the roller-coaster ride can be truly exhausting. My relief is shared […]
From the ridiculous to the sublime… that is sometimes how we roll!! A few weeks ago, Cailyn’s Auntie Corinne organized an introductory “sitting volleyball” session, which was sponsored by the KW Predators Volleyball Club. Cailyn didn’t really want to participate, but she did, and admitted that it had been a lot of fun. Volleyball has never been […]
Bottom-line, the MRI report says that Cailyn’s tumour has not grown noticeably!! With everything leading up to this, we are very surprised but really happy that we don’t have to turn around and head back to London. Unfortunately, we also have this feeling “I sure hope that there really isn’t growth.” I’ve talked about it […]
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 […]
People who have children in dance know that May / June is the time of year that the studios put on their end-of-year performances. My girls both started to dance at Carousel when they were three and I’ve enjoyed every single performance that the studio has created. Last night was Lauryn’s first recital performance of three and it […]
It’s the end of a wonderful long week-end. I was definitely in celebration mode. Last Thursday, Cailyn, Mom and I headed to London for the next step in Cailyn’s recovery. First, the cast had to be removed and she had to have x-rays to see how her healing is going. Her doctor is pleased with the healing but noted that her […]