The Relay for Life event was an exceptional experience. We arrived early to participate in the Survivor Dinner. It was a delicious meal served by the students who were members of the committee who organized the whole event. I couldn’t stop thinking about the fact that all of the attendees were personally touched by a […]
A little over a week ago, I participated in a care-giver luncheon, hosted by BrainWAVE, a pediatric brain tumour program created by the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. This type of event helps care-givers like myself to connect with other care-givers walking along a similar path. It is a very special experience for us attendees […]
I just got off the phone with the hospital. Cailyn’s 50th MRI at London Children’s Hospital was last Thursday and the results are in…. her tumour is STABLE!!! I am SO, SO, SO happy to get this good news the day before she’s going in for foot surgery. Obviously, with the tumour being stable, we are going to […]
Cailyn’s MRI was yesterday. It was booked before her reconstructive foot surgery so we would know whether or not her “port” could be taken out during the same surgery and she could get a break from chemotherapy! As you can imagine, we are anxiously awaiting the results! And, this is the first time in Cailyn’s 11.5 […]
Today… hope and fear have been battling each other in my head! As the day has progressed, I’ve been keenly aware that when my head is filled with hope, there’s no room for fear, and when I’m worried, hope evaporates. Today was Cailyn’s last chemo before her foot surgery on April 5th. If the results […]
I share our healthcare journey with nurses, doctors and residents. My greatest goal for these presentations is to inspire medical professionals to respect the critical role they play in enabling parents / caregivers to become the strong partners with whom they’d like to work. There is no question that we want to be viewed and respected as […]
I have been asked why I feature a dragonfly on my website… Dragonflies symbolize “Hope” to me. Shortly after Cailyn’s diagnosis and first surgeries, a visiting friend noted that there was a dragonfly circling me. My friend commented that the dragonfly was bringing us good luck. I held onto that idea like a drowning person […]
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve muttered this phrase to myself over the last few years. I love the Dory character in “Finding Nemo”. The wisdom she’s famous for offering is simple, but I think its simplicity is what contributes to its power. To me, “Just Keep Swimming” means just keep going… make […]