This past Wednesday I took Mila in for her first post treatment scans. She received an ultrasound on the site of the removed tumor and an xray on her lungs. The lungs are apparently where this line of cancer is typically found and if it came back where it would likely be. All … [Read more...]
To Cope or To Cure
We turned out the lights and laid silent in the dim of the night. “Imagine if someone told us that one of our babies had cancer.” My words slicing through the quiet room. “Doesn't that seem scary?” I couldn't quite grasp what I was getting at. Our (at the time) one … [Read more...]
When The Going Gets Tough… (But, it’s still fine.)
Another Wednesday morning. You would think it would be pretty routine by now. Unemotional. Although some just hit more so than others. It’s typically the bigger Wednesdays with more than one chemo. Not necessarily this single day but the days that follow. A feeling of insecurity … [Read more...]
Halfway Through Treatment
Mila has been wonderful. We hit our mid-way point this week. Prior to that she had her standard one chemo Wednesday (twice) which has become a breeze. When Mark & I went to the Jimmy Fund Clinic at Dana Faber for the first time it was,... how do you say.. eye opening to say … [Read more...]
Another Chemo Down
We are realizing we are behind with an update. We begin to notice this when we start to receive an abundance of texts asking about her. We are so thankful that we get these and that she is still on the forefront of your minds. I secretly feel like we went absent because Mila … [Read more...]
A Cancer Diagnosis
There are glimpses in life when you realize things are no longer going to be the same. It’s those vivid happenstances when it’s clairvoyant that one door is closing and another is opening. Twin B was recently diagnosed with embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in January 2016 at the age … [Read more...]
