Author Archives: Anissa Mayhew

Bahamian water, dolphins, midnight buffets, and Mickey Mouse….all I have to do is finish 459023959 more loads

By Anissa Mayhew | Published: November 16, 2009

Sooooo, there are certain motivators that can inspire you to get things done. The thrill of a job completed just isn’t doing it for me anymore. Take laundry, for instance. One might think that just the fabulous smell of fresh clean clothing would be enough. Or maybe the knowledge that YES, those underwear are, in fact, clean…without the [...]

Posted in Some fun stuff I get to do, travel | Tagged disney cruise line, mickey mouse, traveling | 41 Comments

Happy First Anniversary, Peyton

By Anissa Mayhew | Published: November 12, 2009

It’s been a year. A year since I handed Peyton her last dose of chemotherapy medicine and she downed it like a champ. A year since the clock started ticking….the one that counts off the days to five years. She’s finally gotten to the age where she’s got more days off-chemo than on-chemo in her lifetime. It was [...]

Posted in Faith, life with cancer, living in the aftermath | Tagged cancer, cured, leukemia, off-treatment, peyton | 30 Comments

Happy Birthday, Maddie

By Anissa Mayhew | Published: November 11, 2009

I believe in my heart Maddie and I would have fallen in love with each other…I know I was already head over heels, she just needed more time to get to know me better. She would have laughed at all the funny antics her mommy and I pulled. I most definitely would have been her favorite talk [...]