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Happy First Anniversary, Peyton

on November 12, 2009 in Faith

Tweet 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 [...]

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There’s not enough candy in the world for this much crazy

on November 5, 2009 in The stuff that sucks

Tweet Peyton had an oncology checkup on Tuesday. I had the pukes. They rescheduled it for Wednesday. I still didn’t feel like I was safe to be around the immune-compromised kids, so I canceled that one too. Now, we wait until next week to see her doctor and get her bloodwork. And I’m sort of [...]

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Introducing Dr. Crazy

on September 29, 2009 in life with cancer

Tweet The girls got their hair cut today. Tomorrow’s picture day at school…sort of a big deal. One that Peyton will miss. Again. I can’t even tell you how much that sucks. Instead, we’ll be going for an eye exam with an ophthalmologist. Peyton has eye problems? You might ask. No. Peyton has headaches. She [...]

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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. Here’s to many more Septembers with Peyton

on September 1, 2009 in The stuff that sucks

Tweet September 2003…waiting September 2004…laughing September 2005…enjoying September 2006…enduring September 2007…persevering September 2008…inspiring September 2009…overcoming September 2010….. And what? Will the Leukemia stay gone? Will it come back? That’s LIFE with cancer.  You can NOT have the disease. I think it’s impossible to NOT have the fear.  The scars are forever. The future is always [...]

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Eat ice cream = help sick kids. JUST that simple

on August 13, 2009 in The stuff that sucks

Tweet Just in case you didn’t know. My kid had cancer. She was only two years old.  She looked like this: She endured two and half years of chemotherapy and radiation treatment…she had to go through THIS: Yup, that’s a needle in her chest.  Good times. Doesn’t THIS look like fun?  And yes, she is [...]

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Sometimes forgetfulness is a GOOD thing!

on July 30, 2009 in living in the aftermath

Tweet Being at BlogHer all weekend was a huge relief because it brought my normal monthly crazy down to a dull roar. I got home late on Sunday and bright and early Tuesday morning I had to drive Peyton into ATL for her finger poke. Already? Didn’t we just do this but with a side [...]

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