Monthly Archives: March 2010

Around his neck.

It’s been there since the beginning.  Even before his brain surgery, it was present.  A gift from a friend and at first lovingly secured to his hospital shirt with a piece of Scotch tape because we didn’t have a chain, it would later be transferred to a more permanent place where it is now displayed...

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YES! It’s true! Round five completed! (Or so I say!)

Yep!  You read that right, folks!  Round five was completed yesterday!  The chemo portion that is.  Now it is three weeks recovery, which is technically still round five, but hey, we like to say the rough part is over and it’s time to celebrate and recover!  So, time to check that off our list!  Round...

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Hats and a hint of hair.

Last summer after a few rounds of radiation therapy, Sam was a little concerned about loosing his hair.  By this time, it had begun to fall out, a little each day.  Each morning when he would wake, strands of his beautiful red hair would remain on his pillow.  After each bath, pieces would float in...

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The mind is a powerful thing.

It’s ugly, isn’t it?  And it’s been living in Sam’s room for awhile and I didn’t even know it was there.  One day while getting ready for bed, Sam went and retrieved this little thing and said, “Mom, can I pretend this is cancer?”  I was surprised by this question and curious at the same...

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