Genuflected

[...] as I tried not to wake him with my crying. I was grieving the loss of another baby due to childhood cancer. My heart broke for that child’s whole family, but especially his mother. I felt tiny and  [...]

[...] adrenaline wore off, and I grew tired. With the last huge wave, my son’s diagnosis of childhood cancer, I realized it was time to move past these breaking waves to a place where my feet [...]

[...] On 8-28-14 The ALS ice bucket challenge. Wow. Do you love it? Do you hate it? If you’ve been on Facebook, or any other media [...]

[...] On 8-25-14 One evening, while visiting my sister in Virginia Beach, we walked down to the ocean at high tide. I watched as the water rolled in and out cleansing [...]

[...] with Sharks. Last year on 8/13/13 I posted: Recently I went to visit my sister in Virginia Beach. There’s something about the ocean, when I get around it I’m like a kid again. Luckily [...]

[...] about the dangers of a skin infection with Cooper’s weakened immune system due to his cancer treatment. I was supposed to leave to see my sister in Virginia next week. What if Cooper ended [...]

[...] on the street, you would never in a million years guess that his little body is undergoing cancer treatment. Strangers comment on the joy he radiates. Close friends and family comment on his [...]

[...] research project, and his class is a student of one – his former student and mentee Mitch Albom. Over the course of fourteen weeks, Mitch flies to Massachusetts to meet with Morrie. [...]

[...] on edge with all the speeding t-balls I had imagined flying towards Cooper’s port (implanted IV device). If I didn’t say something, I might lose it! Then a thought popped into my mind. It had been [...]

[...] and spinal. In the past six months, we have been having problems with his port (implanted IV device). Sometimes it doesn’t want to draw or flush. This makes it hard to get the medicine he needs, [...]

On 6-3-14 A few years ago, I found myself staring at Cooper while he slept. Tears were streaming down my face as I tried not to wake him with my cry [...]

On 8-18-14 Last month, my 4-year-old, Cooper, was finally old enough to play t-ball. He strutted down the sidewalk on the way to his first game, all [...]

[...] with my net, trying to catch them, that I have missed the beauty of their flight. As a cancer mom, I feel it’s especially hard to stop trying to capture those special moments with my [...]