I'm not one to hem and haw.  I believe the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.  Directness is how I prefer to communicate.  I don't like to be misunderstood so I always try to be very clear and concise.  "Speak the truth in love" is my motto.  But how does one directly and precisely … Continue reading Adulting is Hard

...no pun intended, since this kind of cancer is, you know, in the bones. March 23rd was the follow-up with our oncologist, Dr. Lukas.  This was the day we either received really great news, or not really great news.  There's no middle ground here.  This was definitely a black or white appointment. I'll let you guess which … Continue reading Let’s Get Crackin’

Today is March 17 - but only because it's after midnight and I couldn't sleep.  So. many. thoughts have been mulling around in my head since the 16th, which was the day my friend Jen told me I should journal my experience.  It was also the day Corey had his first bone marrow biopsy. Corey.  That's … Continue reading Tattoos and “Told-You-So”s

You know those images where you can see the actual thing you're looking at and its reflection all in the same image?  The ones that reflect the right side up AND the the upside down version of what you're looking at?  That pretty much sums up the next week of our lives. Mind you, I'm writing this from … Continue reading An Upside-Down Existence in a Right-Side-Up World