There's no going back now. One little bag and a 15-minute infusion, and we're on the fast track to a wipe out. We met with our oncologist, Dr. Eagen, and our head nurse, Vanessa, on Friday for the final workup and to sign all the consent forms for the high-dose chemotherapy Corey was to receive … Continue reading Atomic Bombs & Destinies

Thursday afternoon we got the call we've been waiting for. 233 days after we received Corey's diagnosis, we got the call that they're ready for transplant. No more MRIs, no more biopsies, no more rounds of chemo... This is it. (Thursday is also the day my beloved Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League pennant … Continue reading Major League Stuff

We left off the other day with Corey spinning a few hundred million stem cells through a medical crazy straw. If you'll remember, he responded astoundingly well to the growth factor shots and had a superhuman amount of stem cells and a white blood cell count that was through the roof. They were shooting to … Continue reading Hearts, Holding Patterns & Home

What a few days! Corey was released from the hospital Friday, after testing negative for any kind of viral infection. He never even registered a fever on any of their thermometers, but he ended up being pretty happy he'd been admitted with how the pain hit him Thursday. And with ZERO immune system, you can't … Continue reading No Big [Superhuman] Deal…

I love city lights. Yes, I'm a beach girl and could look out at the water all. day. long. But I love to look out at a big ol', well-lit city at night. Which works out well because I'm smack in the middle of downtown tonight, and I even have a peek-a-boo view of the … Continue reading The Fellowship of Suffering

Forget all the plans. Or, as my friend said the other night, "Plans are overrated. God's got this." Because CHANGE seems to be the most constant thing going we've got goin' this week! We arrived at the University of Washington Medical Center Monday morning at 7:30 for the start of a week of IV chemotherapy. … Continue reading “Forget all the Plans” World Tour 2018

Oh my word, you guys... For someone who very much likes, and functions well in, routine and order, these past three weeks have resembled this: We have been down at the SCCA [Seattle Cancer Care Alliance for those of you just joining our broadcast] nearly every weekday for the past three weeks as Corey has … Continue reading Chunky Gold & Tattered Capes

August 31 was our "Intake Day" at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, officially beginning the process for Corey's stem cell bone marrow transplant. During the pre-transplant/workup phase they schedule several appointments throughout the course of a day so you're accomplishing a lot while you're there. Day 1 was [meant to be] mostly about meeting the … Continue reading (Positive) Rhinos and (Negative) Comas

So we're taking the month off.  Kind of. Corey's lab results at the end of Round 5 were really good.  He's not in "clinical remission" but his numbers are close enough that they decided skip the full chemo regimen this month and take a pause in treatment until we begin the next phase.  Two of … Continue reading A Kaleidoscope of Grace

Gah! Has it really been a month since I last posted?! I've been meaning to post, then I decided to wait because there wasn't much new to report, then I had some things to report but had to take a few days to work through them in my head, so, well, ta-daaa! Here's a new … Continue reading Close Yer Tabs!