It’s an amazing feeling to be able to start and end this post with good news. First, Tate has a job! I walked into his room one morning and found him working on his computer. A weird thing since it’s summer and he isn’t taking any classes. I asked...

Last week we got to do the coolest thing – we piled into the Nissan and drove to San Diego to visit my sister and her people. We haven’t gone anywhere as a family for three years! Tate’s 2018 Leukemia diagnosis brought regular life to an abrupt stop, and...

Last month’s chemo was terrible for Tate. It took him 11 days to recover from the Vincristine and steroids, and it took about a week longer for his belly to stop hurting and get back to normal. It got so bad the clinic squeezed him in for a Friday...

Tate’s chemotherapy appointment on Tuesday went well. All his numbers are good except his weight, which was 139 pounds (fully dressed without shoes). He got Vincristine and started a 5-day steroid pulse, and he’ll get the last dose tomorrow morning. And thank goodness for that because the Prednisone makes...

Tate and I both got out first round of COVID vaccines this week! I probably would have missed the window to sign up if it weren’t for Mary Jane. I was having a busy work morning, and when I didn’t see her texts she called me and told me...

It’s quiet here this week. Tate’s school had a major technical problem so he is enjoying a second week of spring break. He spent the first one feeling sick and trying to catch up on homework, projects, etc. Our whole house feels different when Tate’s health struggles ease –...

Tate’s March chemotherapy went as good as can be expected. Greg took him to the Friday appointment for counts and COVID. Everything except his weight looks pretty good! His ANC is 940, and thankfully he didn’t have anything painful or odd to talk to his doctor about. The nurses...

Twice within a week I found myself so taken aback I froze. Whatever wit I have disappeared, and not only could I not say what I needed to in a nice way, I couldn’t say anything at all. The first time it happened was in my own house. I...

We found out at Tate’s appointment today that his oncologist consulted with an infectious disease specialist, and they determined that he should get the COVID vaccine. It’s very exciting! They said the vaccine won’t provide him as much protection as it would a normal person but that having it...

Sometimes I’m reminded just how lucky I am. Yesterday I got to buy a birthday card for Tate. That simple thing, standing in the card aisle at the grocery store trying to find something funny or poignant, filled me with so much joy. I practically floated out of Fry’s...