Navigating our way through natural healing
Hello to you all! It’s been 3 years since my last blog post (may be a little rusty writing) and I think a part of me just wanted to let go of our old life all together, but as we observe World Cancer Day today, I find myself reflecting on a journey that began six…
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I know, I have totally been slacking on my blog post lately! Juggling life is not easy most of the time and it’s been since December that I gave a true update on Todd’s health…wow this year keeps getting faster and crazier! In August, it had been a whole year since Todd’s last PET scan.…
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This seemed like the perfect time to publish this post… I’m sure a lot of people think I am crazy for homeschooling! And until this past year, I would have thought the same thing for myself. Really, I would have never seen this coming and it took a lot to get me here. Elementary school…
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I can’t believe it’s been a month since the last blog post! So here is an update, Todd has continued to gain mobility a little more each day. He has stopped going to therapy for now as the cost is just too much and we can maintain most of the exercises at home. His reach…
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This blog post is about more than the post-operative appointments last Tuesday…This was the worst traffic we have endured in one day and of course, I was behind the wheel which I don’t like to drive anyway. The first appointment was scheduled at 10:00 at the plastic surgeon’s office. We were a little behind but…
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We have been back for a month and I can say that this has changed my life. I have never been away from home as an adult for more than a week. It is almost surreal the feeling I have for this whole experience. I can’t believe we made it all the way to Mexico…
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Early last Tuesday morning we drove back up to Orlando Health for Todd’s consultation with the plastic surgeon for what we thought was the lymph node transfer procedure to be done at the same time as the dissection. The appointment was for 7:30 and we were smooth sailing down the highway until about 7:00 when…
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Three weeks ago we arrived here at CHIPSA North Beach outpatient clinic and today is Todd’s last day of treatment. We were all excited to get home and continue his treatments and had somewhat of a game plan for when we return, but then we got some unexpected news… Todd had another ultrasound this morning…
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Another week at CHIPSA down and only one more to go! Todd’s schedule had some modifications after our meeting that have seemed to meet his needs more efficiency. No matter what you are dealing with, it could always be better or worse, fate lies in your hands. It takes more strength to be real and…
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It has been 21 months since Todd was first diagnosed and not one minute of it has been easy. We have tried our hardest to make the best of our situation and stay positive throughout this difficult journey and is not always ideal to keep it up. Many moments of negative feelings, sadness, anger, frustration,…
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