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murphy’s law
What’s that saying about things going wrong? Anything that can go wrong, will…or something to that effect. And for us, it’s really felt like that. Each time the cancer grows or spreads, each time we rush to the hospital, each time another treatment fails, each time insurance falls through, we attribute it to Murphy’s Law. Read more
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not today, brenda
Casey started IV chemo again today. The targeted therapies stopped working and the cancer kept growing in his liver, so this seemed like the best option – if you can call chemo “best.” But you know, he hasn’t had full-on poison pumped into his body for four years, so I guess it was probably time. Read more
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update
Hi, all. I’ve started (and stopped) writing several blogs in my usual style, but haven’t posted because a lot has been going on and I’m honestly just trying to get by! I did, however, want to write a (semi) quick update on Casey. As many of you know, Casey was admitted to the hospital last Read more
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the best day: for casey
I thought the best day was the day I met you. I mean, I didn’t think it that day, of course, but that changed pretty quickly once we decided we liked each other. Then you proposed and that was the new best day. But then we got married and our wedding was so beautiful and Read more
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hives
I looked in the mirror as I got ready for bed, annoyed and slightly surprised to see physical evidence of stress oozing from my face in the form of angry, itchy hives. You see, it’s scan week – a week when tempers run shorter, and anxiety runs higher – but that’s not the surprising part. Read more
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a toast
Sometimes it feels like the cards are stacked against us. The cancer spreads and more treatment is necessary. Or a tumor is pinching a nerve and Casey can barely speak. Or his shoulder hurts too badly to do anything and I have to tackle the majority of life alone. Or I over-bake the last of Read more
Michelle Underwood 