I remember telling my husband by the pool this summer, “Imagine if I ever got cancer?” I said that with a chuckle, as we we talked about my upcoming heart procedure. I can only imagine God’s face, and yet it’s something that still brings a little laughter. Leukemia was not part of the plan, but…
My numbers are FINALLY going back up! This has been a rough round. It knocked me down pretty hard and for a whole week longer than I expected. After meeting with my oncologist, I learned that the treatments can compound on top of each other and that was very evident this round. Last week, the…
When I heard the words “curable cancer”, I right away thought, “I’m going to beat this leukemia”. For surely, the only way to “beat” cancer was to be cured from it. Or so I thought. Since then, I’ve learned that beating cancer is so much more than just being cured from it. It’s about choosing…
Words cannot express our gratitude for Shields of Hope West Michigan and the love and support they showed our family yesterday. I sure had a hard time keeping it together as the tears just flowed! Our family has been beyond blessed by the Zeeland community and those who chose to take time out of their…
Are you an optimistic person? Do you see the cup as half full, even if someone throws a lemon into it? I would say I’m fairly optimistic. I like to wake up in the morning and think “Ah, a brand new day to unwrap; wonder what God’s got for me today?” I know that sounds…
This past Friday I was able to come home from my second completed consolidation treatment. What that basically means is that they took my chemo treatments that I received in September, and administered them at a lesser dose (consolidated). I’m getting the same chemotherapy, just at a lesser rate. I will be doing this 2…
