G-tube – Colin Loves Tractors

Parallels and Contrasts

It is all too easy to feed off of birthdays, anniversaries, and other meaningful demarcations of time. Continue reading Parallels and Contrasts

There is no immunity challenge, and Jeff Probst doesn’t sit us around a campfire to discuss who is next to go, but living here is beginning to feel like a warped version of the Survivor reality show. Continue reading Survivor: Target House

Ode to Lady Liberty

“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled [brain tissue] yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my [high-energy photon] lamp beside the golden door!” Continue reading Ode to Lady Liberty

No Mo’ Chemo!

The last chemo precaution sign. This indicates the time of the administration and how long we need to properly dispose of diapers and so forth (48 hours after the drug has finished being administered).

Well, it’s official: Colin’s I.V. chemo is done. He received a dose of vincristine Thursday afternoon at 3:22 pm. Continue reading No Mo’ Chemo!

The Little Engine

Colin has made some big leaps ahead, and we can now really see the strength of his determination. Continue reading The Little Engine

Colin, the Blue(s) Man of Memphis

Now for a long and eventful update. Continue reading Colin, the Blue(s) Man of Memphis

Home Sweet Home

Our first big news: Aidan completed the Grand Array at school on Wednesday. Continue reading Home Sweet Home

Diarrhea Woes

This morning, Colin woke up with diarrhea and had several bouts before noon. Continue reading Diarrhea Woes

Third Eye Patch

Today, it seemed that the eye patch gods had finally smiled upon us: the arrival of a nice bundle of pediatric eye gauzes. Continue reading Third Eye Patch

Breathing Easy

Colin is in the ICU recovering from the installation of a trach tube. He also has a new MRI done this morning and we will discuss the results of that when Dr. Gajjar is back in town next week. Continue reading Breathing Easy