Colin’s second week of radiation was grueling: vomiting, utter fatigue, dangerous aspiration and an unexpected stay in the hospital. Continue reading Reset Button
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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
Predator vs. Alien
Since finding out about Colin’s blood clot, we have settled into a normal non-medically intense lifestyle punctuated by the possibility of crisis. Continue reading Predator vs. Alien
Sword of Damocles
Colin is always full of surprises and has continued to not disappoint us. Continue reading Sword of Damocles
Prepare the Photon Torpedoes
With the family reunited and Colin enjoying his time out of the hospital, we are getting ready to move on to the next phase of treatment.
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Out of the Nest
Our little fledgling has returned to Target House for good, following his last inpatient stay at St. Jude (barring unexpected events, of course).
Home Sweet St. Jude
Life doesn’t offer real do-overs, but there are times when an experience follows the parallel track of something that has come before. Continue reading Home Sweet St. Jude
Rising Storm
On Sunday afternoon, I left Le Bonheur to pick up a few things at the grocery store, walking out of the sterile air into the openness of a springlike day. Continue reading Rising Storm
The Jury Foreman Speaks
When juries wrap up quickly with a verdict, it can be a good sign or a bad sign, but it usually means that they have found the suspect not guilty. Continue reading The Jury Foreman Speaks