This weekend, or from about Thursday through the end of memorial day, has been jam packed with lots of hang time. Two of my best friends in the whole world came to town just to hang out with me, and I can’t tell you how much that means to me. These two guys, Jacob and [...]

This has been a full week for our family.  We’re having to pack the week between chemo with lots of things because of some outside circumstances, so we’re balancing spending time with friends and not exhausting Emmett.  Yesterday evening a sweet friend and talented photographer took some family portraits for us.  We were all blessed [...]

There are tons of thoughts that are always running through my head, especially during chemo weeks. Chemo starts on a Wednesday for me, when I go to the chemo labs. First we go in, I have my port accessed (basically a semi permanent IV in my upper right chest), and they draw blood and send [...]

There have been lots of people asking about the wirstbands, either via comments on our blog here, or in emails, or Facebook messages, or some other way. We do have two different types of wristbands, both the Terrycloth/traditional sweatband style and a smaller silicone/rubber style wristband. Both have the Team Emmett logo and text. I [...]

It’s always good when your doctor has news to tell you, and she is smiling when she enters the room.  In short, the cancer has shrunk slightly, which is very good news, especially considering that Emmett went six weeks without treatment after the diagnosis. Upon reflection later, it was at that point in the conversation [...]