No doubt about it.On Wednesday when I wrote something like, "Oh, blah blah! Got the appointments together! Saving a whole day! Should get back in town to get Cooper just before daycare closes! Yay for plans working out!"That?Jinxed us.They expected to have the … [Read more...]
Another day, another trip to Purdue
I'm starting to feel like we need to rent an apartment in West Lafayette.Both Emmett and Lucas have appointments today, and I'm very grateful we were able to coordinate for them to go together. It's usually a 10- to 12-hour door-to-door day, and Emmett was originally … [Read more...]
On osteosarcoma and amputation
"You chose to amputate the leg," the oncology resident nodded. "It's not an easy decision but, I think, the right one."Frankly, for me, the decision wasn't a difficult one: Without amputation, this insidious cancer, osteosarcoma, would take Lucas in only a few months, if not … [Read more...]
The stitches come out tomorrow!
(To the tune of "The sun will come out tomorrow," of course!) The stitches come out tomorrow! So, they gotta hang on til tomorrow, come what may! Tomorrow, tomorrow no sutures tomorrow! It's only a day awayyyyyy! No?Ahem.OK, I hate to even type this sentence because … [Read more...]
What a difference a day can make
Yesterday morning, we emerged from the fog.Lucas came home from the hospital on Thursday. We knew it would be hard. We had no idea how hard.On Thursday, he did well. We arranged our living room so that he was corralled into one area with a mattress. We put throw rugs, … [Read more...]