Chemo Round Nine. College Roommates and the Nurse who Cried

Chemo Round Nine included a visit from college roommates, lemon drop candy, and tears from a nurse. With permission from my 22 year-old son battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, I’m sharing our #danielkickscancer journey, desiring to educate, ease fears, make you more comfortable in conversations about cancer, know ways to help others, and mostly…  to proclaim firsthand that as we trust…

Chemo Round Seven. The Waiting Room

Chemo Round Seven had a different feel. Only two guests were allowed at a time. Daniel was super nauseous. We distributed chicken nuggets to chemo patients, and we were moved by conversations in the waiting room. This chemo began the second half of Daniel’s treatment plan of twelve cycles. His white blood cell count was low which…

Chemo Round Six: Exhausted

CHEMO ROUND SIX: EXHAUSTED ‪#‎danielkickscancer‬ You probably saw that last week we received awesome news of Daniel’s recent PET scan. 80-90% of cancer cells gone! Yay! Double yay! Today’s chemotherapy infusion marks the halfway point in the twelve rounds of Daniel’s treatment plan. As you know, this is most often referred to simply as “chemo.”…

My Words Revealed Needed Heart Surgery

This morning I woke up with a determination to notice the words that (were about to) come out of my mouth. I consider myself a positive person, an encourager, actually…so, I was surprised with what I discovered during my intentional self-monitoring. We are told, in the Bible, that our words are simply the outpouring of the…