Last Wednesday we met with Dr. Gradishar at Northwestern. Long story short, there isn’t anything he can do for me right now with certainty. There are two clinical trials going on right now and there just isn’t enough evidence that they would do much to help me. If he gave me the drug in the … Continue reading Chicago
That is the question. First things first. I usually thank everyone at the end of my posts. This time I want to thank you first. Thank you for your prayers. Thank you for asking how I’m doing. Thank you for feeding us. Thank you for listening to me. Thank you to those that are donating … Continue reading To Have Cancer or Not to Have Cancer
We had two appointments on November 1. The first with my oncologist, the second with my surgeon. The good news is I’m cleared to wear deodorant again. You’re welcome. The bad news is my cancer is not dead. Live cancer cells were found in my lymph nodes. That means my cancer has some resistance to … Continue reading Good News, Bad News
This blog is really quiet, isn’t it? I’m sorry for not updating sooner. October has been a rough month around here. I’m still experiencing all sorts of side effects from my chemo. Plus I had a sinus infection that lasted for weeks. And our youngest had a nasty cold. Both girls had birthdays in early … Continue reading Answers
We’ve been dancing a lot to Pharrell around here. Why? Because we received my CT scan results and we’re happy. It appears as though the chemo has done its job. My cancer looks dead!!! An answer to prayer. We are very excited, but also cautiously waiting until surgery and receiving the pathology report to really … Continue reading Like a Room Without a Roof
Today is September 14, 2016. This is the last scheduled date of my chemotherapy treatments. I have such mixed emotions. I am so glad that this part of my journey is almost over, yet at the same time I’m dreading it. It takes a lot of energy in your head to get up and go … Continue reading Plans vs. Trust
One of my favorite things to do is to sit and listen. I love to listen to stories and conversations. Love it. Surprisingly, I have a favorite part of my chemotherapy treatments: listening to stories. You see, 99.999% of the time I am the youngest patient in the room. By like 20–30 years, at least. … Continue reading Story
At the end of July I came down with a cold. On Sunday, July 31, our hospital and a local funeral home held a Memorial Service, as part of their program, In God’s Arms, for all the babies who died this past spring. That wasn’t easy. It’s so hard to process this in the middle … Continue reading Eight Minutes
Hello, hello! I’m alive. Barely feels like it some days, but I am in fact still living. I need to figure out where I left off. These next few posts are going to be messy because, well, I’m feeling very messy. First of all, thank you to everyone for your amazing generous support to our … Continue reading Powerless
Chemotherapy is getting harder and harder for our family. I’m not rebounding as fast and as well as I would like. I finally get back on my feet just in time for my next treatment. Grocery shopping and meal planning—pretty much everyday, normal life—has fallen by the wayside, so we need your help. Several of … Continue reading Help
Kimberly Beats Cancer 