I usually like to write a year end wrap up – my writing has been super inconsistent and obviously absent this year. I feel like I can comfortably say this has been my hardest year yet. It started and ended with quite a few bangs. Last week, as I drove to Augusta for my monthlyContinue reading “Turtles all the Way Down”
Author Archives: LL
It’s been a minute
I’ve “written” so many posts in my head since my transplant but obviously never got my hands to follow through. Then it has been like the proverbial horse that I just couldn’t get back on because the longer I avoided it the harder it got. The long and the short of it all was thatContinue reading “It’s been a minute”
Homesick
“How are you doing?” is the most common question these days. “Homesick” is my answer. I’m thankful that I don’t have a long string of medical concerns to answer with. So thankful. But I have never in my life been so homesick and restless. Of course, I brought all my activities, but I don’t wantContinue reading “Homesick”
The Countdown Begins
It hit me this morning as I looked at my calendar – I check into the hospital for transplant ONE week from today! I feel like I have been prepping for the past month or more – making lists, checking them twice….oh wait, that’s not me, that’s the guy in red. Anywho, we are almostContinue reading “The Countdown Begins”
Found my Fight
I left you all with a rather despondent Lesley. I won’t say that I have left that disposition far behind, but I have been putting some distance between us. One thing I have learned in therapy is not to be scared of feeling my feelings. That may seem silly, and honestly I didn’t realize IContinue reading “Found my Fight”
Fathers’ Day for the Fatherless
This post has been in my head for over a week, I am just now getting it typed. I am definitely in a “get it all out” mode of writing these days. I also had a feeling that I’ve used this title before. Either way, let’s go….. I don’t know that I have ever hadContinue reading “Fathers’ Day for the Fatherless”
3rd time is NOT a charm – it’s a nightmare
I’ve been putting off writing this one for a solid three weeks now. I have had no words. It seems like I am living outside of my body watching this trainwreck which seems to be my life right now. At the beginning of May, leading into “birthday week” (all 4 of my boys have birthdaysContinue reading “3rd time is NOT a charm – it’s a nightmare”
Stormy Seas Ahead
This is a quick little update on the G-man. When I have been asked how he is doing, I don’t have much to say – “great!” is usually the only word that comes to mind. I’ve jokingly said many times that it’s almost annoying how easy he makes this look. But really, aside from twoContinue reading “Stormy Seas Ahead”
MRD = 0
Well, today was a big day! We had a big ask of ZERO leukemia cells on this biopsy…..and that was exactly what we got!!!! Which means, Gus stays in the “favorable risk” category. We could not be more happy. Now, he could have still been in that category with a small number of cells, butContinue reading “MRD = 0”
Fake it Till ya Make it – Thanksgiving Edition
Yes, I will get to the point where I tell you the things we are thankful for, but let’s just be real and honest for a bit first. Our six-year-old is halfway through his first month of treatment for leukemia – really? This just still doesn’t seem right. We have some personal family stress withContinue reading “Fake it Till ya Make it – Thanksgiving Edition”
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