Christmas Day is just two days away, where we celebrate the birth of Jesus on earth, the Messiah that was promised in the prophets. Out of the celebration of that amazing gift, we have a tradition where we give and receive gifts with our loved ones. Can you imagine someone you love giving you a… Read More
I want to share with you some of what God has been teaching me lately and God is still up 2 something! Julie may still chime in with a post every now and then with a topic of her choice, but I will also be sharing posts in a series about Walking in Grace. I… Read More
My husband, Ben, is the guest writer for the week. He’s sharing some truths he is discovering. Read on . . . Some parasites are a nuisance and some can be deadly if left in your body long enough. The one thing that all parasites have in common is they rob nutrition that is intended… Read More
Today my hubby is blogging for us. This man of mine has “stuck” with me through it all. He not only dealt with all of the financial side of cancer medical bills (that included setting the hospital billing department correct when they accidently coded my cancer debulking surgery/hysterectomy as an infant delivery–HA!), he attended every… Read More
I couldn’t be more excited to introduce you to the 1st guest blogger this week. He’s a pretty special guy in my life, in fact He has literally been with me through every step of learning to live with an ovarian cancer diagnosis. We have been in the parenting trenches together for 26 years, and… Read More
Today was another tired and sore day for Julie, but better than yesterday. Dr. Dinh came in this morning and said that everything continues to look very good with labs, Julie’s activity, etc. He changed her diet back to regular so she can now eat “anything” she wants, though there are some obvious things you… Read More
I just realized I never posted an update yesterday. Julie continues to do well. She was moved to a regular diet, but it was a misunderstanding between the doctors and the nurses so she ate a little mashed potatoes and grits and got moved back to clear liquids diet. They just want to be very… Read More
It has been a long day, but a very good day. We had to be at Mayo at 6:00am today to check in for the surgery. Dr. Robertson came in a few minutes before 7:30am and went over the last few things and then they had Julie back in the operating room shortly afterwards. I… Read More
Julie was able to drink a small amount of water, a small amount of apple juice diluted in water, and a small amount of chicken broth today and tolerated it well. She could have probably had more, but she was strongly encouraged by the doctor to take it very slow. Julie also walked today without… Read More
The labs continue to come back as expected. Also, today is the last day for antibiotics for the UTI — all of the labs and the symptoms indicate that it is gone. We did get get moved into a regular room yesterday afternoon just in time to watch the GA/FL game. We are thankful for… Read More
