Rebecca

One Year Ago Today, Our Lives Changed

It’s been one year since Andy, my husband, came home from a doctor’s appointment and said the words “I have cancer“. In the moments that followed my heart went to a very dark place, fear and the unknown took over.  This is someone I love beyond...

Rebecca

Giveaway! A chance to win an Overnight stay at the Ottawa Marriott

Congratulations Entry #19!! Brandie, I’ll be emailing you soon. Enjoy your Stay at the Ottawa Marriott! Thanks everyone for your kind words and for the donations for Do It For Dad On Sunday, June 19th, we’ve decided to do something different for Father’s...

Rebecca

Beating Cancer: Monthly Check Ups and the numbers game

I love sharing good news.  Especially when it comes to Andy’s health and beating cancer. The oncologist believes that there is no active cancer, and while he is on a monthly appointment schedule that one blood marker is behaving itself and there is no reason to...

Rebecca

An Update with no real new news

  Yesterday was supposed to be results day for Andy.  To tell us if the chemo got all the cancer.  To tell us he’d be going on a monthly/bi-monthly surveillance but that the chance of relapse is quite low (and with Testicular Cancer it is).  This post was supposed to...

Rebecca

Every time a bell rings…

I can’t even begin to wrap my head around the fact that Andy is done chemo.  It’s such a relief and a little daunting.  Our lives for the past 9 weeks have revolved around treatments.  Life stopped on treatment days it seemed.  And now we get a break.  Quick...