Grappling with life after treatment
This is a hard post to write, but it’s important to me to face our reality head on. After Long Term Maintenance wraps up – hopefully in spring of 2022 – Wes will hit...
Monthly Archive: April 2019
Miles to go…
As each treatment phase ends and another begins we receive the next “roadmap” – a calendar of the procedures and meds he’ll be getting. In general, we have a broad understanding of what’s to...
Delayed Intensification
Having a few weeks off of treatment has given us a much-needed break to spend time with Wesley and our new baby Ruth. I had high-hopes for all the things we’d do, and get...
Drug-free Day
Yesterday was the first day Wes hadn’t taken any drugs in months – if we include OTC, maybe since the end of October. It won’t last, but we’re in a rare moment of peace...
Out with IM, in with DI
It’s been a bit since I’ve posted an update about Wes. Two weeks ago we were grateful – and a little surprised – to all be together for Ruth’s birth. A few days later...
Last round of IM set to begin
It’s been a weekend of change so I don’t want to let this go unremarked. Wes and I will be heading to the hospital tomorrow morning for his last round of Interim Maintenance chemo;...