I don’t want to cheat you readers by simply offering a giveaway (open until October 31st!) and a chance to ask questions, so here’s some blog content as well! I’ve written much about Josiah’s diagnosis and month long stay in the hospital, but haven’t really gotten into the 16 months of chemotherapy. Here’s a quick overview of […]
DaySpring Giveaway
Good morning blog readers! 31 days is A LOT to write! It’s been an awesome challenge, and as the month goes on, each post becomes more challenging! As a Thank You for reading my blog and supporting me as I journey through 31 days of writing, I wanted to pass along this information to you! […]
Beads of Courage
About a month into Josiah’s chemotherapy, one of the nurses asked if we had been getting beads for Josiah. I wasn’t sure what she was talking about, so the child life specialist came in with some beads and explained the Beads of Courage program to us. “The Beads of Courage program is a unique program […]
Having some fun
With all of yesterday’s talk about therapy, I remembered back to a few weeks ago when we were visiting with family. Josiah began by showing everyone his “cartwheels.” (If you ask him, he’ll be happy to show you too – and even if you don’t ask, he’ll likely show you as well!) Josiah loves doing […]
Therapy
I love Fridays! And it’s not for the reason you think… Yes, I look forward to the weekend. Yes, it’s our lighter day of school. But most of all, Josiah has absolutely NO therapy on Friday. Josiah has had occupational and physical therapy since after his surgery. He had speech four or five times after […]
God Never Fails
Yesterday’s post was on the optimistic side – which is where I tend to land 99% of the time. A friend commented that her children would not be so understanding of a sibling getting more attention and fruit snacks for supper. Truth is, mine aren’t thrilled either. (Neither am I, really.) So I need to […]
Hard Conversations
One of the hardest thing to me about Josiah’s tumor is how it has affected our other kiddos. Example # 1 Our older three kids were troopers throughout the month we spent in the hospital with Josiah following his surgery. One evening I was able to come home and be with them for the night, […]
Always an Adventure
I’m not sure why, but this picture is one of my favorites of Josiah taken at the hospital. The bandage is on his head to keep the swelling down. Here’s a picture of what he looked like before. The neurosurgeon drew 2 ounces of fluid from his head before putting the bandage on. The bandage/hat didn’t […]