Colin Loves Tractors » fundraising

I’m In!

Mom — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:40:38 +0000

The news of the impending loss of Colin’s port was sobering, but we put it behind us as we launched into the holiday weekend.

002 ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 74

Even at St. Jude, things slow down over three-day weekends, and during this period we only had one appointment, a lab check on Sunday to see [...]

Eyes on the Prize

Mom — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:30:00 +0000

Our little Hoss ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 18

Colin tries to do some damage on yogurt.

Colin’s habit of throwing us for a loop has continued unabated. Although blood cultures from the 12th did not produce anything, cultures from the 13th did. In a nutshell, Dr. Boop will not do a surgery, especially one that is [...]

Marathon, Not a Sprint

Mom — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:25:03 +0000

We and others have often commented that cancer treatment is a marathon, not a sprint. Today, the literal marathon supporting St. Jude took place, including a half-marathon and the 5K that I participated in. The connection between treatment and the marathon is more than casual, something that we observed and felt first hand through the course [...]

Expressing Thanks

Mom — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:40:06 +0000

Every year, Thanksgiving is an opportunity for many things, the most honorable of which is the recognition of what we as individuals are thankful for and humility for having so much when there are people who have so little.

This is even more true this year than it ever has been.

Obviously, we are extremely thankful [...]

Colin’s MRI Results… and so Much More

Mom — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:22:49 +0000

Colin enjoyed three nights on the prowl (i.e. outpatient) before a planned admission on Friday for chemo to start on Saturday. He enjoyed his time out on the town, and it was great once again to have the family in one place. This was also our trial run of the new home health agency, which [...]

Hello, Neutropenia!

Mom — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:06:00 +0000

Initially, the reluctance to release Colin from the hospital was related to timing and the fact that we had still not worked out the kinks with managing his secretions. On Friday, though we were prepared to bring him back, the doctors were not comfortable releasing him with the weekend looming.

As it turns out, this was [...]