Parenting

A Very Unlikely Email

I never thought the future of my family would hang on an email I almost didn’t read

It’s been over a year since Eric had cancer. This blog, which I started as a way to vent and keep people updated on Eric’s…

Not a Fairytale

There’s no happily ever after, but we can live happily right now

Returning to Normal

But not to where we were

Depending on when you start counting Eric’s cancer from (symptoms or diagnosis), the first 8–10 months of Bryn’s life were “normal”. She had two parents who loved her more than life itself and wanted to do the best job possible…

Being a Mother

On May 15 2016 I was on the phone with my mom. She wanted to plan a quick trip across the country to San Francisco and I was trying to convince her it wasn’t necessary. My husband Eric was scheduled for a bilateral tonsillectomy on May 17 and we knew the recovery would be about 2 weeks. The first week…