And our ships were sailing

I remember it well,
our ships were sailing... 
- d. rice


It has truly been a while.  There have been highs and lows; however, no news on this blog translates to normalcy with all the ups and downs.  Which is something to be so grateful for.  Each and every day of my life.


Rich and I, thanks to the coordination of Ms. Carol Hahn, Ms. Alayne Yonemoto, and the generous frequent flier miles from Mr. Steve McCollum and Ms. Cara Carpenito were able to have incredibly successful flights from PHL to the HOU area without a hitch.  We also ate delicious meals, and treated ourselves to a rodeo from all the amazing donations from the last three months of incredibly generous souls out there who have opened their wallets.  We are forever in debt to all of you, and again, I would not be having the quality of life I am experiencing now without your beautiful hearts.


Treatment went well as always.  And now we await a May scan date to see if we will continue this treatment throughout the summer.  I have now been on this specific trial for just about a year -- the longest that I have ever been on a successful treatment.  We obviously hope the results in May are positive ones.  And if so... we will continue our trips to Texas, to be among the cowboys.

Life besides treatment has been hectic.  Over the last two months, I've had some ridiculously difficult and ethically life challenging cases that have been incredible learning experiences,  I once again surpassed many doctors expectations and celebrated an amazing 28th birthday in FL with my three dearest friends,  thanks to my incredibly supportive and generous Aunt and Uncle.   Graduation is slowly upon us, as I've just registered for my final class of this program which will end mid-July.  My sweet, sweet grandfather who has been one of the very few male constants in my life recently passed and although our family is doing well, it heartbreaking to lose our glue that holds this family together.  And my Pop was just that man. So, life, continues to move.  As we continue to remember and think of the ones we love..

Throughout these times of reflection, I also continue to remember to hug the ones I love as often as possible.  And tell those who I adore that they mean the world to me, because they do.  In addition, I send my love and light to all of you and hope you are enjoying these days of sunshine, spring, and the changes that are amongst us.

Time away from the blog and the cancer world in general has been a healing one, so although I think of each of you often, and thank you for you checking-in with me.  Know, the less I write on here the more I am out enjoying a fairly 'normal' life, preparing for huge life changes: evolving from being a grad student to a hopeful working woman, moving towns, and lots of other transitions.




Life is good my friends, and I have all of you to thank for that.


Love and Light,


B.