Nick underwent radiation therapy twice a day for 4 weeks and 4 days. The amount of radiation delivered to the location of the tumor was 5,500 rads. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is method of radiotherapy …

I don’t think that there are enough words to describe how thankful we are for all that we have been blessed with. When I was writing about “darkness” and finding the light, the light came …

I think that there are always moments in our lives that are dark moments and we do as much as possible to set them aside. We don’t forget about them, we just put them in …

We are blessed to live in the 21st century and in a great age of technology. I read in a book once that if you are stuck in the middle of the ocean, you should …

Nick had a central line in his chest that was probably touched by human hands at least 1,000 times. He had the line in his chest for 9 months and it never got infected. Our …

I think patience is definitely a virtue. I also think that kids definitely test your patience. I laugh at some of the “how to” books on parenting. The first time you see Johnny write on …

When your little boy has cancer, this is a good time to “phone home”. The one thing you can be sure of is that your family will always be your family for the rest of …

Faith is an incredible thing. It is hard to believe in something that you cannot see. We are Catholic and we believe in God. The truth however, is that going to church is hard and …

If you entered a drawing and were one of 250 people out of sixty million that were chosen to go on a once-in-a-lifetime travel experience, would you take your camera? I would. The travel experience …

As parents, we are advocates for our children whether old or young, whether in sickness or in health. In the world we live in today, I wouldn’t send my kids to the park or to …