Jon's Journey

honoring their grief

My oldest son, Samuel, is almost 5 (turns 5 in January). According to him: His favorite color is green (see self-dressed above). He...

Hi Friends! We are back at Brigham and Women's Hospital for round 3 of treatment. We got here yesterday for an 11:30 blood draw, a 12:30...

When you have cancer, everyone brings you food. Lots and lots of bubbling, delicious, wonderful, nutritious, warm, tasty food. [And...

Hi friends! Sorry it's taken a bit to update. I finished round two of treatment and got home Wednesday. Unfortunately, we've had a cold...

In the last 48 days since our first indication that something was wrong, we have had many things to be thankful for. And in a season...

Caregiver. Support Person. Spouse. Partner. Teammate. All hats that I have worn for Jon in the past decade that we've been together. All...

Hi friends! We're back in the hospital for round 2 of chemo. We got to the hospital at 10am yesterday for our first appointments and then...

The last couple of days have been MUCH better in terms of side effects. The jaw sensitivity is gone, as is the back pain. Thanks to that...

UPDATE: Everything came back clear, fever went down, and we're back home! When white blood cell counts are really low, they don't really...

I had my first post-chemo blood draw yesterday, and my white blood cell count was ridiculously low (as expected). They should go back up...