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Grace Update, Day +24
The last several days have been very difficult, but things are looking up. Daley Family posts are here , here , and here ....
sursumcorda, 3 March 2024 |
No, I Don't Want to Dance, Thank You
This excerpt from my dad's journals is personal, and has to do with my parents' attempts to encourage me to be a normal, American girl....
February 29 Prayers
With the help of my God I can leap over a wall. (from Psalm 18) Happy Leap Year Day to you all! Would you please pray...
Walking the Path
When you need something to feel grateful for, take time to consider the miracle of how well your body manages all its incredibly complex...
Quick Update, Day +19
There may be a later update tonight, but it's my bedtime, and three of Grace's four brothers are visiting, so I don't really expect...
Vitamin C Not from China
I've long known, and been troubled by the fact that nearly all of our vitamin C comes from China. It's not that I'm against trade...
Peter Jennings, LBJ, and the Republican Party
The Elfun Society was an organization related to the General Electric Company. My father worked for GE from college graduation to...
Specific Prayer Request
From Heather tonight: Please pray for Grace's intestines to heal. The doctor is concerned about her continued diarrhea, and so...
Thank You, Home Gardeners
The headline was admittedly clickbait: I’m QUITTING Gardening After Reading THIS, So Should YOU . And it caught me. I...
Better Days
On Monday, Heather told me that Grace was acting much more like herself, and in yesterday's update , Jon proclaimed, "Grace had a...
Books Read in 2023
Since 2010, I've been keeping a record of the books I read. During this time, I've averaged 68 books per year; the smallest annual total...
Better News, a Sabbath Gift
There hasn't been a lot of news from Boston in the last few days. The time immediately after a bone marrow transplant is especially...
The Battle Belongs to the Lord
If you know me, you know I'm not a fan of the Contemporary Christian Music genre, and when possible avoid worship services that feature...
Day +7
Today it has been a week since Grace's transplant. I've not been regular with my updates recently, for the very good reason that...
My Blood for Yours
(This post was originally to be an update, but I got interrupted while writing, and in my haste to save my work, I accidentally posted...
Musical Reflections Inspired by the Super Bowl
I'm the kind of person who sees standardized, multiple-choice tests as fun puzzles. I always did well on them—but only because I...
Transplant Day!
There's no way I can do better than Heather at describing Transplant Day : I'm sorry I can't make the link fancy now. Working...
Day 0
Faith has successfully given her bone marrow, and Grace should start receiving it at about 3:30. Sorry I can't be more loquacious, but...
Day -1
Heather wrote a long, catch-up post (with pictures) here . Here's my Cliff Notes version. Because they are killing off Grace's bone...
Team Victory T-shirts Are In
If you ordered a Team Victory t-shirt, they are now in. See this link for details .
Day -3, Nausea
Grace is now into her second chemo drug, and this one can cause crystals like shards of glass in the bladder if not flushed with a lot...
Two Views of Our Border Crisis
The first video is from Task & Purpose , and presents a brief history of tiny El Salvador , the progress that has been made...
The Countdown Begins
I've been through the countdown/up before, having followed the leukemia/transplant journey of a friend's grandson, who was diagnosed at...
The Battle Begins
After still more testing, Grace was officially cleared for transplant yesterday. That is a good thing, even though it does feel rather...
Facing the Mountain
As I child, I loved to climb in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York. Sometimes we had to hike quite a bit to get to...