Childhood cancer

Are you sick of all this cancer stuff?

Recently I read a post on facebook written by Erin Griffin’s mom, Amanda. Erin was diagnosed with DIPG last year, a type of brain tumour . Erin describes her experience with childhood cancer in this short video by The TRUTH 365, an organization raising awareness for childhood cancer. Here's Erin speaking:   It is definitely worth… Continue reading Are you sick of all this cancer stuff?

Childhood cancer

A Journey of a Thousand Miles

It’s just not fair. How many times have I thought that in the last 20 months? And often I have thought about how I was before entering the cancer world, how I would get stressed or upset over things that are so insignificant in the grand scheme of things. A car cuts you off on… Continue reading A Journey of a Thousand Miles

Childhood cancer

The Boston Marathon… and feeling lucky

Today we get the results of Elliot’s scan. He is acting normal, except for what is probably some hayfever, runny nose, coughing and light asthma. The coughing and asthma always worry me, because what we will find out today, basically, is whether there are any lungs metastases. We went in for all the tests on… Continue reading The Boston Marathon… and feeling lucky