And now what? Well, we wait. We wait while the special ops forces, my CAR T cells, are hard at work eradicating and annihilating my...

With military precision, the special ops forces arrived. 200x 10 to the 6th of my re-engineered T cells were delivered in the smallest...

A year minus a day. It’s been a year minus a day since I was diagnosed with cancer. I never imagined this marathon would go on so long....

This is not the post I wanted to write. I had wanted to write that my scans were all clear and I was in remission. But I can’t. My scan...

Since my last post, I’ve been asked by a few people about my friend who challenged herself to complete 75 novel things in a year. Why 75?...

Now we wait. But what is it that we’re waiting for? Mostly we’re waiting for my body to recover from the 6 consecutive days of...

After 26 days of being in isolation with a caretaker, I moved back home to be with my family. My husband and boys had taped a huge...

Hey Everyone, I've created a separate page where I post updates daily, or almost daily. The information I share there is short and sweet,...

“Are you at home?! I’m surprised you’re not required to stay at the hospital,” was the comment made by an individual in the cancer...

“They’re 36 minutes out!” My stem cells would arrive at my hospital bedside in 36 minutes. The precision and timing with which the stem...

My medical team has worked their magic and booked me the earliest new date available for my stem cell transplant. The countdown is on as...

This week was supposed to be a nice, peaceful week off before the start of the chemotherapy that would mark the beginning of my...

Squish, squish, pump, pump. I held the tiny squishy football in the palm of my hand. I’d been given the dollar store toy by my nurse....

“Do you have kids?” was the question I posed to my oncologist. “No,” she admitted. “Cause that, that bone pain caused by the Lapelga,...

In preparation for the stem cell transplant that is only a few weeks away, I am trying to squirrel away a few meals in our freezer. One...

I think I have one of the best oncology teams ever. The oncology team out of the Ottawa Hospital General Campus is incredibly responsive...

A salad is my go-to food for lunch. They are delicious and highly beneficial. When I make a salad, there are some ingredients that I...

That’s the hope anyway. But how we get there is the question that looms before us. In December, we got the biopsy results we were hoping...

Cranberries are a “super food” packed with antioxidants. Along with cranberries, these cookies contain almond flour. Almond flour is a...

People often want to know how I am and if I’m okay. The answer is surprisingly simple. For the most part, I’m good. Most days, I choose...