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I have recently decided to run a half-marathon. Yes, 13.1 miles on December 14, 2014. My decision was pretty easy, I'm running for all those who can't, I'm running for those like my Dad.  The training has started, slowly, but it has started and there are moments where I run 4 miles and think, "Wow- 4 miles!", only to realize that 13.1 is pretty far away from 4 miles. But it's one step at a time, similar to how we have handled Dad's diagnosis and treatment- one step at a time. I try to run as many 5ks as I can, and I'm constantly looking to beat my personal best- which is probably why I love running so much, because the only competition you have is the person looking back at you in the mirror. I also try to remind myself that a 12 minute mile is just as far as a 6 minute mile, and others running in the half-marathon in December can go ahead and thank runners like me for making themselves look really fast! It's no secret that I'm a huge supporter...

Living from one MRI to another. That's how it has felt for me since October 2013. I've focused on Dad's MRI results, I've focused on wondering if the MRI will show more tumor growth, I've focused on what the doctor will tell us about the MRI, and I've focused on all the treatments involved with the MRI. My life has centered around these MRI's for the last 8 months, and for the first time I'm going to really focus on breaking free from this habit- and just live.  I read once that to live is the rarest thing in the world, that most people just exist. To just exist couldn't be farther from the life that I want to live, and it couldn't be farther from the life I see Dad living. So now we look ahead at the future, thank God for each day that we have and remind ourselves how blessed we that we made it through some of our darkest days with smiles on our faces. Life continues on. And how beautiful is each and every day we have here- some days filled with...

Many of you may notice something new to the top of the blog page- there is now an area to type your email address and receive updates via email of any new blog posts! I hope this will help keep everyone updated on Dad's progress and our day to day fight to BTHO Brain Cancer! If you have any problems subscribing to the blog, please let me know and I can help walk you through step by step on how to add your email address. Hope everyone is having a wonderful Wednesday!

I can't help but look at our situation, look at Mom and Dad, and look at our friends and family surrounding us and think, "Man, we are so blessed!" I read a quote recently that said: "If we all threw our problems on a pile and saw what everyone else was going through, we would quickly grab ours back." And how incredibly true is that! Sometimes we tend to focus so much on the bad, focus on what could be better, that we tend to forget what has already gone right for us, we forget how much good each situation has brought us.  Dad has had another great week, mowing the yard, working in the garden, keeping the house together, and improving on his speech every day. It's extremely challenging for him to have conversations with others, but my heart is so full when I see him going over to talk with friends he hasn't seen in a while- I love seeing his confidence increasing and his speech getting better and better.  Dad continues to have a good appetite and actuall...

"You fall, you rise, you make mistakes, you live, you learn. You're human, not perfect. You've been hurt, but you're alive. Think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive- to breathe, to think, to enjoy and to chase the things you love. Sometimes there is sadness in our journey, but there is also lots of beauty. We must keep putting one foot in front of the other even when we hurt, for we will never know what is waiting for us just around the bend." Today marks 8 months since Dad's seizure. It's absolutely crazy to think that in only 8 months our entire lives have been turned around, shifted and completely changed- but it's also crazy to think that in such a short amount of time we've all been changed for the better. It is a true privilege to be alive, to be able to enjoy the ones you love and do the things that make you feel complete. There has, without a doubt, been sadness in our journey, but this sadness has been overshadowed by the true ...