Continued from previous post… Don’t Worry, Daddy In my last two posts, When Words Matter Most and Don’t Worry, Daddy, I shared Richard’s thoughts and fears as he drove to be with Alyssa in Oklahoma. I shared his heartache after viewing the MRI of Alyssa’s brain. It was clear to Richard that Alyssa had […]
Melanoma
When Words Matter Most
Continued from previous post… Keeping Watch By Night September 8, 2017, 11:00 pm to midnight Feeling incredulous, I now stood near my 30-year-old daughter’s hospital bed in the intensive care unit of a regional hospital in Oklahoma. How did Alyssa’s diagnosis of a stomach virus 2 days ago, turn into a brain tumor, hemorrhage and […]
Keeping Watch by Night
Continued from Previous Post… The Sound of Silence “Honey, I hate to tell you, but it does not get more serious than this,” Richard said about our daughter Alyssa after her emergency MRI confirmed a brain tumor, hemorrhage and probable cancer diagnosis. He told me this over the phone as he drove from Arkansas […]
The Sound of Silence
Continued from Previous Post… #GodLovesHerBest Late Evening, Friday, September 8, 2017 While Alyssa lay sleeping in her large, dimly-lit emergency room, Andre and I worked in tandem, alternately watching over Alyssa and juggling a myriad of details. Together, we had endured a terrifying afternoon, involving a grave health crisis for Alyssa. I am certain […]
#Godlovesherbest
Continued from Previous Post… First Responders “But Daddy, I want to go with you,” pleaded Dominic. “I know you do Buddy, but you need to stay here and play with Nana and Christian. I need to go to the hospital to be with Mommy. Ok?” […]
First Responders
Continued from Previous Post… What Are The Odds? September 8, 2017 “Nana, Nana!” shouted three-year-old Dominic as he ran out the front door to greet me. I heard his shouts before I even got out of the car. While sitting in Alyssa’s driveway, I quickly texted my husband, Richard, to let him know I […]