How I Turned my Biggest Challenge into Something Positive and Life Changing
Ask most people and I am sure they would say being diagnosed with cancer is the worst thing imaginable. No doubt, that’s true. I still...
Ewing Sarcoma Killed my Little Brother
Childhood cancer…… How has that affected my life? It all started with a phone call from my brother Neal in Aug 2006. He said “Robyn the...
Guilt
As my husband and I are watching our son Layton grow we celebrate every milestone. Most parents do, of course. But sometimes I find...
Another Kind of #TBT
My throwback Thursday is not an actual photograph, but written journal entries showing a journey that began on October 16, 2007 when we...
Widowed at 22
In 2001, I met one of the most amazing people I have ever met in my life. Little did we know that we lived over 4,000 miles apart from...
Emotions of a Momcologist
When Gavin was born on New Year's Eve 2009 at 33 weeks, nearly two full months before his due date, he weighed just under 4 lbs. We...
Almost as Wild and Free
As a parent of a child with cancer I’m sure we can all agree we have a date forever etched into our mind, heart and soul. A date that...
Why the Impacts of Childhood Cancer Matter
Each day while we are going about our daily lives, surfing the web, watching tv, taking the dog for a walk, grocery shopping, running...
Cancer, You Really Suck.
Today, like most days, cancer sucks. It really does. But today it just sucks a little more. Why is this day any different than...
Cancer and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
“Your child has cancer.” These are words no parent ever wants to hear. “You have cancer,” is often a meaningless sentence to a child, but...
