Since I’ve been home and recovering, Finally Five has been revisiting a lot of the original questions about FBC as well as asking some new ones. So, I thought I’d take this opportunity to share with you her questions and our answers.
Kids & Childhood Cancer
Husband Report
The HOTY (a/k/a Husband of the Year) returns with reflections about the end of radiation.
Bambino Red Gate Adventure
This weekend, the HOTY (a/k/a Husband of the Year) and our daughter Finally Five came for a visit. I was out of my mind excited to see them! Joy of joys. The thing that Finally Five was most excited about was not the salt water taffy in Sausilito (though that did get some… Continue reading Bambino Red Gate Adventure
A Spoonful of Sugar
Finally Five and I shared a wonderful Silver Lining afternoon with Mary Poppins. We learned innumerable supercalifragilisticexpialidocious life lessons that we hold near and dear during breast cancer and will carry with us long after.
Finally Five's Flower
The other day, our daughter, a/k/a Finally Five and our dog, Buzz, took me outside for a little sun and love, both of which I (really!) needed during this chemo week. Finally Five decided that my “Thinking Cap” (what we kindly refer to as the cream cashmere cap that I wear when my bald head… Continue reading Finally Five's Flower
Finally Five!
The day has finally arrived! Our daughter, who has been 4 3/4 since the Brookside Buzz began, is FINALLY FIVE! From this point forward (until the next 1/4 mile marker), I will refer to her as “Finally Five”. We have started a new tradition with Finally Five: the night before her birthday, we put a… Continue reading Finally Five!
Bambino Update
It occurred to me that I never told you how our conversation went with 4 3/4. Oops. Looking so forward to getting some brain function back…at some point…I hope. Anyway, back to the story. Our approach, we decided, was that I would have the conversation with 4 3/4 while The Husband (a/k/a Daddy) was in… Continue reading Bambino Update