News & Updates
Curious about what has been happening, what God is showing us and how Kandis is feeling? Then you’re in the right spot.
The posts may come in fits and giggles but we will do our best to keep everyone up to date.
We also plan to go back and add posts that let us share the stories from the beginning of this journey.
Thanks for being here.
Our Blog
Andy and Kandis will be adding posts separately as well as together to let you peek into our journey. Thank you for joining us as we travel this road.
There’s No Place Like Home
I forgot to pack red sparkly shoes when I went to the hospital for surgery. Thankfully having my black shoes with some silver threads woven in worked out just as well and after repeating "there's no place like home" at least three times, I was able to come home before...
Yes, It’s Really Me . . . a Post Surgery Update
Yes, it really is me - Kandis. I'm typing my own post surgery update from my hospital room because I can! Our day started with a very early wake up alarm since we had to be at the hospital at 5:30 this morning and the hospital isn't exactly around the corner from our...
How Much Summer Can You Cram Into 5 Weeks?
My last chemo treatment was June 1st and within a week after that last treatment we were able to schedule surgery for July 6th. Once we had a solid date, Andy and I decided to see how much summer we could cram into the five weeks between the two dates. And looking...
It’s Coming Back and Next Steps
Though my last chemotherapy treatment isn't even two weeks in my past, my hair has already started to come back. Most people would still be losing their hair but I'm beginning to believe that nothing about this process has been normal for me. My new hair is...
Cycle 2 Treatment 4 Update
Yesterday's treatment went well. My nurse followed the same protocol as the nurse the time before, which if nothing else, settled my brain. I had quite the welcome home yesterday after my treatment! The boys and my parents had decorated outside and inside of our house...
Cycle 2 Treatment 4 (the last one) Thoughts
I am walking towards tomorrow with an intense mix of emotions. Am I ready to have chemo behind me? Absolutely. Am I ready for what lies ahead? No way - there is so far to go in this journey and none of it is going to be easy. Many have told me that this is the end of...
Kandis, You are beautiful
I mindlessly scrolled through the current news feed on my phone while I sat on the beach at Lake Erie, the sun shining across the water... the headline of an article caught my attention: “Sometimes, It Makes Me Cry”: Once Hailed as the Epitome of Human Physique, 75-YO...
Cycle 2 Treatment 3 Update
Today I had an amazing nurse! When we met, she already knew exactly what happened last time, had a plan for keeping it from happening again based on what she has read and seen, explained everything she wanted to try including why it would make a difference and then...
Cycle 2 Treatment 3 Thoughts
Tomorrow is my second to last chemo treatment! We're already 75% finished with chemo and after tomorrow we will be more than 87% finished. You'd think I'd be a pro at this process by now but each treatment feels like starting over. Every treatment is its own thing. It...