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.
Satan’s Feather
Kandis has had a "tickle" in her throat for several weeks now. It is not that annoying tickle that has you coughing for a minute... for her it might cause constant coughing for hours. By constant I mean, constant. She can't talk. Sometimes she can't get a breath. Some...
Mercy & Grace
Getting a diagnosis in many ways makes you feel like you are on an island. Though from the get go I have had people who were praying for me, checking on me and bringing us food on hard days, there is still something very lonely about walking this road. There are so...
Daily Bread
We promised to share some of the God stories as we walk this journey and today we intend to do just that with a God story from near the very beginning. On Sunday, February 5th we shared with our church family that I had been undergoing some testing including a biopsy...
Sometimes You Need Space
Sometimes you want to be around people and sometimes you do not. And when you don't, you need your space. That's true of me in the best circumstances. Circumstances that are tough at least triple these feelings for me. Add in the need to be separated from people due...
Last Friday we needed rescued
It was the first week we had not had doctor's appointments, tests, scans, treatment, kids sporting events et al... so we had a second to think and process what is actually going on. You have to make a million important decisions and orchestrate a lot of events and you...
The Day After Treatment 3
Yesterday's bloodwork was not as stellar as the bloodwork from my previous treatments but it wasn't in a place that made the doctor's uncomfortable so we went ahead with the treatment as scheduled. Sitting for treatment three was a bit more emotional and I didn't...
Third Treatment Thoughts
We're once again at the day before treatment day. I'm beginning to think that each time we reach this day I am going to feel different. The day before the first treatment brought feelings of anticipation and fear of the unknown. The day before the second treatment...
Good Days are Precious
Today I had an easy normal doctor's appointment - you know the kind that every normal human goes to or at least is supposed to go to - in the morning. My in-laws had graciously offered to keep the boys at their house as the appointment was just around the corner and...
Haircut Day
Yesterday was haircut day in our house. Ever since the beginning of the pandemic, I've been in charge of cutting Andy and all the boys' hair. At first, I wasn't terribly good at it but it was me or nothing so they let me do it. Now, I can do a decent job if I'm not in...