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.
Splitting Hairs
When your hair starts falling out, you start realizing how underappreciated hair is and I'm not just talking about the hair on my head. All hair is underappreciated. But possibly most underappreciated are nose hairs, let me explain . . . Nose hairs are heroes. They...
Learning the Limits
Friday continued to be a good day for me and I felt few side effects from my treatment the day before. And because I felt good, I did and did and did some more. By the kids' weekend bedtime, I was shot physically and emotionally. I wouldn't say that I put it in a full...
The Morning After
Treatment number 2 is behind us! Yesterday I felt pretty good until about 2PM and then I was walking through a fog. I took a nap hoping to wake up not foggy but no such luck. When I woke up, I was foggier, nausea had started to set in and I could still taste the one...
Praises from the second chemo treatment
Kandis' blood counts were 100% going into this one! Praise God! Prayer works. Keep praying! In one of the early meetings we were told this type of cancer is not as responsive to chemo. The oncologist felt the tumor is measurably smaller according to what I would call...
Second Treatment Thoughts
Tomorrow is the second of my AC cycle chemo treatments. After I'm finished with tomorrow's dose, I'm half way through my AC cycle! I'm still far from half way through my chemo as treatments will run into the beginning of July, but I'll take the big percentage where I...
This Morning We’re Celebrating!
Today we are celebrating – my head doesn’t hurt, itch or burn at least for now and that's worth celebrating. One of the things we have learned is that nothing is to small to be thankful for or to celebrate. It's also Wesley's birthday so bring on the birthday...
It’s Not Sunburn
I feel like I have a sunburn all over my head – I don’t. This must be what everyone talks about before their hair falls out. Pressure is the only thing that helps. Can I just press on my head all day? Seriously, this is painful and distracting. I'm not afraid of...
Manna in the desert – encouragement, a wig and unplanned Valentine’s date
I was very discouraged waking up. Maybe distraught. I didn't pray for God to send encouragement. As I sat in the nuclear medicine waiting area, a cheerful Christian soul, limping, old and incredibly joyful, was sent by the Lord to talk to me during Kandis...
Chemo Thursdays
We intentionally scheduled chemo for Thursdays knowing it is likely her worst days will be the weekend and it will wreck most weekends for us. We hate that. We also figure I have zero work obligation on the weekend and more people are available on weekends so we have...