My sister went to the emergency room yesterday for a staph infection. She had a mosquito bite on her stomach that became infected and grew to three or four inches in diameter ( Read more... )

Late last week, the divorce became final. No, not my divorce, you vultures! My sister's ( Read more... )

Last week, I emailed most of my family about our plans at Christmas, specifically, what I should buy as gifts. No one responded ( Read more... )

My mother-in-law is going to have her stem cell transplant at some point during the next month, as part of her cancer treatment. She e-mailed me this morning to ask if there is a book of poetry that I could recommend for this time ( Read more... )

Leon and I are flying to Seattle this weekend to meet up with his parents, Marty and Ellen. Ellen starts her cancer treatment on Friday, though, so we don't know if she'll be up for the drive from Montana. I suspect the trip will go according to plan, but Leon's parents are making some accomodations for us in case they don't show ( Read more... )

Bombshell of the year: Leon's mom has cancer.

And it sounds like it's fairly advanced. (But we really don't know much at this point.) Please send Leon positive thoughts.

I? Am a weepy mess. But this isn't about me, so please don't feel sorry for meBut I feel really guilty that I haven't emailed her back in nearly a month and know it would ( Read more... )

I talked to Sara Wednesday night and helped her write a letter about Relay for Life, this 12-hour walk she's doing to help raise money for cancer research ( Read more... )