Dear Daddy, How’s your week in Southern Laos going? I sure hope you come back well-rested because Mum says that Friday night we’re all yours. If the last two nights …
Mike
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I walked into the kitchen last night to find Mike lying on the floor clutching his foot, a pool of blood spreading rapidly beneath him. “Go get gloves,” Mike said. …
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I’ve heard people talk about the “cancer roller coaster” but to me, so far, this has felt more like a game of chutes and ladders. Did you play that as …
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Friends, We’ve arrived safely in Australia (albeit minus things like my prescription sunglasses, the boys immunization records, and vitamins – which were all forgotten in the scramble to get packed). …
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Happy New Years!! So. Two days ago we learned Mike has testicular cancer. Amazing, isn’t it, how your life can change on a dime as the result of two words? …
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“What have you been up to this morning?” Mikes asked me via Skype from Bangkok. “I didn’t even get online until 10:45 today,” I told him, still stunned. “I’ve been …
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We’re back home in Luang Prabang after our week in Krabi and our whirlwind day in the hospital during the return trip. It’s been bittersweet unpacking and settling back in. …
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Until this afternoon the title of this post was going to be “I can’t be bothered to write an update” because that’s how I’ve felt since Wednesday – exhausted and …
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It’s been ages since I wrote a post in my series about fruits of the spirit. I’ve felt a bit stuck on the theme of kindness – trying to think …
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So the fact that I actually broke my ankle ten weeks ago instead of just spraining it wasn’t the worst medical news we received last week. That was the news …
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It’s going to be a childhood-themed week – later this week I’ll be posting on author’s favorite children’s books. So in keeping with the theme, here’s Mike’s list of childhood …
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We are still in Bangkok in Bumrungrad hospital. Mike is still in those sexy green PJ’s with an IV line sticking out of the back of his hand and plastic …