Author: Annie

We drove up yesterday, Gerry, the kids, Max’s friend, Charlie, Atticus and me – a car full! On the way we stopped at Wendys and Gerry walked the dog. When I looked out the window I saw him resting (goofing) and realized just how badly Gerry needs a break, too! Our trip to NJ –…

I’ve been home for a few days, and just can’t seem to get myself back into my own body. Things feel uneasy, disconnected, not quite right. Yesterday was our 15th anniversary – the first one where we’ve been able to leave the kids alone while we went out to dinner. Granted, we went to dinner…

We arrived late last night, the drive was long, but not bad at all. We skirted Chicago this time and that made life a lot easier (especially as it was rush hour…) The kids were absolutely amazing. I don’t think I could have been (or ever WAS) quite so good a traveler when I was…

So we’re heading off this morning, back to St. Paul. We stayed here in Marietta an extra day because I just wanted to be with Jan. It’s been frustrating in that I haven’t been able to speak with any of her doctors, Gerry and I were discussing what a different atmosphere this medical center is…

So we’re in Marietta at the Holiday Inn. We arrived last night just in time for the kids to dive into the pool, Atticus to run wild across the big, big yard and Gerry and I to collapse into the bed. Why on earth is driving so tiring? This morning I went over to the…

I’d been meaning to update the Knit With Courage cover, I needed to add blurbs and clean up the final look. While I was fiddling with it last night, my old friend Tomm stopped by and helped me make a MUCH nicer cover. He’s a [gifted] graphic designer, he has his own graphics company, and…

It’s been a rough couple of days – more rough for Jan than for me, so I have no room to complain. Yet I will. Have I mentioned lately that cancer sucks? Did I tell the sad tale of my meltdown at the MM Conference a few days ago? There was a raffle, $20 for…

When a really crappy thing like cancer happens, there is BOUND to be a certain amount of anger, especially for the patient. One thing I noticed in this past year was that when someone is ill and the ‘bad’ topics have to be discussed, there’s usually a strong emotional reaction. After an initial anger or…

Driving down here was necessary, the minute I walked into my cousin’s hospital room, I knew it was absolutely the best thing for me to drive down here to West Virginia (actually, Marietta, OH) from NJ. My cousin’s mother and my mother were sisters, Jan and I are as close as sisters. We’ve always had…

We’re at the International Myeloma Foundation’s Short Hills conference, and it’s been a very good experience. I was more – enervated – than I thought I would be when we arrived yesterday. I can go along for periods sort of forgetting that Gerry’s ill, but you can’t quite push all of that down De Nile…