Two years ago today I was sitting in the Stanford Hospital waiting room worried that my husband might not make it through brain surgery. Since July 13, 2007 Travis has had too many medical appointments to count. He has been on too much medication, especially pain medication. He has been on Oxycontin, Duragesic pain patches, […]
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Two years ago today…An Update
July 13th, 2009 · 7 Comments
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My daughter, my hero
February 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tori was dressed in her new leotard for gymnastics; she has not gone to her gymnastic class since the holidays. She was really excited to start her classes again. The three of us were sitting down for dinner. Her class was about an hour away. Travis took a bite of his dinner and a “lightening […]
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Surgey and return visit to the hospital
July 26th, 2007 · No Comments
So much has happened since I last wrote. I will do my best to recall the important stuff. Friday, July13, 2007 was surgery day. I had a lot of confidence in Dr. Adler but I was still so scared. Even though I should have thought of positive things all I could think about was losing […]
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