As the mom of a 4-year-old son in the midst of cancer treatment for leukemia, I need my precious Jack to be surrounded by love. Your support of CaringBridge makes that possible. My silly, happy, well-...
During the first and second years of my recovery after stroke, I went through a grieving process. In the third year, I felt like I was living in the past—or at least thinking a lot about the way lif...
CaringBridge is a sacred place in the online world. It is beautiful. And rare. I say this as a National Geographic photographer who has seen many beautiful and rare things. But nothing quite like Cari...
Spoiler Alert: Twins born at 26 weeks, weighing just 2 pounds each, do turn into healthy, happy and very busy toddlers. I’d like you to meet Tate and Mila. My husband, Ben, and I, were expecting...
My Mom, Cathy Bluey, was insistent that Thanksgiving was coming and she needed to make her pumpkin pies. Sadly, the date was Dec. 19, 2013. The next day, after her MRI revealed gray areas of concern, ...
The healing process for me is ongoing. Every day. I still have my bad days. I still have days where I just want to lie in bed, not get up. Not do anything all day. But knowing I can push through ̷...
I would go down in my garage with a piece of paper that said, ‘c-a-n-c-e-r.’ I’d tape it to my backdrop and I’d blow it apart with my airsoft machine gun. I was killing cancer....
Just because I have all of these illnesses, and all of these issues, doesn’t mean that I should just look super-sick. There’s no shame in trying to look as great as you possibly can, even ...
After my treatment, I wasn’t strong enough to get back into running right away, so my Mom was like, ‘Oh, you should at least try swimming.’
...His body is strong, but not coordinated. His mind is strong, and it is pulling things together. His spirit is strong, and he’s keeping a good attitude. You watch that and you say, ‘Yep, he’s...
