Two years.  It has been two long years since my daughter took her last breath in my arms. Two years since I held those beautiful hands. Two years since I smelled her stinky chemo breath. Two years since her laugh echoed through the house. Two years since I got to hear her say, "I love you, Mommy." It was early in the morning on March 30, 2018––Good Friday––when I knew my daughter, Hazel's, time on this earth was coming to an end.  She was fighting neuroblastoma––a tumor based cancer that affects a child's sympathetic nervous system and is found in about 700 children every ye ..read more

     Oh my goodness, how has it been 2 1/2 months since I last updated?!  For those of you who may have been worried, my apologies!  But for those of you who know me personally, know that I have not updated because we, as a family, have been absolutely reveling in the unexpected gift of "normal" life. Most importantly, our little Hazelnut is doing great!  She has been off of chemo since our last update in July, and on her daily ALK Inhibitor medication, which has meant that her body has been recovering.  Her color is back, her hair is growing, she is gaining weight, and has been eating everyt ..read more