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I wanted to write an extra special thank you to the Friends of Berlin Performing Arts (Michael’s school’s performing arts booster program) for feeding our family the week leading up to Under The Lights! They provided a meal Monday- Sunday and Rachel delivered it to our home every night. Our kids loved our dinner dropContinue reading “Extra special thank you!”

Yesterday was such a busy day. It started with such gorgeous snow falling down as we left home. We had to be downtown at an OSU medical building at 8am for an abdominal ultrasound to check the functions of my liver, kidneys, pancreas, and gallbladder to ensure everything is working correctly after chemo treatment #1.Continue reading “11/22/24”

I’m going to use this post to discuss Michael’s end of year show, called Under the Lights! Very few people know the labor and preparation it takes to put on this show, especially if you aren’t local. I’m extremely proud, so I want everyone to get a sneak peek of our “November normal” every year.Continue reading “Under the Lights!”

Baby update! Today I went for another scan with my high risk maternal fetal medicine doctor. The babies were moving and kicking like crazy, which is always so comforting to me. I’m 24 weeks along. Both babies are weighing about 1 lb 5oz each and their fluid levels are looking good! Baby A has 5.5Continue reading “11/8/24”

I conquered the first day of chemo! It certainly wasn’t fun but it was fine. Everyone was so kind and I felt so respected and valued with each encounter with every doctor and nurse. Michael made me laugh most of the day. I also got my wig so I’m ready when I need it. I’mContinue reading “10/31/24”

Check out these gorgeous photos by https://www.rileyerinstudios.com/ I can’t wait to see the rest!

Today I had a heart ultrasound to make sure my heart is strong enough for chemo. Thursday is the big day. I’d love to hear from others about the best things to bring to chemo. Snacks? A tablet? I’ll probably bring my laptop to work a little bit and start preparing for parent teacher conferencesContinue reading “10/28/24”

Last Thursday we met with Zangmeister Cancer Center and got everything set up. On Monday and Tuesday, we met with OSU The James Cancer experts to get a 2nd opinion due to my highly critical case. We want to trust doctors, but when 3 lives are at risk, it’s hard. We ultimately decided to pursueContinue reading “10/23/24”

On top of us being so concerned about the twins, this pregnancy has been terrible on my asthma. Michael had taken me to the ER on September 12 and September 26 because my wheezing and breathing were so bad. Both times I received lots of breathing treatments, a shot of steroids, and a steroid prescriptionContinue reading “10/7 -10/9”

Due to the fact I’m carrying twins, my OB referred me to St. Ann’s Maternal Fetal Medicine Group. I saw them once in August and they confirmed the identical twin pregnancy, where the twins have their own sac but separate placentas, called a mo-di pregnancy. These appointments are very long, as they take about anContinue reading “9/26/24”