News & Updates
Curious about what has been happening, what God is showing us and how Kandis is feeling? Then you’re in the right spot.
The posts may come in fits and giggles but we will do our best to keep everyone up to date.
We also plan to go back and add posts that let us share the stories from the beginning of this journey.
Thanks for being here.
Our Blog
Andy and Kandis will be adding posts separately as well as together to let you peek into our journey. Thank you for joining us as we travel this road.
There I Am
One of the most frustrating parts of going through chemotherapy - and probably the subsequent treatments I went through as well - is feeling like your brain just can't do things that it used to do. I have always been a thinker, a writer and a person who loves to...
I Did It!
The last two weeks have been filled with I DID IT! moments. Things that a year ago I couldn't even imagine. And though they may seem like minor things to most people, they were huge to me and so I'm going to share them with you all. I went tubing! You all this may...
It’s Time
It's time! I'm ready, I think. I've been holding off on scheduling a hair cut. Cutting my hair short before chemo didn't really bother me. Losing my hair wasn't particularly stressful. Having it grow back in has been a learning curve - thanks curls I now have and...
Too Much in One Week – Hindsight is 20/20
In what I thought was a stroke of genius back in January I scheduled all of my 6 month follow up appointments for the same week as VBS at our church. At the time, it seemed brilliant - I was practically guaranteeing that I would be in town and I also knew that I...
In the Green
Appointments and blood work are still part of many if not all months of our reality. For being someone who went to any doctor's office maybe twice a year total to someone who goes nearly every month if not more often, it still feels weird. Anyway, I've already...
A Touch of Normal
One of the things I get asked a lot is, "Are things back to normal?" The quick most accurate answer is the one no one wants to hear. No, things are not back to normal. But rarely do I feel at liberty to say that there are still things that are hard, still disruptions...
“WARDROBE!”
You know when you were a teenager and every time you turned around your wardrobe didn't fit because you were suddenly three inches taller or twenty pounds heavier or now you had hips? That's what I currently feel like. My body has taken quite the beating over the last...
Graduation – Another “End”
It's a bit early for graduation season and yet yesterday I graduated. You see, yesterday I went to my six month post-radiation follow-up appointment and after a quick exam and lots of questions. my radiologist decided that she no longer needs to see me for follow ups....
What a Road Trip
I could have driven to California and part way home. Yes, you read that correctly. The mileage Andy or I drove to and from appointments, scans and treatments in 2023 amounted to more than a road trip to California. Maybe I should back up. About two weeks ago Andy and...