Today we heard news we didn't want but fully expected. Maggie's cancer is progressing and the pace is accelerating. If we could start the available clinical trial next week, that might be a viable option. We know, however, a quick start wouldn't happen due to all the...

Maggie's treatment last Thursday was canceled to allow the clock to start on her washout period (required break from treatment between different clinical trials) to reduce any delay if we opt to enroll her in a new study. We came on home Friday for a long weekend....

Happy Mother's Day! And I'm a happy mother because I spent time with both of my daughters - I was at home with Molly in Hattiesburg today before flying to Houston to be with Maggie and Phil. I'm relieving Phil to allow him to travel home tomorrow. Molly and I were...

I think I’m overdue for a full update, so here we go. Maggie’s 4/26 infusion was well-tolerated. We had a quiet, restful weekend in Houston with low pain/nausea levels and no breakthrough pain to speak of. This trend continued into Sunday when we were able to start...

I'm happy to report the birthday weekend was a success. Phil had all his girls home to help celebrate another year of God's blessings. We enjoyed a delicious dinner at Crescent City Grill (special thanks to our server and the chef for bending the rules a little and...

Maggie is receiving the last few drips of infusion #3 (the 2nd time getting both drugs) this afternoon. As last week, we're in a private infusion room at MDA and will be leaving for our apartment after the one hour observation period. Her blood work continues to be...

In another movement from the sweet Hands of Providence, we are in Houston settled in an apartment that couldn't be any more ideal for us. We got a call yesterday evening from Sally with the church apartment ministry group. (We had placed an application the day before...

Despite our prayers, Maggie didn't make it to the Easter service at TBC. She is spending most of her time in bed still trying to recover from recent events and traveling. Because air travel was not comfortable for her, we're driving to Houston this Wednesday for her...

We wanted to share a quick update to let you know Maggie is better. She has responded to the PCA/continuous morphine pump for her pain. The plan is to let her have it until morning then start weaning her off. The pain management plan going forward is to increase her...

Maggie was admitted to 3C (pediatric oncology floor) at Batson through the ER today. She has been in near constant pain with nausea since before we left from Houston to return home yesterday. She spiked a fever of 102.5 this morning at which time I spoke with the...