Stories of community, courage and love
From the category archives:
April and I had the good fortune to be invited to watch U.S. Space Shuttle Endeavor launch at night (our guide told us it might be the last-ever night launch of a Space Shuttle) on Friday, Nov 14. April wasn’t feeling well; severe acid reflux and greater susceptibility to germs – both side effects of [...]
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The Banality of Doctor’s Visits Today’s visit with Dr. Gharavi was fairly uneventful. That’s good, but it seems strange sometimes, too - kind of surreal. He and April talked about how she’s doing with Doxil. She’s doing OK, but is having some struggles. Dr. Gharavi wrote a couple things down and nodded his head. He [...]
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Though I struggle with defining my personal faith and beliefs, I do believe whole-heartedly in the wisdom and strength of the Bible. And, as April and I work through her breast cancer recovery, I find the words of this text that was sent to me by my friend Denise (who is the tireless volunteer webmaster [...]
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Team April met bright and early this morning on the World’s Fair grounds to Race for the Cure. Everyone finished their event – including April – and there were thousands of people there with us. What a great event! Many thanks to Alayne Bowman for getting Team April started, and to everyone who showed up [...]
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We’re very proud to report that Team April is 66% of our way to our $1,000 goal. If you’d like to run or walk to help us raise money, or if you’d like to make a donation yourself, you can find out more about Team April here. The Knoxville Race for the Cure will happen [...]
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Knoxville has a Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, for which my co-workers have created a team in April’s honor, appropriately named “Team April”. If you’d like to make a donation for a great cause in honor of my sweetie (your friend, your co-worker, your family member, etc.!), please make your donation here. Some [...]
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