People always ask how they can help. Locally, we’ve had people cook for us, walk the dog, rake the yard, and send cards. Further away, people have sent cards or stayed in touch to offer support. We tell everyone to give blood (we’ve lost count as to how many units of red blood cells and […]
This has been another week for significant changes and events so settle back and follow along.On Saturday, Robbie had a surgical consult regarding the fungal infection. Deb and Robbie insisted whatever was decided be done by consulting Dr. Beardsley. Well, by dinner time, the surgery was scheduled but no, Dr. Beardsley hadn’t been consulted. When […]
We haven’t talked about work in a while so I figured it’s time for an update.Each day I continue to write for Famous Monsters of Filmland and do my work for the Heroes Happen Here web comic strip. The latter is winding up its six month run and it’s been quite the experience. The graphic […]
I love Shore Leave. I’ve loved being here since Shore Leave 3 and here we are celebrating Shore Leave 30. The kids grew up here and Robbie has always considered the Hunt Valley Inn his home away from home.This year it’s different. We missed last year’s show because of my father-in-law’s funeral and this year […]
A crummy week only seemed to get worse as the sixth month came to an end.As you know, on Sunday we got hr word the leukemia had returned. As the week progressed, Robbie had a variety of issues with blood pressure and oxygen. It was clear he was going to need plenty of help so […]
Stolen entirely from my pqal Jackie Bundy:The Voyager anthology scheduled for next summer has been titled Distant Shores.The list of contributors has been posted at Psi Phi and includes;Christopher L. Bennett, Kirsten Beyer, Ilsa J. Bick, Keith R.A.DeCandido, Robert Greenberger, Heather Jarman, Robert T. Jeschonek,Terri Osborne, Kim Sheard, James Swallow, Geoffrey Thorne, and SusanWright.The Psi […]
So, my schedule for Shore Leave is now up and honestly, I expected to be a little busier. On the other hand, it leaves me time to socialize and, sadly, work.Friday10-12 p.m. Meet the ProsSaturday10-11 a.m. An hour with me chatting about Robbie, my current projects, and showing movie trailers.1-2 p.m. eBook Post-Mortem — Goodbye […]
Robbie’s leukemia has returned.With those four words our lives were turned upside down all over again. On Saturday, we were all excited that his counts were finally perking up and that he could finally begin to look forward to going home soon.On Sunday, though, once we arrived at the hospital, the on call oncologists came […]
From birth, parents check off each anticipated milestone. First burp. First smile. First step and so on. There’s a mental checklist we all tick off and keep watch for. Miss a milestone and the worry radar begins. As the children age, the milestones come further and further apart but remain part of the family’s fabric […]
The most watched number after the Dow Jones Average might well be Robbie’s white cell count. It was .1 then .2 then .3 before slipping back to .2. We were not giving up and Robbie went to sleep each night willing his body to respond.Thursday night, though, his back was hurting worse and worse. Finally, […]