Life Is In The Soup?

AmyD. | January 13, 2010

It feels a little uncomfortable slipping back in here. It’s like coming back to school after a long illness and finding that your space was filled and you have to make a new place for yourself.
Life is constantly moving forward whether you like it or not. The kids have returned to school after winter [...]

6 Years Tomorrow…

AmyD. | December 31, 2009

It’s been six years since I finished watching the Rose Parade and answered the phone to find my doctor on the other end asking me if I wanted to “get it over with.”
“Get it over with.”
That’s a fitting way to end the pregnancy that rendered the family and ultimately the world absolutely helpless [...]

Silent Night, Silent Prayer

AmyD. | December 1, 2009

A year ago today I was trapped in a hospital room watching my son recover from Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection. Horrific, excruciating, and painful are all understatements.
Mike stayed as long as he could before taking our girls home and leaving me down at UCLA with Ethan. In the room I kept a brave face, made [...]