I started writing this update from the hospital waiting room yesterday. It was another long day there. Laila had bloodwork, ultrasound,...

It has been a while since I provided an update on Laila and her treatment, and mostly that is because we are just going through the...

Today Laila turns one! And what a year it has been since this little angel joined our family. So many highs and lows in her first year of...

Today was Laila’s last radiation session - we got to bang the gong and hang her hand on the tree wall, but most importantly, marking...

Last Wednesday we went in for Laila's radiation simulation in preparation for her first radiation treatment today. We met with her...

After a very long six days in the hospital, we were finally discharged on Saturday afternoon. Phew. It was amazing to go home, with...

I still cannot believe this was inside her. People give birth to babies this size. INSANE. Before and after: Tumor:

Real talk: I did not want a second baby. I had an awful pregnancy and delivery experience with Caia and selfishly did not want to go...

After an almost six-hour surgery, she is out. Her INCREDIBLE surgeon just came in to speak to us about how everything went. Bottom line,...

They just wheeled our little angel baby in for surgery. Which means we will be on pins and needles for the next six or so hours until she...

On this Father’s Day, I’ve done a lot of reflecting.  There was a point in my life where I thought I might never become a father.  Then,...

This week, I’ve power washed the whole outside of the house (big new fan of power washing), cleaned, picked up all the sticks and leaves...

For those of you who are fellow Peloton riders, you know that at the beginning of each ride, most instructors (at least Robin and Alex)...

Since Laila’s diagnosis we have been living with a constant underlying anxiety. An anxiety that is extremely heightened by the...

Little did i know that losing my job two months ago would end up being a blessing in disguise. As I wrote in my first blog post, after...

Every Wednesday we go to the cancer clinic for chemo and we check-in to Lurie Hospital (a place Chris and I always said we hoped we would...

A lot of people are asking us how Caia is handling all of this. In summary - she is incredible. We had a brief moment after our first...

There are many side effects to chemo - nausea, discomfort, loss of sensation in your hands and feet/nerve issues, constipation, hair...

Wednesday morning we finally met our oncologist. She came prepared with our 28-week treatment plan and told us we would start THAT DAY...

Finally, finally, finally on Tuesday morning, the morning after we were admitted post-ER visit, we received the results of the biopsy....