Lisa
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Starting Out the Month of May
May is a crazy month – first, you have all the holidays – Mother’s Day, Lily’s birthday, and Kevin’s and my wedding anniversary. Then add in all the school things that I have to take care of as a teacher.… Continue reading
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Celebrating 25 Amazing & Adventurous Years
Twenty five years! What an amazing blessing and gift it has been to be married to Kevin this past quarter of a century, and I cannot even express how grateful I have to have him as my partner for eternity.… Continue reading
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How I’m Doing . . .
I just finished up my 3rd round of insusions with my new chemotherapy, Enhertu. (The pill version was so new, that insurance would only approve the ifusion version. It’s fine. The symptoms are very similar to my old chemo treatments,… Continue reading
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Finishing Up the Month
April has been so busy!! Besides all the state testing and preparation for it, there were all sorts of other things going on at school. One of them for my students was a special “Famous Texan” project. It was so… Continue reading
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April Adventures
April has been jam packed with all the things, but in the middle of it all, I have still had my treatments and appointments and such. My latest chemo just happened to fall on the Friday that Kevin was in… Continue reading
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A Lovely & Inspiring Easter Celebration
Easter is one of my favorite holidays and times of the year. Not only does it take place in spring, a time of renewal and rebirth, but it is totally focused on the mission and atonement of Jesus Christ. This… Continue reading
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A Beautiful Beginning of April
April is here, and spring is in full swing in my yard. I keep thinking of the song from the old musical that says, “Spring is busting out all over!” That is what it looks like, and I can’t help… Continue reading
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The Rest of Spring Break
I already posted about the discouraging news I have received recently about my cancer. I was so grateful to have Kevin by my side and Pamela with me when I saw the results of my PET scan. It was terrifying… Continue reading
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An Escape to Paradise for Spring Break
After my diagnosis last year, and as we settled into life with cancer treatments, we stopped planning things for a bit. I had a trip with some friends I already had tickets for that I was still able to go… Continue reading
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Discouragement: Finding Hope in all the Hard
Over the past few weeks, there have been a lot of hard things – bad news, discouraging results, and lots and lots of pain. There have been a lot of days where hope and positivity was very hard to find.… Continue reading










