I know a lot of onco-families are unfamiliar with the mechanics of cancer, we certainly were. I thought I would put together a short post...

We had a PET scan, second liver resection, and celebrated our son's first birthday in the hospital. I did not mean to go so long between...

My son woke up at 5am this morning. He normally wakes up with the sun, but not today. He wanted to play. I tried to get him to lie back...

Websites READ ME FIRST: Please take care when accessing these sites. Most do contain survival rates. I caution parents of children...

I finally realize, I always was and always will be enough. This is me and my Little Buddha at the park. It is a horrible angle, you can...

I never thought much about pediatric cancer before my son got sick. Every once in a while I would hear about someone who had a sick child...

These five-day chemo treatments are tough, he gets three powerful chemo agents, anti-nausea drugs, protective agents and fluids over the...

How we clean and manage my son's central line to keep him safe from infection. My son has a single Hickman line. For the uninitiated, a...

Please, please don't tell families with a cancer diagnosis that, "It isn't a sprint, it's a marathon." Dear Oncologists and Doctors,...

Lanipo (Mau'ume) is a beautiful ridge hike in the Kaimukī neighborhood of Honolulu. Lanipo (Mau'ume) is one of my Honolulu hikes, mostly...

Why I have a minimalist approach to keeping and acquiring stuff. Everything I own fits into one carry-on, one piece of checked luggage...

My nine month old son has cancer. My nine month old son has cancer. My nine month old son has fucking cancer. My nine month old son has a...

It doesn't seem like anything is wrong with him. No one stops us on the street to ask if he is okay. Our Little Buddha doesn't look sick....

The views are amazing, but the real joy is the feeling of accomplishment that comes from completing another trail. I love hiking. It is...

"If I can do it, you can do it." I hate this phrase. Judgmental. Ablest. Competitive. I no longer have any space for it.

If you make your living telling people that they shouldn't look like me, then don't follow me.