Third Update Since Cancer Diagnosis: Month 3

A month of rain and rainbows April was the month when everything fell apart, but then came together. It began April 8th, heading into my third infusion, with my oncologist, Dr. Martin, telling me I had to book another PET (full body MRI) scan to check on the response of the cancer to the treatments….

Second Update Since Cancer Diagnosis: Month 2

Hello again, dropping in for a second update since my cancer diagnosis. The #1 question I get asked… “How do you feel?” March started with another dose of chemotherapy at Fred Hutch. I decided to have fun with my head wraps and color-coordinate the visit with my newly bald head, down to the water bottle!…

First update since cancer diagnosis: Month 1

As some of you know, and will now know, at the beginning of February, I was diagnosed with Aggressive B Cell Lymphoma cancer. The word cancer has to be one of the scariest words in the human language, wouldn’t you agree?… it still doesn’t feel real, it feels like I’m watching what’s happening to me…

Jakob Two Trees Continues to Delight and Draw Traffic to Issaquah

Months after completion Jakob Two Trees continues to draw excitement and loads of traffic, because of social media posts like this, to downtown Issaquah, Washington. As one of Jakob’s closest neighbors, I have watched as he was constructed by dozens of volunteers in August and early September. Artists broke apart wooden pallets and reclaimed wood…