The Doctors: University of Chicago

Several people have reached out and strongly suggested considering second opinion consults as we go through this journey. My amazing sister-in-law, Alyssa Rapp, immediately introduced me to her friend and company board member, Dr. Funmi Olopade who is one of the University of Chicago’s top hematology oncologists. Dr. Olopade and I have been texting since…

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Family Love: Johnny helping Grandma

My son John was a big help this week and helped me sort out and clear my moms garage! We were able to make several donations to Goodwill and lots of items will hopefully find a new home. Anything we can do to make her life easier and head clearer is important in her journey.…

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Family Love: Beth Sarros

Where do I even start with Beth?? She is the most generous and kind sister-in-law anyone can ask for and I’m blessed beyond words to have her in my life! When we got back from the hospital I was greeted with this shipment of jersey caps from Butterfly Kisses, a unique little headwear shop. https://www.etsy.com/shop/ButterflyKissesCo Thank…

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Family Love: Maria Corea & Tina Popp

Today I had to work in the city all day so my Aunt Tina and Maria made sure mom was taken care of with some food and company! Maria brought an Egg McMuffin AND some Culver’s and Aunt whipped up one of our favorite broccoli 🥦 dishes. She ate very well today and said she…

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The Treatment: Thoracentesis & Paracentesis

Significant amount of fluid drained from lung and abdomen at St Mary’s. Met Brad Johnson, he will be performing most of my moms thora and paracentesis procedures from this point forward. We are hoping the chemo slows (or stops) the buildup of the ascites as this makes her extremely uncomfortable. This is a post drain…

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Friend Love: Crystal Klomp

Look at this amazing care package, thank you Crystal! The kindness cup runneth over from my Service League colleague and soon-to-be-neighbor, Crystal Klomp. Crystal left a gorgeous bag of amazing goodies on my doorstep with a beautiful card for my mom. The bag is full of comforting items including warm socks, colored art pencils, coloring…

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Friend Love: Jeremy Bowen

Wow! Today I came home from work to find an extremely generous gift from Jeremy Bowen and our friends at Project Lean Nation. They are coming soon to Crown Point and it’s so cool to get a sneak peek and try their meals! Getting my mom protein is NOT easy so this was so kind…

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Family Love: Brian Popp When serious things happen we have to execute on serious moves. In this case, “we got a guy”. My Uncle Brian Popp (married to my Aunt Tina) is one of the best attorneys around and has helped with updating power of attorney docs and advanced directives for healthcare decisions. It’s never…

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Family Love: Margaret Morris – the Best MIL ever!

Margaret Morris is my husbands beautiful mother and let’s just say I hit the mega multi ultra jackpot in the mother-in-law (MIL) department!!! She is a true southern belle who is amazing and kind and I can’t even begin to express my gratitude for her help and support since my mom went into the hospital…

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