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Waiting. It’s something we all have to do, but it’s never easy—especially when what you’re waiting for holds so much weight.

Since my Whipple, every scan has been "clean." This CT scan however, revealed a new, tiny nodule in my lung.

Our final interview was an intense one.

In the home study stretch, TBRI, and white saviorism.

For me, recovery from Whipple surgery was a long and arduous process. It took about 8 months before I felt comfortable . . .

We've got binders, we've got clean scans, and we've got a reality check in the mail!

This letter I wrote during my treatment was supposed to be a cathartic exercise, but the rawness of my feelings surprised everyone.

Our social worker came over for a thorough interrogation—er, interview—to figure out if we’re fit to be parents.

Merrily we roll along. Making our list and checking it twice. We now find ourselves in the midst of the adoption home study.

Let’s make things super uncomfortable and talk about money! We want to be very transparent about the costs of an international adoption.

We’re completing our background checks, and the other day we got our fingerprints, uh, fingerprinted.

On April 3, 2024 at approximately 11pm here in Florida, we learned about the 7.4 earthquake that struck the east coast of Taiwan.

Nǐ hǎo, wǒ shì měiguó rén, wǒ xǐhuān hànbǎobāo. I (Christina) have been working on my Mandarin. The opening sentence says, "Hello, I am...

Here are my tips on how to prepare your mind and body for the Whipple.

I had the Whipple surgery to remove a rare tumor on my pancreas. Here's what you can expect on the day of your Whipple surgery.

We have loved reading all of the well-wishes we've received after announcing our adoption plans!

If a patient will be receiving chemo drugs intravenously for an extended amount of time, a port will most likely be placed to save the arm.

One day of outpatient chemo alternated with the four to five days of inpatient chemo for my treatment. Initially the outpatient gig...

Inpatient chemo for Ewing’s sarcoma consists of 4-5ish days in the hospital.