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Finding Joy in the Waiting
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.


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Tiny Nodule, Heavy Heart, Big Faith
Since my Whipple, every scan has been "clean." This CT scan however, revealed a new, tiny nodule in my lung.


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Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Well, it finally happened! After months of background checks, endless paperwork, and every single one of our life details analyzed and...




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Final Home Study Interview, TBRI, White Saviorism and Transracial Adoption
In the home study stretch, TBRI, and white saviorism.


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How Long Will It Take to Recover After Whipple Surgery?
For me, recovery from Whipple surgery was a long and arduous process. It took about 8 months before I felt comfortable . . .


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Facing Reality, the Leslie Knope Adoption Binder, and a Clean Scan
We've got binders, we've got clean scans, and we've got a reality check in the mail!


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A Letter from the Darkness of Cancer Treatment
This letter I wrote during my treatment was supposed to be a cathartic exercise, but the rawness of my feelings surprised everyone.


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Our First Home Study Visit and an Unforeseen Frustration
Our social worker came over for a thorough interrogation—er, interview—to figure out if we’re fit to be parents.


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Initiating Adoption Home Study Phase Two
Merrily we roll along. Making our list and checking it twice. We now find ourselves in the midst of the adoption home study.


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


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Fingerprints and “Felt Safety”
We’re completing our background checks, and the other day we got our fingerprints, uh, fingerprinted.


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


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


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


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Whipple Surgery: What to Expect the Day of Your Procedure
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.

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


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Preparing for Chemo: Port Placement
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.


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Chemo: Outpatient Treatment for Ewing's Sarcoma
One day of outpatient chemo alternated with the four to five days of inpatient chemo for my treatment. Initially the outpatient gig...


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