Victoria's Fight

Victoria finished her third chemo treatment last Wednesday and her cancer is responding well. Her lab work and physical exams continue to come back positive showing that she is receptive to the chemotherapy. The doctor is hopeful that when Victoria goes in for surgery she will have no remaining cancer cells, her chances are about 40%, which to us is exciting that she has that type of probability. Victoria's third treatment also marks the half-way point in her chemo treatment plan, thus the reason for the use of the expression the glass is half full. I can't express how happy I am that Victoria will only have to go through three more sessions. I am so proud of Victoria and how strong she has been through this grueling treatment. Although, I wouldn't say the side effects have become any worse, I would say that she is becoming weaker and it is taking her longer to recover after each session. I can understand why. Imagine being injected with an insane amount of chemi...

There are many difficult things about this disease. Victoria losing her hair, dealing with the side effects of chemotherapy, and when you live in another country…well saying farewell. For us it was to our home, to our friends, to our favorite restaurants, and to our co-workers. Victoria and I have been married for 6 years and over half of that time has been spent in Italy. Our first home together was in Italy, when we returned for the second time we were lucky enough to live in the same house that we called home and share that with our son. We were able to build upon old relationships, and create new ones. We were able to recreate fond memories of past trips and develop lasting memories of new ones. This past week has come to an end and we have returned “home”. “Home” to Arizona. Although, returning home was the right decision for Victoria’s treatment, and we are ecstatic to be amongst our very supportive family and friends, we will always miss our first home, as a married co...