Victoria's Blessings

For the past year we have been going to an eye specialist for Catherine.  This doctor specializes in eye muscle surgery.  He does extremely ...

I have learned so much anatomy from parenting Catherine!!  As an infant, she had heart surgery to correct a hole in her heart.  The surgeons...

Catherine's cancer diagnosis and treatment is getting so far in our rear view mirror that I often forget just how little she was when we...

Because of Catherine's brain tumor being on her optic nerves, we have always been worried about her losing her vision.  We know several ...

Catherine has fought urinary tract infections her entire life, even before we realized she was suffering from them.  The only signs we get a...

Here are some pictures from April 19, 2012 - when Catherine had her most recent bladder surgery.  She was feeling great going in to it: S...

In the last few weeks everyone who sees Catherine says she looks so great and seems to have tons of energy.  They are right.  She has so muc...

Catherine ended her treatment on March 17, 2009.  "Treatment" is a word that never meant much to me until I entered the world of p...

I have been so overwhelmed the last few weeks with dealing with Catherine's medical journey and trying to figure out how to catheterize ...

We have tried to shield our children from fear, disappointment, shock and all the other negative emotions associated with having a medically...

We have had a busy week!  Catherine was admitted to Egleston Hospital on Jan. 17.  This hospital is right next door to Emory University, so ...

We have been trying to potty train Catherine for almost three years. We were told not to start until after chemo ended (in March 2009) and a...

Last week Catherine had three spots of dead skin removed from her scalp.  She was born with these three tear-drop shaped patches of dead ski...

On October 13, 2011 Catherine had surgery to correct her left eye.  The surgery was only about half an hour, but she was put under general a...

Catherine divides all of her medical visits into two categories: ones when she gets IV's and ones when she doesn't.  Everytime we go...

Because Catherine received chemotherapy at such a young age and is now in school, the oncologist has directed us to meet with a neuropsychol...

I remember the moment vividly. We had been told in August 2007 that Catherine had a small brain tumor, but it was nothing to worry about. In...

Catherine started kindergarten last month and everyone asks me how she is dealing with it. She seems to enjoy it. When she got off the bus...

Catherine and Sabrina are absolutely fine, but recently I have had to do some basic research on brain tumors again. I needed to familiarize...

Camp Sunshine offers programs for children with cancer and their families. We have attended numerous toddler programs as well as support gr...