I left off with our final few days together but that still isn’t even close to present day so I figured I need to try to catch up while Bentley is enthralled with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I actually read an article today that has changed my outlook on my reality I guess you could say, and need to write while the passion is still there. Scratch that…I got this far before I had to feed him and he wanted to snuggle to sleep in my arms so I let that happen for obvious reasons. I’m starting now that he’s in bed! 🙂

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As we expected, Sunday night was a very, very rough night for Lindsay. She was up most of the night vomiting and trying to find a comfortable position to sleep in. I felt like I was in a horrible fitness dream where I was doing situps all night due to her moving t Continue reading →

I write this blog post with an exhausted, tattered and reminiscent heart as we’ve been through so much in the past 3 weeks. There have been many highs and seemingly more lows but through it all one thing was constant, our love for each other and the love and support of you all. That is why I’m going to kick those feelings aside and focus Continue reading →

I’ll be completely honest with you, we hate these weeks. In fact, we dread them. Another round of chemo means another round of battles that seemingly never want to end. Another round of chemo means another week of Lindsay fighting with all her might to stumble her way through the effects of these toxic drugs while trying to balance and enjoy being a Mom. Anoth Continue reading →

I believe Cody left off by saying that we had decided to stick with the same two drugs I was on before until the trial in Cincinnati opened up.  This was a decision that was incredibly hard for us to make, but we really feel as though it is our best option. Once the decision was made I felt an overwhelming sense of peace and never once questioned whether this was the right choice or not. It wasn’t until a few days later that I received about 30 cards from “chemo angels” all over the country Continue reading →

Hello my blog-reading friends! It’s me, Cody. I got used to having my time at night after Lindsay had went to bed to update the blog and as soon as Mr. Bentley got here, it makes getting that time at night very difficult. Both because we are tired and want to take advantage of uninterrupted sleep and because it’s hard to find time to blog when there is so much to do around the house. Either way, it has been too long since I’ve last posted on here and I figure it’s about time we update you all o Continue reading →

Cody and I got so comfortable this last month living a “reality” as new parents and not as people fighting a horrible disease.  We were able to get back to being “us” and remembering how great things were before this nightmare started.  We were living the reality that every newly married couple with a brand new baby should be living.  Except, unforunately, that’s not really reality for us. We have done a great job the last couple weeks kind of putting cancer on the back burner and not l Continue reading →

Well it’s been a fun and comfortable last couple of days but I will discuss all that later tonight or tomorrow. For now I’m just going to use this post to ask for something from everyone.

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Hopefully this post is a little more uplifting and happy, as it’s filled with all kinds of beautiful memories. 🙂

We were discharged on Wednesday, August 26th, just 4 days after he was born (5 days spent in the NICU) at 9pm. Long story short, we had to wait for him to be off the jaundice lights for 24 hours before discharge so we got discharged a Continue reading →

It’s been a LONG, LONG time coming but I’m finally jumping on to fill you all in on the past 3.5 weeks! I know Lindsay has given you some insight but I want to tag on to what she said and express my side as well!

So August 22nd was the longest, most unbelievable day of my life. To start things off, we went to Peoria on Thursday as a precaution, as Lindsay stat Continue reading →