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Our lucky day?
This photo was taken two years ago today, and it has me feeling somewhat nostalgic. I’m longing for a time when I was the only sick half...
Mar 17, 20201 min read
twenty is plenty
Well, well, well … It’s hospital day 20. It’s not Ramón’s best day, but we’re making the best of every day. When I’m faced with...
Mar 9, 20202 min read
Day 300
We made it to day 300! Sometimes it’s still hard for me to believe Ramón was diagnosed with leukemia last May. It’s even more difficult...
Mar 1, 20202 min read
Putting the dent in Presidents Day
Yesterday started off like your typical day: Ramón and I were evaluating which of our dogs would have the most success on American Ninja...
Feb 18, 20203 min read
Back in the garden
We saw the hematologist/oncologist on Monday and stopped by the healing garden. Though I believe in the garden's restorative powers,...
Oct 4, 20192 min read
A room with a view
We're not where we planned to wake up today, but this sunrise helped immensely. Ramón was admitted to the hospital yesterday after...
Sep 27, 20191 min read
Share Love, That's All
Tomorrow marks three months since Ramón's cancer diagnosis -- uh, I mean, birthday. A few days after Ramón's diagnosis, surprise visitors...
Aug 6, 20192 min read
It's the cliiiiiiiimb
At this time last year, we were enjoying the picturesque Colorado Rockies, and now we find ourselves facing a different kind of mountain....
Jul 28, 20191 min read
Making this our bench
Three weeks ago we were stepping into unfamiliar places, and now we're familiar faces. Though we'd love to be home, we've found that 20...
May 28, 20192 min read
Project: Cancer
We're making progress on Project: Cancer, and we hope the countdown-to-home can begin soon. Let's wish for an uneventful next five days...
May 24, 20191 min read
Wiggin' out
We're wiggin' out in here, but at least we've got a view.
May 17, 20191 min read
What a week can do
At this time last week, we had no idea what was coming. We were contemplating birthday dinner options when the doctor called and said to...
May 14, 20191 min read
Buckle up, folks
We're amazed by the outpouring of love we've received over the past several days. We hope to thank everyone individually, but, in the...
May 12, 20191 min read
Happy birth-of-a-new-chapter day!
What began as Ramón's birthday ended as the day he was diagnosed with cancer. While we knew May 7, 2019, would be a special day since...
May 9, 20191 min read
The struggle has ended
After a 22-year battle with cystic fibrosis, my friend Darcey passed away on Wednesday, August 3. I first met her when I was an intern at...
Aug 5, 20172 min read
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My name is Drew Dotson, and my life has been anything but perfect, yet it's still perfectly beautiful. After growing up with a genetic disease, cystic fibrosis, I was blessed to meet an amazing man who loved me without bounds. Then he died.
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