One sunset at a time
It’s our third night in the hospital, and we just witnessed the best sunset so far – a Fight Like Mike sunset. Throughout Ramón’s cancer...
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- Mar 11, 2020
- 2 min
Keeping it ill
It’s everywhere you turn: coronavirus this and coronavirus that. One minute, you read an article about a grieving daughter who suddenly...
- Mar 1, 2020
- 2 min
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...
- Feb 22, 2020
- 3 min
Enjoy the ride
It’s hard to believe we are where we are. Last Sunday we were near Blue Ridge where Ramón kick-started the week by running up a mountain...
- Feb 10, 2020
- 2 min
Taking it in stride
Yesterday Ramón completed a half-marathon that he’s been training for since his counts recovered following his last round of chemo....
- Oct 21, 2019
- 3 min
Wait no more
Yesterday afternoon, I cozied up in bed with the dogs to do a meditation. Let’s be real; we all know that’s the prelude to a mid-day nap....
- Aug 11, 2019
- 1 min
Gosh, he's growing up
It's crazy how time flies! Gosh, he's growing up.
- Aug 5, 2019
- 2 min
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...
- Jul 23, 2019
- 2 min
Perspective
Sweet Noodle Beagle's eyes say it all. It's day 77, though if you told us it was day 177, we'd believe you. The novelty of Ramón's...
- Jul 7, 2019
- 1 min
Outpatient Chemo: Round 2, Day 1
We're exhausted, so I'll let Ramón's shirt do the talking; it was gifted to us by an admirable couple fighting a similar battle. We're...
- Jun 16, 2019
- 1 min
Fighting traffic (and cancer)
We're fighting traffic AND cancer! After some slight rerouting, Ramón is finished with the first round of outpatient chemo infusions. His...
- Jun 9, 2019
- 2 min
#BoneMarrowMonday
Is #ManCrushMonday still a thing? Regardless, it's also #BoneMarrowMonday, because we've got news. Today we saw the oncologist, and...
- Jun 3, 2019
- 1 min
Home sweet home
After leaving the house at 3:50 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, guess who's finally home sweet home! Yesterday Ramón had a repeat bone marrow...
- May 23, 2019
- 1 min
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 18, 2019
- 1 min
Donate blood, platelets, and kindness
How can you help? That's the million-dollar question! For all practical purposes, we're taken care of, and we are grateful for that....
- May 16, 2019
- 1 min
Wiggin' out
We're wiggin' out in here, but at least we've got a view.
- May 12, 2019
- 1 min
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 9, 2019
- 1 min
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...
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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