Beautiful Heartache: We're hanging in there....

I have to say that. It's my standard answer when people ask me how we're doing. We keep on keeping on. It's not all good, but it's not all bad either. Today is the third anniversary of Mark's cancer diagnosis. It took months to figure out what was wrong. Nothing prepares you for that thought in your head, so just sitting there with the doctor laying out all the options and scenarios on that day I remember just swimming with the thought that; 'my husband has cancer and life as we know it will never be the same'. Our daughter Amari was with us in that meeting and she was only 1 at the time, I took a picture of her sitting with Mark. That day seems so long ago now.
The update on Mark is that he is in a lot of pain. He has a newer pain in his hips, we speculate it is due to the position he rests in, possibly pinching a nerve or something. On some nights sleep is hard because of the pain. Walking is difficult. Stairs are very difficult. He gets a fever now and again. Still, we are able to keep up with work, the kids activities, spending some quality time with friends and family, a few dates together, and Mark spoke in Willard today. Here are some pics of this week;