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Ava in The SF Chronicle

11 Apr 2013

I was recently interviewed for a story about childhood cancers, not the ones that are doing well, but the ones that haven’t seen improvements. The article was written by a recently bereaved mother (who I greatly enjoyed talking with), and it was published today.

Here’s Ava on the Front Page:

front-page

Here is a snapshot of the article:

C1-article

Mark has made a .pdf so you can read the whole thing more easily. There are 3 pages. The file will open in a new tab:

ava-chronicle-2013-04-10

There is a link to the article online, but you need a subscription to read past the first little bit.

Thank you, everyone, who has used this opportunity to check in and say something sweet! We love the good wishes! I hope to have something new and nice to show you on her birthday, which is coming soon… May 7th – she would have been Ten! Which makes ten years of parenthood for us. Maybe we should go out to celebrate?
Anyways, stay tuned for more Ava goodness.

♥

Camp Okizu ’10

27 Sep 2010

We had a quick but wonderful time at Camp Okizu family camp – the weekend was called “bereavement weekend”. It’s so special up there. Definitely worth the long drive – Oscar, “Are we there yet?” after > 1 hour.
Here’s a map that shows where the camp is (it’s the first question everyone asks.)

We paddled a canoe, hiked, collected acorns, swam in the lake, oscar caught a fish, did some archery, played connect four, sang at campfire, and of course we talked about Ava. In the morning we lit candles for her. It was a good trip!