I was blessed with a sunny, sweet angel named Vivienne Esmé Martin. She passed away during hospice care following recurrent disease after treatment for Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumors in her brain and spine. We have pledged to honor Vivi with love, joy and prayer for all time.
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I gave blood yesterday (and my Dad came to donate too!).
It was a really emotional process for me, and in retrospect I think I should have expected and prepared for that more. I was crying from almost the moment I walked in and wrote down my name. ...
In honor of Vivienne and as an action of thanks for those who donated blood and platelets that she needed so that we could pursue her treatment, I just made an appointment to give blood on November 23, 2009.
Without the many, many, many transfusions of...
A wonderful event has taken place at St. Jude that may prove a big step in saving the lives of children, like Vivi, who have rare brain cancers but are too young for traditional radiation.
From the St. Jude press release:
St. Jude Children’s Research...
Just as a reminder, as I mentioned a few weeks ago, on this upcoming Monday September 28 please go out to lunch or dinner at Chili's, because the restaurant will be donating all of that day's profits to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Don't...
Today was the hardest day in a long time.
All day, I've been crying thinking about Vivi. And everything is setting me off - from people who want to deny healthcare to sick people, to those who take life for granted, to the mere existence of people...
Wonderfully written, playful, heartfelt, insightful, heartbreaking, inspiring and witty. Thank you Mary, for giving us a bit of yourself, your family, and your fight.
