Life With Leukemia (And Some Reading) - September 5

It's Sunday Post time!  This is hosted by the awesome Caffeinated Book Reviewer and gives us all a chance to recap our week.

What I Got:

The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont - This is another take on just what happened to Agatha Christie during her 11 day disappearance and I'm so excited about it. (Publisher)

The Shadow of Memory by Connie Berry - I've really enjoyed this series and I can't wait to see where it goes.  (Publisher)

God Rest Ye,  Royal Gentleman by Rhys Bowen - Another great series and this one features Wallis Simpson. (Publisher)

In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace - This is the first in this new Witchy cozy series and it sounds really fun. (Publisher) 

Twisted Tea Christmas by Laura Childs - I can never resist Childs' Tea Shop series set in Charleston. (Publisher)

Chapter and Curse by Elizabeth Penney - I've read another book by this author and enjoyed it so this first in a new series involving a bookstore was impossible to pass up.  (Publisher)

The Twelve Jays of Christmas by Donna Andrews - Not only is this the new book in one of my very favorite cozy series but it's the Christmas themed mystery too! (Publisher)

Currently:

Reading:  The Chuckling Fingers by Mabel Seeley and Paging the Dead by Brynn Bonner

Listening:  A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones

Watching:  I'm still watching Friends and still really enjoying it! I'm about halfway through the 2nd season.

This wasn't the most exciting week which is a good thing!  Will was feeling okay this week and just had some low energy.  His test results showed his immune system is severely repressed so even if he had been feeling more energetic we wouldn't have gone anywhere anyway.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.  Childhood cancer gets between 4 and 10% of the U.S.'s cancer research money and there is so much more that needs to be done.  When Will was diagnosed in June of 2020 we essentially won the Leukemia lottery.  He got the most curable kind and the most curable variable of that kind.  We've been told things like "It's a detour, not a derailment" and "There is life after this".  We are so so grateful for this but even with this miracle he will still be undergoing active cancer treatment - things like regular spinal taps, weekly IV chemo, daily oral chemo, MRIs, CAT scans, as well as all the side effects that come with that - for 2 and 1/2 years.  He was 10 1/2 when he was diagnosed and if we are lucky and everything goes right he will be 13 when he is finished.   This is such a long journey for these kids and their families.  There are so many issues out there that are so important but please keep childhood cancer research in mind as something to support and bring awareness to.  If you can and want to please consider:

Donating to St Jude Children's Research Hospital - not only is medical treatment free to these kids but they also share their research.  Honestly and not to be over dramatic but I don't believe Will would still be alive if it wasn't for this place.  

Donate blood or blood products - I have completely lost count of how many transfusions of both blood and platelets in the last year and I'm sure there will be many more.

Register to be a Bone Marrow donor on Be the Match.  

Donate a blanket to Project Linus.  Will was given a blanket and a teddy bear the night he was diagnosed and they brought so much comfort in the crazy few weeks that followed.  They're both still very special.

There are lots of other things that can be done but those are a few things that have affected us directly.

I hope everyone has a wonderful week and happy reading!