I’m writing this with tears of joy streaming down my face — the kind of tears that only come after weeks of holding your breath. Celebrating Life After Loss Ke’ili’s most recent bone marrow biopsy came back clear. Cue the fireworks! The past three weeks waiting for those results have felt like a lifetime. We’ve been living in a state of suspended animation — trying to function, trying to hope, trying not to spiral. As many of you know, Ke’ili relapsed at the end of January.

I moved my daughter, Ke’ili, back to her place today. It was bittersweet. She was treated with CAR-T immunotherapy a little over six weeks ago. She was in-patient for just over two weeks, and then we brought her to our home to care for her. A Path Toward New Beginnings Driving herself to and from the cancer center was off the table. She isn’t allowed to drive for a few more weeks. My strong, brave, beautiful daughter has a work ethic beyond belief. The first nearly three yea

UPDATE Ke'ili just had her 5th anniversary since her diagnosis. Her diagnosis coincided with the 35th anniversary of my son Cory's crossing Over the Rainbow Bridge. Two hard anniversaries right on top of each other. When the Sky Teaches Us to Let Go Due to my daughter's leukemia relapse and her immunotherapy treatment, she came to stay with us after being released from the hospital. As a consequence, we have been living in a COVID-like quarantine for almost a month. It is