Dec 08, 2025

Goodbye, Chemo

From July until now, everything has revolved around chemo. It feels...

Dec 01, 2025

Elly's Final Chemo is Monday!

Hello Elly's Warriors! Monday (tomorrow!) will be Elly's LAST Chemo...

Nov 25, 2025

Finding Thankfulness

This is a hard post to start.In a year like this, how do I focus on...

Nov 17, 2025

Relentless Bummer

The cancer journey is long, hard, and often lonely.These wounds—bot...

Oct 22, 2025

Chemo Week 15

Hello from Elly's Mom, Kathy...As Elly let you know last week, she ...

Oct 17, 2025

Love Yourself

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and we want to encourage a...

Oct 13, 2025

Chemo Delay

Today should have been another chemo day, but instead I’m home with...

Oct 06, 2025

Meal Sign-Ups Needed for the Castillo Family

Hello there friends and family of the Castillos!My name is Jenna an...

Oct 01, 2025

Update from Elly's Mom, Kathy: Taxol 5 / Chemo Week 13

Chemo Week 13Taxol 5Every time I come with Elly to chemo we bring s...

Sep 03, 2025

Chemo Cycle 2

Hello Friends and Family,This is an update from Elly's mom, Kathy.....

Aug 27, 2025

I promise, I’m sick.

Sometimes you catch me in a good moment—an hour, or maybe just a mi...

Aug 04, 2025

"Standing Strong with My Friend Through Cancer"

August 4, 2025, is a date that will remain etched in my heart forev...

Jul 29, 2025

Chemo two recap

This past week was round two of chemo, and I noticed a few differen...

Jul 22, 2025

Chemo Day 2 Update

Hello from Elly’s Mom:We checked in at Aurora Mayfair again yesterd...

Jul 21, 2025

Chemo Day #2: Show Elly Some Love!

Hi Friends!As Elly has her second chemo treatment today, we thought...

Jul 16, 2025

Chemo week one recap

All in all, I’m thankful. It was hard—really hard. But I made it th...

Jul 09, 2025

Chemo Day 1

Hello Elly's Warriors,This is Elly’s mom, Kathy. First of all, I wa...

Jul 08, 2025

Chemo 1: Afraid, but not alone

The guilt. The shame. The relentless questions.What did I do wrong?...

Jun 28, 2025

Let's Show Elly Some LOVE!

Hello Friends,Elly's sister, Suzanne, here! I wanted to reach out w...

Jun 23, 2025

Logistics & TMI

This Wednesday marks six weeks since my surgery. Yesterday, I woke ...

Jun 19, 2025

The ugly part

This is a poem of sorts that I started writing after being diagnose...

Jun 13, 2025

Update 6/13

This week, I’ve been focused on being truly present—with our friend...

Jun 02, 2025

Finding sweetness in the struggle

This past week was really hard—but also incredibly sweet.I’ve been ...

May 29, 2025

As Requested...

Hello Elly's Warriors!Our family is blown away by the support you h...

May 27, 2025

The Mountain Lion

What is having cancer like? This post came from an anonymous sourc...

May 23, 2025

Pray Boldly

Since my last post, things have been incredibly hard—emotionally, p...

May 21, 2025

WHY NOT YOU Part 1

Yesterday, when we found out there was more cancer, I was… devastat...

May 21, 2025

Elly's Update Today

Hello,Just wanted to give an update about Elly… Her pain is becomin...

May 20, 2025

Family By Choice: Rallying Around Elly's Healing Journey

When Shaun and I found out about Elly's breast cancer diagnosis, ou...

May 16, 2025

Elly's First 48 Hours

Hello Friends,Elly is settled in at our parents' home now, trying t...

May 15, 2025

Elly is "home"

After an exhausting night of nurses interrupting sleep every few ho...

May 15, 2025

Elly's Surgery

Hello Friends and Family,Thank you for your prayers. Elly's surgery...

May 14, 2025

Please hear me loud and clear…

I want to make this absolutely clear: my positive and hopeful outlo...

May 13, 2025

The Pear Tree, a story of hope

I want to share a story with you.When I was little, my parents rece...

May 04, 2025

A Personal Update from the Heart

I want to share something personal and important with you. On April...