Casa Huppert 2.0

Today sitting here thinking about the past year, I focus on the word believe. There were so many days right before Brent was diagnosed that I had a pit in my stomach. I couldn't eat or sleep and I felt like I was in a daze. During that time one of my coworkers told me about her mom's successful battle against cancer. She mentioned that her family had bracelets made with the word believe on them. What a powerful gift! Our families now wear believe bracelets and necklaces, which I love. Wearing my bracelet daily calms me down and reminds me to believe. Believe and understand that our faith and positivity will get us through all this. It also doesn't hurt to believe in miracles! The past month has been quite challenging. I mentioned that Brent is tired. He has also seen a decline in his appetite and has lost 10 plus pounds. This past week he had another endoscopy and scans. The good news is his esophagus is 100% clear of cancer. His scans are also showing no new growt...

Today as I decide to put pen to paper about the new version of my family, I find November has a new meaning for us. I suppose I should start at the beginning. In September of 2018 Brent started feeling uncomfortable after meals. Very shortly after that almost everytime he ate he was in pain. By December he lost 60 pounds. After a few doctors visits for what we thought was acid reflux, an endoscopy was requested. On January 2nd 2019, we received the news that it was cancer. I think about that day often. We very quickly went from sadness to reactive mode. Within minutes we discussed telling our boys. We instantly agreed we would tell them. From that moment on I knew we needed support. We informed our village and continue to feel their love and kindness on a daily basis ♥ Later in January Brent was diagnosed with Stage IV stomach cancer.  We were informed that adenocarcinoma is a very aggressive form of cancer and considered inoperable at later stages of stomach cancer. They foun...