01/06/2026
āØMillie UpdateāØ
This sweet girl started her next big treatment this morning. That means spinal chemo, more chemo through her port, and a week of steroids. Our prayer is that the medicines have maximum effect with minimal side effects, especially the steroids, which really impact her emotionally and physically.
Today, as I watched five medical professionals surround her bed preparing for her spinal procedure, I felt nothing but immense gratitude. Gratitude for the doctors, nurses, and medical staff who dedicate their lives to helping kids like Millie girl. They never fail to make her smile, bring her comfort, and somehow bring joy into such a tumultuous time, all while handling chemo, needles, medications, and the weight of their incredibly busy days.
We are also so deeply grateful for every single person who has surrounded Millie with love, prayers, encouragement, meals, texts, check-ins, and unwavering support throughout this entire journey. You have carried us on days we couldnāt carry ourselves. Thank you will never be able enough.
Millie has quite literally grown up in this hospital. She was diagnosed at just 3 years old, and she will turn 6 right as treatment comes to an end. These halls, rooms, and faces have been part of her childhood. In so many ways, this place watched her learn how to be brave, resilient, and strong.
Millie has one more big treatment after this, and then her entire journey comes to an end in April. Sheāll have her port taken out. No more chemo. Justā¦ done. As quickly as we were thrown into the cancer world, it ends just as quickly. And to be honest, Iām not sure how to process all of it.
The other day in the car, Millie cried happy tears about getting her port out and said, āI donāt ever have to get a port poke again?!ā There we were, sitting in the Chick-fil-A drive-thru, both sobbing as if the weight of the last two and a half years had finally surfaced.
The light is at the end of the tunnel, and we are absolutely elated. But I also have immense gratitude for the dark tunnel. For the beautiful community we gained, and for the way our faith has grown. For watching God show up time and time again. For watching Millie thrive.
Please continue to pray that the cancer would be gone forever, and that Millie would live a beautiful, long life in remission.
I hate cancer. I hate the poison it took to kill the cancer cells. I hate the trauma and grief of it all. But I love the story God is writing and how He is making something so terrible so beautiful in a way that only He can.
