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Milestones roundup

September 17th, 2010

Westley gets baptized.
Levi is eight months old and crawling.
Adam is 8 years old.
Sophie goes to preschool and turns 4.
Josie is three months old.
Eli is lookin’ cute… OK, that’s not really a milestone. Sorry. I just got distracted by all the cuteness. Carly knows how it feels.
And Helen is ready to grab the world by those [...]

The fertile blogosphere

January 20th, 2010

The Macs have a new son–  Levi Jerald He’s Two weeks old now.
this looks like a big year for blog babys:
Lori is due late April or May.
Kelsey Rawson is due June 4.
Spacefem is thinking June 11 would be a good time to introduce Spacedaughter to the world.
Erin looks to add a fifth chair to the [...]

A broken heart still beats*

June 24th, 2009

The McClenahans want to announce that Cora is going to be a big sister.
The first appointment with the doctor, a sonogram and a due date.
* The headline is borrowed from the title of the book A Broken Heart Still Beats: After Your Child Dies. Ed. Anne McCracken & Mary Seme

Catching up on Cora’s playground

June 4th, 2009

When Cora McClenahan passed away many of you contributed to a fund in her memory. Here is a look at the future site of the park that will be built in her memory and here is some of the whimsical equipment that will be installed at the playground.

If you missed the McClenahans interview on TV

March 24th, 2009

Here is a link to the piece channel 12 recently did on Cora and the family.
Here is a description of how this event took shape.

Pink shoelaces

March 12th, 2009

The Berean High School boy’s and girl’s basketball teams have a special way of remembering Cora Paige.

Checking in with the McClenahans

March 6th, 2009

So many people are asking how we are doing. Honestly, we often want to answer “horrible”. The ache we feel as we grieve the loss of our little girl and how much we miss her is something I can’t even describe.  Really, we are doing OK (which is what we usually tell people).  We are [...]

Cora turned 11 months old yesterday

February 6th, 2009

Her surgery was cancelled (the fluid around her heart is the same, perhaps even a little less) and the type of ventillator she is on seems to be what she needs right now.

Update on Cora

February 5th, 2009

She had a rough night. Surgery is scheduled for later this morning to drain fluid from around her heart. Go here for her Mom’s update on what happened yesterday.

Update on Cora

February 4th, 2009

Things are getting a bit tougher for her.

Update on Cora

February 3rd, 2009

Some signs of improvement. They are still waiting on definitive information about the type of blastoma she has.

Cora’s first round of chemo is finished

February 2nd, 2009

She seems to have done well. The rest of the family is hanging in there too.

Good news

January 30th, 2009

Cora has started chemotherapy earlier than anticipated and so far she is handling it fairly well.

A difficult blog to read

January 29th, 2009

Shannon has the link to a local blog about an 11 month old girl named Cora and her fight with cancer.