Introduction

  • Exploratory Biopsy Day

    Exploratory Biopsy Day

    May 19th, 2025 Our first full day in Baton Rouge in the St. Jude Network Today was exploratory biopsy day. Because there was so much fluid built up they had a hard time seeing exactly what they were looking at. So they decided to go in and take a look. While they were in there,…

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  • The Night Everything Changed

    The Night Everything Changed

    Saturday, May 18th, started like any other weekend—full of promise, laughter, and plans. Megan and I had a rare chance for a night out. We drove to Lake Charles for a date night: dinner, a comedy show, and a little bit of normal. Kinley had been under the weather, but she was in good spirits…

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  • Becoming a Teenager

    Becoming a Teenager

    We’ve made it to the day most dads dread—your daughter becoming a teenager. It’s funny how often Kinley’s birth date has been announced over the past few months. Every time she gets a meal, we have to give her birthday as proof of who she is. Every hospital check-in. Every round of chemo. Every blood…

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  • Introduction

    Introduction

    What are we doing here, God? Walking the halls of the Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, I’ve asked this question more times than I can count: What are we doing here, God? I’ve whispered it staring at my bald baby girl. I’ve prayed it in the sterile quiet of hospital rooms. We’ve stood in the…

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