by Jan Harley | Aug 17, 2017 | My bold and brave hero
July, 2002 | Jan Harley In the months to come, Nicole soldiered on with determination and courage. I don’t believe she ever questioned she wouldn’t make it through this, or that she wouldn’t be able to do anything for that matter. A 10 year old spirit is an amazing...
by Jan Harley | Aug 17, 2017 | My bold and brave hero
January, 2002 | Jan Harley Al and I drove home in silence. We were both exhausted and mentally tapped. Upon arriving home, I dropped on the living room couch like a dog finding refuge from his enclosed kennel. Al made dinner and we ate in silence. Normally Al and I...
by Jan Harley | Aug 17, 2017 | My bold and brave hero
January, 2002 | Jan Harley January, and Nicole’s surgery date, soon arrived. I met Nicole and her Dad in the surgery holding area at Methodist Hospital. Many patients were lined up in assembly line fashion waiting for their upcoming surgeries. Nicole was one...
by Jan Harley | Aug 17, 2017 | My bold and brave hero
December, 2001 | Jan Harley We all were fragile and vulnerable at this point. Hearing this news was devastating. Dealing with the day-to-day chemotherapy treatment with Nicole in the hospital was draining. The whole deal was rotten and tough anyway you looked at...
by Jan Harley | Aug 17, 2017 | My bold and brave hero
November, 2001 | Jan Harley Thanksgiving was around the corner. I had been driving Nicole to one of her appointments when she exclaimed that her hair was falling out in clumps. I handed her a trash bag and she began pulling out big clumps of beautiful sun streaked...
by Jan Harley | Aug 17, 2017 | My bold and brave hero
October, 2001 | Jan Harley Nicole’s life and everyone close to Nicole were now experiencing life through a new and altered perspective. The consensus of Nicole’s oncology team was to place her in an ongoing clinical trial Mayo was involved in for the treatment of...
