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As we head home from Mayo on this hot, sunny day, I reflect on our quick trip to Mall of America with Hazel & Hadley, an...
07/15/2026

As we head home from Mayo on this hot, sunny day, I reflect on our quick trip to Mall of America with Hazel & Hadley, and Crystal’s appointment. Mall of America was fun, busy…and exhausting. As for Mayo, it was such a blessing to bump into some of Crystal’s prayer warriors.

Today brought another step in Crystal’s journey.

The news was very similar to her last appointment, and for that, we are grateful. The best news is that there are no new tumors. A few spots between her liver and lungs have shown some very small growth, but even that growth is less than what was seen over the previous three months.

Her doctor feels the current treatment is still doing its job and would like her to continue it for another 2–3 months. They also ordered some additional blood tests that will help determine whether it will be safe for Crystal to receive another round of the infusion treatment that helped her several years ago. Those results will be back in the coming weeks. At her next visit, she’ll also have a specialized PET scan to give the team an even clearer picture of how her treatment is working.

The doctor also discussed another chemotherapy option for the future if and when it’s needed, but for now, that’s simply part of the plan should the time come.

So today, we celebrate the words we were hoping to hear: no new tumors. We also accept the reality that this disease continues to require constant monitoring, adjustments, and faith. This is Crystal’s life, and she continues to face it with incredible strength and courage.

Thank you for continuing to pray for Crystal. Your prayers, love, and encouragement carry our family through more than you’ll ever know. We are holding tightly to hope, trusting God’s plan, and taking this journey exactly as we always have…

One day at a time.

As I sit on my deck watching the hummingbirds, listening to the birds sing and the cicadas hum, I hear a loud cardinal. ...
07/14/2026

As I sit on my deck watching the hummingbirds, listening to the birds sing and the cicadas hum, I hear a loud cardinal. I smile and think, “I got you, Joey. I know you’re with us.”

The week is here. The anxiety is in full force, but so is our hope that the chemo is continuing to keep Crystal’s tumors at bay.

Once again, we’re asking for your prayers, your positive thoughts, and the incredible kindness you’ve shown our fighter and our family for the past 13 years. We have felt every prayer, every message, and every ounce of love.

Tomorrow is testing day, bright and early. To help keep her mind off what’s ahead, we’re making a day of it. Hazel and Hadley are taking Crystal to the Mall of America… well, wait… I think it’s actually Crystal taking Hazel and Hadley.

On Wednesday, we’ll learn her results and what comes next. I’m praying with every ounce of my heart that God hears our prayers and blesses us with another miracle.

Thursday is Crystal and her husband’s 10th wedding anniversary, and there is nothing I’d love more than to see them celebrate it with the same joy and love they shared 10 years ago.

Thank you for continuing to walk beside us, pray with us, and believe with us. It means more than you’ll ever know.

A 5 hour Spirit Dinner is always good for the Soul.We lift each other up, listen to each other’s worries and still plan ...
05/14/2026

A 5 hour Spirit Dinner is always good for the Soul.

We lift each other up, listen to each other’s worries and still plan for our future. Loved talking about all our memories together, I’m still laughing today. We are lucky to have them and blessed to make more of them.

We had a really good appointment today, and I honestly feel very encouraged leaving it. Her new doctor has been wonderfu...
05/07/2026

We had a really good appointment today, and I honestly feel very encouraged leaving it. Her new doctor has been wonderful, very thorough, compassionate, and positive throughout everything.

The scans showed a little bit of everything: some tumors actually decreased in size, some stayed unchanged, and a couple grew slightly. But all of the changes, both the decreases and increases, were considered minor. The biggest blessing is that nothing new has appeared, and after 13 years of fighting Stage 4 PNET, that alone feels like a huge victory to us.

Because there has been some decrease, the doctor would like her to continue on her current treatment and give the medication a little more time to work. She’ll go back in the middle of July so they can see how things are progressing. His feeling was that the medicine may still continue helping the more stubborn tumors, and if a few are still growing by then, there are still other options they can explore.

One thing he said that really stuck with us was that sometimes there are “unruly family members”, meaning different tumor mutations can react differently to treatment. He explained that if needed later on, there are still possibilities like ablation, chemo, or even radiation infusion treatments possibly available.

We also know the reality of Stage 4 cancer. They know the cancer is there, and there very likely could be microscopic cancer cells in places that simply are not showing up on scans yet. We understand this may never fully be “gone,” and that this journey is more about managing it, treating it, and continuing to give her the best quality of life possible. But after 13 years of watching her fight with such courage, faith, and strength, we also know never to put limits on hope.

And one more thing that touched my heart today… before we started this drive home, Gage made a stop and came back out carrying flowers for his wife, his mom, and me. Such a simple gesture, but in moments like these, it means so much. He is truly such a blessing to our family, and we are beyond thankful for the love and support he gives all of us every single day.

Overall, we left feeling hopeful, thankful, and reassured that she is in very good hands. Thank you all for continuing to pray, love, and walk beside us through this journey.

I think it is a good time to update. Hadley is taking her nap, and Hazel is playing with Courtney’s toys from back in th...
05/05/2026

I think it is a good time to update. Hadley is taking her nap, and Hazel is playing with Courtney’s toys from back in the day. I am glad I kept them, as they sure love those old toys.

Well tomorrow is a big day for our fighter. Crystal’s tests begin at 6am, and we should learn her news by 5pm.

You know every time we go to Mayo, there is anxiety. For 13 years, we have worried and yet did our best to ask for prayers, live our life like there is no cancer, and then we focus on the plan and fight ahead of us. In those 13 years, I believe there has only been a couple of times that Crystal has stated I am not sure how much longer I can do this. Well, this will be another time for her.

We have not updated much as it has been a rough year for her, for our family. 2026 seemed to not even get a little better, I don’t know how to describe the fight, the worry, the everyday routines as it is so overwhelming and sad. It is so sad that it is hard for me to write, and almost relieve these feelings. Crystal and I always joke when people ask how she does it, or as a mom how you remain positive, we both say the same thing, we act like she doesn’t have it and that works most days.

Crystal is on her new chemo, this is a different chemo from her last one, and trust me, it has been a lot. She has had to fight bronchitis, and some sort of terrible flu bug as well. Between her blood thinners, this chemo, mouth sores and the mental part of fighting everyday to just be here on earth with us, let’s just say it is exhausting. It is heartbreaking.

This Mother’s Day I sure would love to have another miracle. A miracle for a courageous fighter, who is kind, who helps her sisters, and is the most amazing Aunt out there.

We sure would love your prayers during this most difficult time as we continue to find all the goodness that God has put in our path. Doing our best to be hopeful, to find peace and hoping God knows that we are blessed for the last 13 years but please could we just have a little break. No new tumors, no growth. Please.

03/27/2026

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After almost 36 years of marriage, you receive a simple text from your husband… a photo letting us know he stopped by to...
03/27/2026

After almost 36 years of marriage, you receive a simple text from your husband… a photo letting us know he stopped by to say hi to Joey in our family chat. A small act of kindness that can lift your heart on a day like today. Loving the purple bandana 💜

Thirteen years ago today, on an early morning, we received news that changed our lives forever. A moment I will never forget.

This past year has been a lot… and even this last week has brought more than words can hold. We continue to ask for prayers for guidance, while holding onto so much gratitude that she is here, still fighting.

I love you Crystal 💜 Love MoM 💜

A little Spirit Time.Sunday. The sun is out. It is the Bar2Bar. Time to see some beautiful women on International Women’...
03/09/2026

A little Spirit Time.

Sunday. The sun is out. It is the Bar2Bar. Time to see some beautiful women on International Women’s Day.

Crystal I’m so inspired by you, putting on that smile with all the complications you’ve had with this new chemo. Chemo & Clovers ☘️

Keeping the plans, pushing forward and making the best in this thing we call life 💚

You get hard news, you try to wrap your arms around it, and once again you’re reminded that life keeps moving all around...
02/07/2026

You get hard news, you try to wrap your arms around it, and once again you’re reminded that life keeps moving all around you, so you just keep doing your best to keep up.

We went to Mayo on Tuesday for her very first neurology appointment. Thankfully, we received good news there, we don’t have to return for that specialty.

Then Friday came with an early 3:30am start as we headed back to Mayo for her routine visit. We were anxious about meeting her new team of doctors since Dr. McWilliams retired in December. Walking into appointments like this is never easy, especially when you’re waiting to hear whether the treatment is even working. That kind of unknown really makes your heart race.

Her new team tried to lighten the mood by joking that it took two of them to replace Dr. McWilliams. Crystal, Gage, and I truly liked them both. They were kind, professional, and, most importantly, honest about her situation. They walked back through the beginning of Crystal’s cancer journey and talked through the tools we still have in this ongoing fight. It felt like a reality check, but also an important and grounding conversation.

With that, Crystal will be changing her chemotherapy. In some ways, it feels like starting over a new treatment with the hope of fewer side effects and a chance to help things stabilize. Her tumors have grown slightly in her liver and they are now confirmed in her right lung and in the lymph nodes in her chest. We had heard this was a possibility before, but now the growth has made it certain.

It’s heavy news to carry, but we do have a plan. Right now, we’re just taking it all in.

Crystal is a fighter 💜

We are so thankful for the love, prayers, and kindness surrounding Crystal. It truly means more than we can say.

While she shares parts of her journey to encourage others, constantly talking about the personal details can be emotionally overwhelming. Some days she simply doesn’t have the heart or energy to go into it.

We’re so grateful for your support and simply ask for understanding as she shares in her own time and way.

Today we update.Thank you for your patience while we navigate through this time.There has been so much going on since ou...
01/15/2026

Today we update.

Thank you for your patience while we navigate through this time.

There has been so much going on since our last update. We embraced Halloween the best we could after all the worry the night before. We were blessed to finally meet Charlie Rae Kiburz. We enjoyed Thanksgiving as our little family continues to grow, and Christmas was very meaningful this year. I hope 2026 is kind to us.

Crystal has had a rough few months, maybe I should say a pretty rough last year. This type of chemo that she is currently on, has been pretty hard on her body. Besides the emotional roller coaster cancer brings, there is side effects with the chemo, like feeling very sick, nauseous, and exhausted everyday. But this time it began to affect her appearance. There is bloating, there was an acne breakout and the acne was more like large blisters on her face, she then began to get very large blisters on her hands and feet. They were so bad on her hands that she could not bend them to open a can of pop, brush her hair, even opening Christmas presents was a challenge as they hurt and they bled. And then her hair, on Tuesday everything was fine by Thursday morning everything was changing to the color white. It was taking toll on her.

During the month of December, Crystal had decided that she needed a break from the chemo. She told her doctors that she wasn’t giving up, but that she needed time to get the blisters to heal, to get her body back to normal and the fact that she needed time to enjoy the holiday with family without all the side effects. She stated to me, “Mom I’m not giving up, but I’m taking the advice that you’ve given me all along, to listen to my inner voice. As you always say in the end it is God’s plan however, if you listen to the inner voice and make the choices for yourself, you will embrace the outcome so much better. Mom, my body needs a break and I cannot live the rest of my life like this. I will have to either lower the dose again or I will have to try something different”. And what did I say back to Crystal? I trust you, I believe in you. I respect your decision. I love you so much.

Crystal began the chemo again at a lower dose on January 1st.

Our next Mayo appointment will be Friday February 6th. We then learn if this chemo is working, we will see if Crystal can continue with the lower dose. And as for now Crystal is going to enjoy her hair appointment today.

Thank you for all your kindness as lately it is a little harder to fake it.

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