http://queenkelley.com mom, editor, and writer takes on the world Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:16:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, so I decided to stop by the blog (it's been a while) and list significant statistics related to kids with cancer. (I'm grateful to Janice, mother of Holly and Mimi, for this list, which I took from her Caring Bridge page. Also, I took ... http://queenkelley.com/?p=704 [WARNING: CONTAINS MILD SPOILERS] Yes, the end is near...concerning my favorite television show, Lost, that is. As I write, two episodes remain, though one is reportedly a 2 1/2-hour series finale. The last several episodes of this epic show have provided answers to numerous questions we've asked for several years now: Who ... http://queenkelley.com/?p=691 The world lost two people last week. One died on April 13. I knew him in high school and lost touch soon after graduation. He was a brilliant, witty, tortured, terribly tragic soul. After more than ten years of substance addiction and struggles, he apparently lost his life at the hands ... http://queenkelley.com/?p=685 That's the date when I meant to write this post. It's been on my heart ever since. On that day three years ago, our Ladybug was born. I look at our little blondie, with her still soft, chunky body, and notice that her legs are lengthening. At her well visit ... http://queenkelley.com/?p=677 Ulcerative colitis (UC). When I told Butterfly she has it, she giggled and said, "That's a silly name!" She's dealt with diarrhea and minor bleeding for nearly a year, so the introduction of a name makes little difference to her. Yesterday, I received a call from Dr. GI's assistant, who told ... http://queenkelley.com/?p=669 How do you prepare a five-year-old child for a colonoscopy? You don't say, "Sweetie, the doctor needs to check your colon for growths, bleeding, or other irregularities. He will sedate you through an IV and stick a thin, flexible probe up your rectum so he can take pictures and biopsies. ... http://queenkelley.com/?p=660 Yes, it's been a long time. Personal writing is not a priority in my life right now. If it were, I'd take time to do it more often. The good thing is I'm okay with that. For now. On to the post... We've all been there: bearing a burden for days ... http://queenkelley.com/?p=648 Recently, I wrote a post about "going green," a phrase that frankly is losing its power as it grows in popularity. Let's just say my family and I wish to take better care of our bodies and our world. What we eat, use, and throw away affects not only us ... http://queenkelley.com/?p=636 When Butterfly was a young toddler, we noticed a blue tint around her lips after she finished eating. It went on for several weeks until I decided it warranted a mention to the doctor. It all culminated in a highly traumatic sonogram of Butterfly's little heart. Though the procedure didn't ... http://queenkelley.com/?p=631 I thoroughly enjoyed reading the Twilight series. I sighed with romantic glee as I read about Edward—his beauty, humility, and chivalry. I saw myself in some of Bella's longings, in the way she let love take precedence over friendship, in her unhindered focus on the desire of her heart. I ... http://queenkelley.com/?p=615