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Imagine being a new mom with a six month old baby and hearing the doctor say you have breast cancer. That’s my mom’s story and it’s part of my story. My mom and her three sisters all had breast cancer. … Continue reading →

It is widely agreed that the Covid-19 pandemic impaired our ability to track the passage of time. Well, here’s proof: I haven’t posted to this blog since, um, ’19, after Tim’s kidney transplant. Lots of life has been lived since … Continue reading →

“I want a filthy hamburger.” And today, following a great appointment with the surgeon, that’s exactly what he got! Here’s the photo to prove it. It has been a little over five weeks since Tim’s surgery and today he was … Continue reading →

What a great feeling to be back at home. We have felt so protected by God’s love and surrounded by an incredibly supportive community of family and friends. Let the healing begin! There aren’t enough words to describe the performance … Continue reading →

Two weeks from today is surgery day! Tim and our dear friend Dana Anderson, who is donating one of her kidneys to him, signed the official paperwork last week and made it through the pre-op steps. They are both ready … Continue reading →

If you know Tim Hartley, you know he is one of the proudest fans and alums of Washington State University. He is a Coug through and through! Come mid-August though, he might start cheering for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. … Continue reading →

One of my sweet friends gave me a book called Hope in the Dark and the chapter titled Wait talked about the Hebrew word for “appointed time” or mow’ed. It means the right time, the affixed time, the divinely chosen … Continue reading →

We knew the Nuclear Medicine Renal Function Study on Monday would be the final test. We were told this test would help the medical team determine which kidney they would transplant to Tim. When my phone rang Tuesday morning I … Continue reading →

I have faith. I also have doubt. And I seriously doubted I would be a match to give my husband a kidney as a living donor.  Sure, I went through the process of completing the paperwork, answering the questions during … Continue reading →

Lots of people keep asking how Tim is doing so it must be time for another blog post. This picture says it all! Mary Emma Hartley is the greatest blessing to our family. Her birth on October 13 marks the … Continue reading →