Emmy's Story Archive

They told us right at the beginning of this whole thing, that it would happen. It was said that somewhere along this journey that Emmy would get sick enough to be transported to Denver via ambulance. We've gotten close to the line a few times but have always been able head home from the Vail Valley Medical Center ER without taking it any further. This time, as you might have guessed, was different.

When we last touched base, we had just gone over the proverbial waterfall finding out that her cancer had returned nearby the original tumor site and would require an extensive run of treatment. This new approach will consist of 54 weeks of chemo (2 days a week and 5 days a week, alternating weeks) with the addition of radiation therapy.