Category Archives: Posts from April

And I’ll praise You in this storm And I will lift my hands For You are who You are No matter where I am And every tear I’ve cried You hold in Your hand You never left my side And though my heart is torn I will praise You in this storm. So we haveContinue reading “Prayers and update (from April)”

Hi Everyone-We are once again asking for your help, support and prayers for April and Chris Robert and their family. April is beginning weekly chemo treatments each Tuesday at Yale starting Aug. 19. Chemo will be ongoing and she will need a lot of help in the coming weeks & months! I’ve started to addContinue reading “Volunteers needed once again”

The Carin MacLean Foundation will be holding their first annual event, a Walk-a-thon, on Saturday, September 6 at 2:00 p.m. at Borderland State Park, N. Easton, MA. The foundation is an independent, non-profit organization started in memory of Carin MacLean, a loving wife, mother, and friend lost to cancer in 2013. Our mission is toContinue reading “September 6 fundraiser”

Hi everyone! I go for my next round of scans on Wednesday; please pray that there is and will not be any more cancer in my body- that I have already been healed through the blood of Jesus. Also, please pray for wisdom and guidance for my oncologists as to what decisions for my courseContinue reading “Prayers!”

So the last few weeks have been amazing! I am at my treatment at Yale right now but still no chemo so that is incredible , praise God! We are all loving and enjoying the summertime, and just having lots of fun! God’s timing is always perfect, and I am still humbled and amazed thatContinue reading “Update (from April)”

It has been such a beautiful couple of weeks, praise God! I did not realize how sick I was feeling for the last 6 months until I have had a taste of how good it feels to feel good again! I am never ever going to want to go back on chemotherapy or radiation again,Continue reading “Full of praises to our great God!!”

With the amazing & miraculous news of April’s healing, I am placing the volunteer calendar on hold for the months of June, July & August.With all depending upon April’s August scan & doctors appointment, we hope & pray she will be having surgery in September. Once that happens, we will need tremendous help caring forContinue reading “Volunteer hold for summer”

“How great is our God? Sing with me,How great is our God? and all will see,How great, how great, is our God!” Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your love and prayers and support through all of this. We could not do this alone, and thankfully we do not haveContinue reading “Praise God!! (from April)”

I  just wanted to send a big thank you for all of the love and prayers these past couple of weeks, as well as the cards and messages. I am so sorry that I cannot reach out to everyone individually and I truly want too but there is just not enough time in a day.Continue reading “thank you!”

Hello everyone! I hope this update finds you happy and well! We are doing well here, tired, but okay! I met with my doctor yesterday and so my next scans will be on June 3rd. This will be an EKG, bone scan and CT scan to check and see what is going on.I will getContinue reading “Update and prayers (from April)”

What an amazing day! We were able to watch some truly amazing people walk 39.3 miles all to raise money for breast cancer, including 6 of our wonderful friends choosing this in honor of us. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Love you Erin McHale, Becky Fisher, Caryn Alves Sylvestre, Carrie Wall, Jaclyn Cunningham and Erin Erin Dyer.Continue reading “Amazing Day”

Hello everyone! Thank you all once again for the continuous love, prayers, help with meals, babysitting, driving back and forth, laundry, and everything else our family and friends have been helping us with! We could not endure this journey without all of you! We are forever grateful.I have just finished my 5th and final radiationContinue reading “Update and thanks!”

Hi all-Someone brought to my attention that the food & diet lists are still on the site.If you’d like to cook a meal do not worry about doing a restricted organic meal for April.You can prepare a salad for her & that would be fine! She can’t eat much but salads of all kinds areContinue reading “Meals”

Hi Everyone-I know we’ve been asking a lot of our friends & family lately–but we are in need of volunteers to either cook a meal and drop it off to April’s house in CT (or Chris’s office in RI) for the next few months. April’s having radiation, then chemo then surgery & we are inContinue reading “Meals for May, June, July”

Hi everyone! I have my first radiation treatment today so if I could please ask for more prayers I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you all so much !

Oh what a glorious day!So it is Tuesday and for the first time in 4 months I am not having chemo today! Whoo hoo! I am on a chemo vacation this week in prep for my radiation treatments next week. It just so happens that my girls are also on vacation this week! Coincidence? IContinue reading “Its a glorious day!”

If anyone is free tomorrow Monday April 14, anytime between 2-6pm, and can help with childcare for April’s girls at the house in Voluntown, please let me know. (Or give April a call directly.) it could be an hour or 2/3/4– any bit would help!We would greatly appreciate it!Thanks!-Lisa (:

Thank you to my Assumption College family and friends for an incredible evening last night ! It felt like it was just yesterday that we were all there together! We are so humbled and amazed at the generosity of our wonderful friends and family from college and home and we cannot thank Pat ,Lauren ,Continue reading “Thank you!”

Hi Everyone! I just wanted to share the two fundraisers that are being held for us this weekend by my longtime friends, which we are truly so grateful for. They have all worked so hard at planning these and we are so excited to be able to attend them! We hope to see you thereContinue reading “2 amazing fundraisers this weekend”

Driving to our first radiation prep appt and then to chemo. Actual radiation will start in three weeks so if you could please keep us in prayer that would be wonderful! Thank you all so much!