Last week, Doug was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. We are going to beat this thing! Many of you have asked how you can help, and we would love your positive thoughts, prayers, and support along the way. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Doug to ask how he is doing, or share something awesome or funny to help keep his spirits up. For those who are able and want to, we will likely face some financial needs as well, and would be very grateful for any help you can provide in that manner too.

In the short term, this diagnosis will mean lots of small changes around the house... we'll need to hire someone to cut the grass and do some other maintenance at the house that Doug usually takes care of. We will probably also hire someone to do some cleaning for me, so that it'll free up my time to focus on what's most important.

More than this, we've been told by many people that insurance often doesn't cover treatments recommended by doctors. Some estimates I've seen say that these costs can easily be in the TENS of THOUSANDS of dollars. (Crazy, isn't it?!)

We will know more in the weeks to come, and check back to the caringbridge site for more details. We appreciate all your love and support for Doug!