Exactly one year ago today, we were sitting worried in a waiting room at Mass General, anxiously awaiting news of how Rachel’s tumor resection surgery was going. In addition to the usual worries surrounding a surgery that delicate, next to the spinal cord (so many things could go horribly wrong), we had the overwhelming fear of “what if they can’t remove all the cancer cells…”

Rachel came through that surgery fine and they were able to remove all the remaining cancer cells with clear margins – meaning today she’s celebrating one year cancer-free. ❤

Last Friday she moved into her college dorm and is currently in the middle of her first week of classes (finally – it’s been a long time coming!)