Written on May 12th
Happy 32nd Birthday Crystal 
I hope your weekend was exactly what you wanted it to be. You beat the odds to be here at age 30, and it is already two years later. You are a courageous warrior, we are blessed to still have you here with us celebrating, and we know how lucky we are as a family to have had so many miracles with you May 23rd we head back to Mayo already, hoping for good news. Crystal you have a busy year ahead, hope God agrees with your plans. Love You 
Written on May 22nd
We are on our way to Rochester for Crystal’s 3 Month Check. Yes, we were just there April 11th for her procedure to remove a tumor from her lung, and it is already that time again.
The heart races, the worry of the “what if’s” and then remembering to keep living through it all.
We should have our answers for her next step by 5pm tomorrow.
With the sad story of the tornado in Greenfield, Iowa I think to myself with all that devastation and loss there, that you know someone on top of all of that, is also battling cancer, or some other form of heartache and struggle.
So I have decided to use Crystal’s words from April of 2013.
Me: In her intensive care room responding to a remark Crystal had said.
“Crystal is God in here with you?”
Crystal: “Yes, and at night when I can hear the lady crying in the other room, I tell him to go be with her because I am good right now.”
So prayers warriors, we know God is with us but we are doing well, so please send those prayers to Greenfield, Iowa right now.
Here is our fighter embracing the moment this last weekend with her Uncle Joey’s bike at his Memorial Ride. To think that a year ago tomorrow we would be at his wake and this year we will pray for good news.
Written on May 23rd
As we are doing our tests today, and of course have time in between them. Crystal brings up a young woman who found her on a podcast she did back in 2020.
The crazy thing about the podcast is Crystal and I have never listened to it. Crystal didn’t want to hear her voice and we already know her story lol
Anyway, today we will visit with this young fighter and her mom.
God puts people in your life for a reason 🙏🏻
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/project-purple-podcast/id1355013636?i=1000499565281
Written on May 23rd
What a beautiful day in Rochester, MN today. Our lunch was perfect on the patio and through out the day I could feel Joey saying, “It will be good Tiff”.
Waiting for her team to enter the room is such a scary feeling. When the door opens you feel like you are holding your breath.
As they enter we are surprised to see McWilliams, her main doctor come in as he was not expected to be there. It made us nervous as we felt maybe something was up, and then he says right away.
Her scans are good. Everything is the same. And he smiles. Everyone has shook hands and hugged. She will come back in September 💜
I really don’t know what to say except thank you to everyone who has followed her story, had faith, filled us with hope and Joey, I guess you were right💜
Music is on, windows down as we head home and I think, we really got good news and I get to enjoy life for a bit. Crystal, so happy for you sweetie 💜
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