Non-Hyper Jordan The new drugs are supposed to settle her down, but she seems more hyper than ever. Maybe it has nothing to do with brain tumors or medications. Maybe it’s just a kid at age 11. She has a momentum that can wear you down. She’s always chattering. She’s always fidgeting. She’s always in the spot where you wish she wasn’t. Sometimes, Jeanette and I sound like the crankiest parents on planet earth.

There were murmurs on the other end of the phone. Before I could finish saying hello, Jordan interrupted me. – Daddy, I can stop chemo! Her voice was charged with excitement. She rattled off a thousand words a minute without a breath. I don’t even recall most of what she said. I just lingered on the opening salvo. Jordan is stopping chemo. She was a nervous beast this morning, yelling at her mom, yelling at her brother, pouting, fidgeting, and storming around in a moody melange of emotion.

It’s the long awaited day. It started like any other, except everyone’s nerves are frayed. Jordan is moody. It’s understandable, but doesn’t help any of us stay upbeat.

Jeanette and Jordan She did very well today for the MRI. She went through the accessing process without any fuss, and she woke up easily (always a gamble). When I got home tonight, she was lounging comfortably and was very talkative. I didn’t go with her today, but I received texts from Jeanette throughout the morning. She was pretty nervous, but somehow she kept her anxiety in check. And when it was done, she seemed quite relieved.

Two To Watch The girls let me photograph them this afternoon and I thought it would make a nice addition to The Journey. The light glints off them. The heavens shine on them. The highlights intrigue them. The shadows define them. They glide together, in turbulence and in skies of tranquil calm. They move and pause and dart and bank, and with them the world follows. My two, my lovelies.