2016-09-22 00:08
Today was a difficult and disheartening day for the Ellsworth family. I’ll do my best to explain the situation as clearly and concisely as I can.
To recap, on Sept. 9, Noah had surgery… Read More
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2016-08-23 14:05
What a sweet surprise! We left at 5:45 am yesterday morning (August 22, 2014) for Noah’s last long day of treatment. And to our surprise our friends were up the road, ready to cheer us… Read More
2016-08-17 01:10
Greater Than Gold by David Boudia (with Tim Ellsworth)
Cancer, Rio & hope
Diving duo wins silver, gives credit to Christ
Schrimsher grateful for father’s legacy
U.S. diver aba… Read More
2016-08-16 16:20
Our friend, Ginger, and her kids went with us to St. Jude a few weeks ago. She decided to write a story about us for Our Jackson Home, and how the Jackson community has encouraged us through… Read More
2016-08-08 16:26
He was counting his weeks left of chemo on his fingers and toes, now he can count the days! 20 days from today will be his last dose of nightly chemo at home! (He will have a week of nightly… Read More
2016-08-08 16:23
Tim wrote about what our family has gone through between the time of the Olympics Read More
2016-05-25 13:49
Noah’s favorite part of his neuro exam – His doctor added a funny trick to the end where he taps Noah’s forehead, and then Noah sticks his tongue out. They laugh every time… Read More
2016-05-10 13:51
A Union University student, Danica Smithwick, wrote a great piece about our family and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. You can read it here Read More
2016-04-15 13:35
Steroid and vincristine week adds more pills to Noah’s normal week. And this is Noah’s last steroid week! We are SO excited! It doesn’t mean the weeks left are going to be… Read More
2016-04-11 01:23
2016-03-29 01:13
After visiting friends on the second floor, I looked down and saw this. Mondays at St. Jude consists of a lot of waiting. I am so thankful we can do this together, even if it is just waiting… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Noah’s methotrexate treatment this weekend went much better than the last time. So well, in fact, that we’re heading back to Jackson today and won’t have to be back at St… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
We had a great weekend at home together as a family. Sarah took Noah back to St. Jude today, and his methotrexate level is finally undetectable, so that’s good news. We thought they mi… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I wanted to post an update about Noah and a prayer request for him. I apologize that I haven’t been posting updates in quite some time. Honestly, I just seem overwhelmed most of the ti… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
As I walked around St. Jude today, I realized how familiar these walls are becoming to us. Two months ago when we arrived, this place seemed so overwhelming to us, much like a maze. Since we… Read More
2016-02-20 02:03
DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR DESPERATE MEASURES.
For the 4th day in a row, Noah has sent me to Target for their popcorn. Today he actually wanted popcorn, a soft pretzel AND an Icee. Yes, we are… Read More
2016-01-25 14:39
Even though this has happened a lot over the past 2 years, in fact too many to count, it is still something I can’t get used to seeing. But I am thankful it doesn’t happen as oft… Read More
2016-01-14 01:04
Today I said words like, “Noah, leave your sister alone!” and “Noah, settle down!” Words that on today’s occasion, warmed my heart.
We celebrated Noah’s 2… Read More
2015-12-06 19:46
Noah had several runners running for him this year in the St. Jude Marathon! It was so sweet to see friends and family (some who aren’t even pictured here), running in their Team Noah… Read More
2015-11-30 19:53
Recently, Noah hasn’t been eating on Mondays. We think it’s more nerves than anything, but by the end of the day he’s pretty lethargic. He might eat something before we lea… Read More
2015-11-02 22:02
Why do I run? I’ve asked myself that question a lot over the past few weeks as I’ve pounded out mile after mile on the pavement, preparing for what I first planned to be six mile… Read More
2015-08-22 17:02
We are celebrating today! One year from today, Noah will receive his last chemo at St. Jude! One. year. Wow!
We wanted to document our weekly Monday visit, and thought we would share it with… Read More
2015-07-16 14:39
I can’t believe it, but we are going to do another Team Noah t-shirt order! Last year, all proceeds went to Habitat for Hope, a place we lived at a couple months during Noah’s fi… Read More
2015-06-23 14:32
One month ago, we were standing on the beach. We weren’t sure if it was going to happen, but Noah’s counts were good, so the doctor gave us the green light to go!
It was such a r… Read More
2015-04-30 15:40
If you look at when we started this journey, January 10, 201,4 to our end date, August 22, 2016, we are now halfway there! Halfway done!
To do the math, you have to take the first 17 weeks o… Read More
2015-04-20 03:48
Noah goes to St. Jude every Monday and gets chemo in an IV. He gets chemo every night at home in a pill. And then he goes and throws people out, hits the ball, and runs home. He really shoul… Read More
2015-03-28 23:33
“Do you work at St. Jude?”
I was standing in line at the Sam’s Club snack bar today, getting ready to order lunch for my family. The man behind me in line — tall, wit… Read More
2015-01-13 16:39
As I sit here, thinking about what we were going through a year ago, I am thankful that I can hear my son in another room, playing and acting like himself. I am thankful to hear “life… Read More
2014-09-02 04:52
Tomorrow (Tuesday, September 2nd) marks the beginning of Noah’s Reinduction 2 phase, which is 3 weeks long. This is the last Reinduction in his treatment plan, which means this is the… Read More
2014-08-21 02:36
Noah came home this afternoon. He’s been without a fever for a couple of days now, but his counts remain low. Thanks to everyone for praying for him during this stay in the hospital Read More
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