Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Seattle, Here We Come! 9
Chapter 2 A Flicker of a Heartbeat 21
Chapter 3 Lesley and Jon Join the Peace Corps 30
Chapter 4 SWAT Teams and Tear Gas 36
Chapter 5 Doc Martens and Earrings 44
Chapter 6 December 14 is the Big Date 48
Chapter 7 "Shake-up" 57
Chapter 8 Help from the Midwest 71
Chapter 9 A Cross-Country Biking Adventure 78
Chapter 10 Big Changes on the Horizon 82
Chapter 11 Ho Jo's All the Way! 96
Chapter 12 A 1928 Brick Bungalow 111
Chapter 13 Costa Rica, 2005 135
Chapter 14 Mantra: "We Love Elgin" 142
Chapter 15 Fay Lake 160
Chapter 16 Going Overboard on a Summer Schedule 163
Chapter 17 We Might Become Famous! 166
Chapter 18 No Matter What, Mom, I'm Happy 187
Chapter 19 The New Normal 193
Chapter 20 A Return to Costa Rica 206
Chapter 21 Treatments and Treating Oneself 215
Chapter 22 I'm Really Not Afraid of Anything Anymore 230
Chapter 23 "My Doctor Loves Giving Me All This Chemo" 241
Chapter 24 Expect Change 259
Chapter 25 Each Day Is a Blessing 273
Chapter 26 Darling Stacey Is the Most Awesome Person in the World 302
Chapter 27 Carole's Story 311
Chapter 28 Memorial Service 316
Chapter 29 I Have Found Another Spot 322
Chapter 30 At Peace with My Own Mortality 326
About the Authors 338