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Matt & Dani

7-Year Update

Most of you already know our story from this blog, from Instagram, and from other media sources, but for those of you who are new here,...

Dani Fontanesi

4 1/2 Year Update: Reflections & the Arrival of Granite James!

Wow — I can’t believe it’s 2020! Where does the time go? It’s funny how time can move so quickly or so slowly, depending on what you need...

Dani Fontanesi

Wonderful, Beautiful, Post-Cancer Life

We’ve admittedly been a bit terrible about keeping up with blog posts lately - and by “lately”, I mean the last couple years. This is...

Dani Fontanesi

Finding My Identity Again

One thing I've been struggling with over these past six months since our "return to normalcy" began is re-finding my identity. Prior to...

Dani Fontanesi

A Year in Photos

August 26, 2016, marked one year since Matt's diagnosis. It's been a challenging year, filled with highs and lows, but we're so...

Dani & Matt Fontanesi

Day 122: A Day in Post-Transplant Life

Here's a look at what a typical day in post-transplant life entails ... we hope you enjoy this little video (particularly the ending)! :)...

Dani Fontanesi

Day 107: Celebrating our 1 year wedding anniversary!

Last Thursday we celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary. And we received the best gift we could have asked for... [You can click the...

Matt Fontanesi

Getting to "Day 100" Post-Transplant

Recovery Tick-tock. My 100-day period of isolation is coming to a close. A lot has happened and nothing has happened. Recovery is an...

Dani Fontanesi

The Truth about Being a Caregiver

Today is day 74 of our 100-day isolation period. Tomorrow will mark 5 months since we first walked into the emergency room in Coeur...

Dani Fontanesi

Christmas and the Juxtaposition of Pre- and Post-Cancer Life

Christmas is finally over. Today is Boxing Day (which isn't celebrated in the U.S.) and Matt and I are sitting in the infusion center...