I know I’ve been MIA for the last 5 days and I’ve been very grateful for the time to collect my thoughts. Although we’ll be waiting at least another week for some “official” answers, I’ve been told that I almost certainly have Hodgkin’s Lymphoma – a type of cancer. Until we receive the results from various scans and the biopsy (which will likely happen next week), all we can do is pray. It’s times like this that I think we all collapse into the thing which gives us the most peace and comfort and these past 5+ days closely surrounded by my family has been a great blessing.

Although this experience will most certainly be permeating my life for the next several months, I’d prefer to update people in a way that can be kept separate from the Varland Photography blog. Updates may appear here from time to time, but I’ll be using a personal blog to keep people informed and to share my personal thoughts as I travel this road. That blog can be found at annievarland.com.

I’m extremely grateful for the kind words and patience that my family, friends, and clients have shared with me over this past week. Right now, I’m taking things day by day, but you can be sure I’ll be turning out pictures as fast as I can!

And because I hate posting without pictures, here’s a few of the kids taken before I went to bed a few nights ago. The pictures are a little grainy, but capturing how they really look seems perfect to me… They make me so happy.

Thanks again to everyone! More posts coming soon!
- Annie