Archive for the 'Tobin' Category

I’ve written before about some excruciatingly poor customer service experiences. The web is a great platform for it. But, I don’t think we share great experiences often enough.
About a year ago, we were shopping for a white suit for our little Tobin. It was a painfully morose thing: we were looking for something to bury [...]

Funeral Announcement

Posted by Tom on August 18th, 2008

Tobin Jared Gregory

29 Aug 2004 – 18 Aug 2008
Funeral services
Thursday, 21 August11:00 AMGraveside service at Orem Cemetery will follow
Viewing
Wednesday, 20 August6:00–8:00 PM
South Provo Stake Center
835 South 500 West, Provo, UT
In lieu of flowers, please consider contributions to a memorial fund in Tobin’s name at any Washington Mutual Bank, or donations in his name to the [...]

Good-bye, Tobin

Posted by Tom on August 18th, 2008

Little Tobin ended his battle with cancer earlier this morning [Mon, 18 Aug] at about 1:05a, surrounded by family. I’ll post details of the funeral arrangements has they are decided.
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.
UPDATE: funeral arrangements

Cancer and Christmas

Posted by Tom on December 23rd, 2007

I’m overwhelmed by the positive response from friends, colleagues, and even casual acquaintances and strangers. We’re being well cared for. I don’t know that I will ever be able to properly thank everyone.
The day we found out about Tobin’s cancer, I phoned my study group to let them know. They immediately promised to cover [...]

Discovering Tobin’s cancer

Posted by Tom on December 20th, 2007

My three-year old son has cancer.
Tobin had been sick for a few weeks, with a cough that wouldn’t go away. Multiple trips to the doctor’s office offered no respite. Antibiotics didn’t work. An inhaler didn’t improve his breathing. He visited the doctor’s office again on Monday, December 10th, and was seen by a [...]

Blogging and cancer

Posted by Tom on December 20th, 2007

It’s been nearly six months since I last posted. Some have suggested I’ve fallen off the face of the earth. ‘Tis not so. I’m still here.
In July and August I was able to finish up work with the startup I’d been developing for, helping them see their first profitable quarter. The long hours hunched [...]