Courtney Lynn

Courtney Lynn I'm a Destination Adventure Elopement Photographer, but my role is so much more than just an Elopeme

Bodie’s first week of HD Methotrexate went overall well. He started to have a reaction to the tape keeping the needle in...
09/01/2026

Bodie’s first week of HD Methotrexate went overall well. He started to have a reaction to the tape keeping the needle in his port and was itching it like crazy and ended up dislodging the needle.

So, he had to have the needle removed and then his port reaccessed which wasn’t fun, because his port was sore from just being accessed a few days beforehand and his skin was fairly raw😭 We are trying to heal his skin as fast as we can right now, but I know it’s going to bother him again next week. It’s just not enough time in between.

He now has a few sores in his mouth and mouth sores from chemo are pretty gnarly. He is handling it like a champ, but he can’t eat everything he normally would and complains here and there about it.

Otherwise, he is in good spirits and running around playing which I’m thankful for.

He is continuing to take a chemo pill and will be admitted to the hospital again next week for round 2 out of 4.

✨Please pray that Bodie’s mouth sores will heal and not get worse.

✨Pray that his skin will heal quickly.

✨That the rest of these rounds of HD M will go smoothly without issue.

Thank you, friends!

We took the kids to a theme park near our house with some friends and everyone had a blast! It was Bodie’s first time on...
08/24/2026

We took the kids to a theme park near our house with some friends and everyone had a blast! It was Bodie’s first time on “rollercoaster” rides and he absolutely loved it!

Onto lesser exciting things. Bodie is about to start Interim Maintenance 1. Tomorrow he will have IT chemo (chemo in his spinal fluid), chemo drip over 15 minutes (Vincristine - this one really causes a lot of tummy troubles for Bodie), start a chemo pill and have a high dose chemo (high dose methotrexate) drip over 24 hours and then will receive a rescue medication to clear his system of the high dose chemo.

He will have the high dose chemo every other week for 8 weeks which requires a hospital stay each time. He will remain in the hospital till his system clears the chemo. We are expecting hospital stays Monday-Friday each time. He does need to make counts for each round as well.

After coming off of Blina and having Bodie feel so good and be so normal I’m dreading starting chemo again.

Please pray that Bodie’s body handles it well and has minimal side effects.

“For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you” Isaiah 41:13

Best. Vacation. Ever. Bodie had a week off of treatment and had a good immune system after Blina so we decided to take a...
08/20/2026

Best. Vacation. Ever. Bodie had a week off of treatment and had a good immune system after Blina so we decided to take a family trip down to a key near Pensacola. It was such a joy to watch the kids enjoy themselves and see what the ocean/beach is!

Bodie absolutely LOVED it! We sat for hours on the beach letting the waves come up and crash on him as we did up clams and watched them dig back down. Gwen was unsure at first, but learned to love playing in the water. I will say myself as someone who grew up on the west coast it was quite pleasant to enjoy the warm water of the gulf and the beautiful white sand!

We also went on a surprise trip to the naval aviation museum and Bodie was living his best life there. His excitement when he realized what we were doing was probably one of the best moments ever. His silly excited run was making me laugh so hard! The boy loves airplanes!

We also took a dolphin watching tour and got to see dolphins ride the wake and jump out of the water which was cool for all of us to see!

These are the memories I’ve prayed for and I’m so grateful we were able to do this and catch our breath.

Okay, so what is Blina and how does it work?🧬 Blincyto is a “matchmaker” for the immune system.In B-cell ALL, leukemia c...
08/10/2026

Okay, so what is Blina and how does it work?

🧬 Blincyto is a “matchmaker” for the immune system.

In B-cell ALL, leukemia cells have a protein on their surface called CD19. Your T cells—the immune cells that can kill abnormal cells—have a protein called CD3.

Blincyto is designed with two ends:

One end → grabs the leukemia cell (CD19)
Other end → grabs a T cell (CD3)

So it essentially physically brings the T cell right up against the leukemia cell, allowing the T cell to recognize it and kill it.

Once attached, the T cell releases its killing machinery and destroys the leukemia cell. One activated T cell can go on to kill multiple leukemia cells.

Here’s a great analogy! Think of Blincyto like a police dispatcher with a direct line to a suspect.

* 🦠 Leukemia cell = the suspect
* 👮 T cell = the police officer
* 📡 Blincyto = the dispatcher

Normally, the T cell may not recognize the leukemia cell well enough to attack it. Blincyto grabs onto the leukemia cell with one end and grabs onto the T cell with the other end.

So it essentially says: “T cell, here’s the cell you need to kill.”

It is a continuous infusion for 28 days at home. So, his port is always accessed and he carries his backpack around with him everywhere he goes.

✨Thankfully he has done phenomenal with it and it doesn’t bother him at all!

We go in weekly to change his needle in his port and get a new back of medicine.

For some reason it feels odd to share pictures of my work since for the past 5 months I’ve been sharing Bodie’s leukemia...
07/29/2026

For some reason it feels odd to share pictures of my work since for the past 5 months I’ve been sharing Bodie’s leukemia journey and before that I took year off since I had Gwen and it was just too much to manage.

But I decided to take a single job this year after canceling my other ones after finding out Bodie had leukemia, and let me tell you it felt SO good to be behind the camera again! I miss it!! And I’m ready to hop back into it with limited space.

And honestly, that excites me even more, because when I did it full time I was traveling nearly every week from May-October and taking on 30-40 jobs a year which I freaking loved at the time, and it handled it well, but it’s just not a reality for me anymore.

I have 2 kiddos now which are the most important job for me to focus on. Plus having a medical child makes it even harder.

So, hopping back into Elopement photography with limited space (like 5 max a year) means I can really focus on the couples I work with and be extra picky about who I work with. I already was before but now the vibes matter even more✨

Without further ado, here’s a sneak peak from my latest elopement!

Okay phew. Let’s update. Bodie had his bone marrow biopsy last week and it showed that he is in “remission”. It’s a conf...
07/23/2026

Okay phew. Let’s update. Bodie had his bone marrow biopsy last week and it showed that he is in “remission”. It’s a confusing term used here in my opinion because in most cancer cases remission is used for end of treatment. A better term to use is “No evidence of disease”.

Technology can detect down to .002 which means it can detect 1 leukemia cell in 50,000 cells. Technology has its limits and we can literally not ever know if there are 0 leukemia cells by doing a biopsy. Theoretically Bodie could still have millions of leukemia cells floating around his body or he could have 0 or he could have somewhere in between. We don’t know.

This is why treatment continues. Studies have shown that leukemia cells are smart and like to hide and when treatment stops at NEOD the relapse rate is incredibly high.

The other reason they say is to help teach his bone marrow to never create a leukemia cell again. If his body could create one before it could do it again. By destroying and hitting his bone marrow over and over again it’ll make his bone marrow forget how to do this. I don’t think they have any evidence of this it’s just a theory I think they work off of, but honestly not entirely sure here.

BUT, it shows that treatment is working! His body has responded and we can take a bone marrow transplant off of the table. Praise the Lord!

Bodie went in on Monday for a count check to start Blina and he made counts and started Blina. Tuesday morning after starting Blina he woke up with a fever and was just exhausted. They woke him up every 2 hours to make sure he was neurologically intact since Blina is most known for having neurological side effects.

He took a good nap on Tuesday and woke up feeling much better and has been totally fine since. He should be sent home tomorrow morning sometime!

I’ll share later this week exactly what Blina is and how it works!

Thank you for all the prayers for little man!!

A few scenes from the last few weeks. I haven’t been posting a whole lot on here lately for a few reasons really. One is...
07/13/2026

A few scenes from the last few weeks. I haven’t been posting a whole lot on here lately for a few reasons really. One is there hasn’t been much to update you all on besides waiting for his counts to come up to start the next round of treatment and two, because I’ve been drained and typing out my thoughts in words has felt exhausting. I’ve started multiple times and then stopped.

Tomorrow Bodie goes in for another count check to see if he can start the next round of treatment and a bone marrow biopsy.

We’re nervous over here. He has been recovering but, slowlllly. Every kid in this situation is going to respond differently and he had two months of super intense chemo, but we’re reaching the point of “Okay, is there something (that something being leukemia) keeping him from recovering?”

The chances of that happening is low, but it’s sitting in the back of my mind thinking “What if? What if the last round of treatment didn’t get him into remission levels?” Because while it would be rare it’s still possible. After all he wasn’t in remission after the first month of treatment.

It’s terrifying to think about.

But, Bodie has been acting like himself, eating like normal and being a happy, crazy little 3 year old. On the outside he appears to be doing well.

I’m thankful for all the time I’ve been able to enjoy the two together. It’s been so sweet. Tiring lemme tell you🤣 But so sweet.

The other day Bodie asked me to lay next to him for a few minutes before bed and he started gently rubbing my head like we do for him and I laid there thinking I never want to forget what these little hands feel like. I never want to take these precious moments for granted because nobody knows what the next day holds. All the hugs and kisses are treasures.

Even though there are days I have wanted to rip my hair out I always try to regroup and remember the bigger picture.

That the Lord has placed Bodie and Gwen in my care. I am to be an example to them in all the ways. He ordained this trial for us and Bodie to go through. We may never fully understand, but we are called to trust and to glorify Him through everything.

Please pray that tomorrow goes well and to give us peace♥️

Bodie got the coolest bedroom makeover today thanks to Special Spaces Chattanooga!! I am utterly blown away by what an a...
06/27/2026

Bodie got the coolest bedroom makeover today thanks to Special Spaces Chattanooga!! I am utterly blown away by what an amazing job they did. So many details I haven’t even shown in the pictures and videos. I’ll be honest I was so nervous in the beginning, but this is beyond what I could’ve imagined!! It’s just incredible. What a special treat for little man to enjoy and have the coolest room ever!!! Plus, all the store and organization!

The last two photos are the before.

Yesterday morning we were all feeling pretty down. Bodie wasn’t feeling the greatest and it felt like we were never goin...
06/20/2026

Yesterday morning we were all feeling pretty down. Bodie wasn’t feeling the greatest and it felt like we were never going to get him out of the hospital. It’s just felt like a lot.

So, I messaged our Childlife specialist who Bodie absolutely adores and they are obsessed with Bodie (I don’t blame them🤪) that we were down in the dumps and they came through! This is what I love about having a smaller department is that we get to know everyone so well. They brought him some cool new toys which perked him up tremendously and then we went on an adventure to check out the helicopter!

The day started off rough, but ended a lot happier♥️

His blood work this morning is showing signs of his bone marrow starting to wake up. FINALLY! These beginning signs are what we need. Please pray that it starts ramping up so we can get him home!!

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