Thankful

Today is a day to reflect  and give thanks.  I am thankful for my family and friends, for good health and good food.  Chef Zen has the "feast" under control, the house smells wonderful!  The parade is over, so now I am watching  a Christmas special on the Hallmark channel and thinking about all the decorating I want to do this weekend.  Hope everyone enjoys this special day, sending you all love and good wishes for love, health, and a happy holiday season.

Other Stuff

 The past couple of months, while all was quiet on the Sarah front, Greg was plagued with a very weird ear infection!  Just imagine, after all that has happened in the past 2 years, you are awakened at 3am by your 22 year old son who is crying in pain and wants to be taken to the hospital.  Very scary to say the least!  After the middle of the night hospital run, Greg had to go to an ENT, where his ear was drained, and he was given medicated ear drops.  He had to go back every 2 weeks for 2 months to have the ear looked at and drained; a very painful experience to say the least!

Speaking of pain, I have had a pain in my right hip since August! To make a long story short, after several visits to several doctors, a CAT scan, an x-ray, and an MRI, I have been diagnosed with severe arthritis in my hip, lucky me.  This coming Friday I have an appointment to get a steroid shot in my hip, and then physical therapy will begin!  Cataracts at 51, arthritis at 53, what the heck is happening to me?? :(



October 14th would have been my Dad's 84th birthday.  I went to Saratoga to be with my mom and we "visited" dad.  I still miss him everyday!










My amazing mother is doing well; filling her days with creating beautiful pottery, good books, exercise classes, friends and family.  She misses my dad, but he would be so proud if he could see her now.  His memory lives on in all of us, and we happily remember all the wonderful years we had together.

At the end of October I headed back to Saratoga for our annual "girls" weekend.  Myself, my mom,  and my 4 sisters spent a wonderful weekend together; eating, shopping, eating, telling stories, eating, and reminiscing.  Dad would have really loved all the eating!

Next week is Thanksgiving, 

I am thankful for so much.

:)

18 months cancer free!!

Hi friends,
I know it has been a while, time to fill you in.
First the super, great, wonderful news: Sarah's November MRI is clear!!!!!
She is 18 months cancer free!
At today's visit, Dr. M said he and the radiologist spent time going over the MRI's from the past 18 months.  He said he is very pleased that all looks stable, we are also very pleased.  Still have to maintain Sarah's 3 month MRI schedule, for at least another year.
Sarah continues to be busy at school, enjoying being a carefree college student.  
She is going to the gym and running and doing strength training, Dr. M is very happy.   
Doesn't she look great?

 We still hate brain cancer, tests, and any reminders of illness;
but we are oh so thankful that our girl is a survivor!

 Sarah is already gearing up for the 2014 "Relay for Life" at Ramapo College.

The "notebook" continues to grow and the bills keep on coming.
There is my box full of MRI CD's, it too is filling up.
In the last 2 years I have used up 9 checkbooks just on medical bills, yikes!!!

Cancer is very expensive $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Sarah's smile, PRICELESS :)