We are approaching the end of Sarah's first "post treatment" year, she is due for an MRI in 2 weeks. I have been doing a lot of reminiscing, so much has happened this year that I am thankful for. Sarah is at school finishing her first semester at Ramapo College; doing well and looking forward to enjoying summer and all of the activities she could not do last summer! She participated in Relay for Life and raised a lot of money, this was a very positive and empowering experience for her. Sarah has made some good friends at school, and is looking forward to living with them in the fall. I am so proud of her, and thankful for her continued good health. I am pretty certain that the MRI's will continue at 3 month intervals for at least the next year, Sarah is not thrilled by the prospect, but I welcome the reassurance that all is still going well.
In the mean time, tomorrow I will be putting my nurse's uniform back on to take care of Zen after he has hand surgery, again! This is the third time he has to have hand surgery, this time it is to remove a tumor in one of his fingers. The surgeon is confident that it will be benign, I hope he is right! Poor Zen has been looking forward to this golf season, since he did not get to play very often last year. Almost forgot to mention that along with the hand issue, he also has a torn muscle in his leg and is on crutches! Hopefully he will have a very speedy recovery, and be back on the golf course and in the kitchen cooking soon, for all of our sakes.
Wish us both, patient and nurse, good luck tomorrow, we will need it!
M :)
Showing posts with label relay for life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label relay for life. Show all posts
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
What a difference a year makes.
Last year at this time, I was in the hospital with Sarah for her last "regular" chemo treatment; it/she was a nightmare! She was so full of steroids, other meds, and fear of the upcoming stem cell transplant, that she was frantic and insisted on leaving the hospital earlier than she should have. Fast forward to today, one year later; Sarah is happy, healthy, and back at school. My sweet girl is back, the tumor that was making her crazy is gone, no more tantrums and wild behavior. A year ago, it was hard for me to imagine a happy future; but thankfully here we are, thankful for every new day.
Relay for Life at Ramapo College was inspirational; so many young adults working together for a wonderful cause. Sarah spoke beautifully about her experience, and of course I got teary eyed as she walked the first lap with the other survivors.
I too am moving on; Sarah's illness had me "crippled" afraid to live my life. I will always worry about her, that is what mothers do, but I too am living again, going out with friends, pursuing my interests, and moving forward. At least for today, next MRI is a month away, time to start worrying.
Inspirations from the web:
Relay for Life at Ramapo College was inspirational; so many young adults working together for a wonderful cause. Sarah spoke beautifully about her experience, and of course I got teary eyed as she walked the first lap with the other survivors.
I too am moving on; Sarah's illness had me "crippled" afraid to live my life. I will always worry about her, that is what mothers do, but I too am living again, going out with friends, pursuing my interests, and moving forward. At least for today, next MRI is a month away, time to start worrying.
Inspirations from the web:
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| My beautiful daughter |
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| Relay for Life |
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Spring is in the air, finally!
Today was almost Spring like, hooray!!
Sarah was on break last week, we had fun shopping, getting our nails done, and crafting; it was great to have her home. She has been doing so well, (knock on wood) it was really a pleasure to have her home. For the first time in a long while, I felt like "my Sarah" was back. We ended the week by going to the Fighting Children's Cancer Foundation dinner, it was nice to get dressed up; we were so proud of Sarah when she accepted her scholarship with the other cancer survivors. Being with other families that have recently been through what our family has been through, was both comforting and sad. There are too many cases of cancer, in both children and adults; organizations like this one give people hope and much needed help. I am looking forward to helping with future events.
Sarah is well on her way to reaching her goal in the upcoming Relay for Life at Ramapo College. Many thanks to all who have helped her and donated to this worthy cause.
Zen and Greg have spent the past week building a computer! They tried to explain, but I really don't understand. I am just happy that Greg is happy, and the computer allows him to do his programming and game designing.
On Monday we celebrated Passover with the Scannella's, it was a memorable evening as always. Good friends and good food, nothing better than that!
This weekend is Easter, looking forward to seeing the "sistas" and their families. All going to Connecticut for a short but much anticipated family gathering.
That's all for now,
M :)
Sarah was on break last week, we had fun shopping, getting our nails done, and crafting; it was great to have her home. She has been doing so well, (knock on wood) it was really a pleasure to have her home. For the first time in a long while, I felt like "my Sarah" was back. We ended the week by going to the Fighting Children's Cancer Foundation dinner, it was nice to get dressed up; we were so proud of Sarah when she accepted her scholarship with the other cancer survivors. Being with other families that have recently been through what our family has been through, was both comforting and sad. There are too many cases of cancer, in both children and adults; organizations like this one give people hope and much needed help. I am looking forward to helping with future events.
Sarah is well on her way to reaching her goal in the upcoming Relay for Life at Ramapo College. Many thanks to all who have helped her and donated to this worthy cause.
Zen and Greg have spent the past week building a computer! They tried to explain, but I really don't understand. I am just happy that Greg is happy, and the computer allows him to do his programming and game designing.
On Monday we celebrated Passover with the Scannella's, it was a memorable evening as always. Good friends and good food, nothing better than that!
This weekend is Easter, looking forward to seeing the "sistas" and their families. All going to Connecticut for a short but much anticipated family gathering.
That's all for now,
M :)
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
NEWS
Greetings friends,
Last post I was waiting for snow to begin; it started, stopped and melted all in 2 days!
Today I am looking at the gray sky, watching the rain fall, and wishing for sunshine.
This past weekend was exciting, Sarah had lots of good news to report.
(can you guess which one is most important??)
1. Raising so much money for Ramapo's Relay for Life, she has to keep upping her goal $.
2. She has a date for Sorority Formal!
3. No more headache.
4. Awarded a Howard Honigfeld Scholarship for child cancer survivors.
5. Had a great time at sorority karaoke/dance fundraiser.
6. Date for formal = a new dress!
7. Date for formal = new shoes!
8. Date for formal = $$
9. Date for formal = :) :) :)
10. Studying for midterms :(
11. Almost spring break :)
12. Did I mention, she has a date for formal!!!!!!!
Oh to be 20 again, and so excited about life!
My weekend:
Cleaned house, did laundry, put shelf together with Greg; ( Greg started putting shelf together, Zen gave advice, Greg stopped putting shelf together, I decided to put shelf together myself, shelf not going together, Zen not interested in helping, leaves for club, convince Greg to help again, Greg annoyed that I can't follow directions, 3 hours later damn shelf finally together, laundry room organized), dinner with friends, did more laundry, admired shelf, watched Downton Abby marathon, did lots of knitting, considered exercising, knit some more!
Realized that I am happy to not be 20 anymore, and decided I will never put together another shelf!
:)
Last post I was waiting for snow to begin; it started, stopped and melted all in 2 days!
Today I am looking at the gray sky, watching the rain fall, and wishing for sunshine.
This past weekend was exciting, Sarah had lots of good news to report.
(can you guess which one is most important??)
1. Raising so much money for Ramapo's Relay for Life, she has to keep upping her goal $.
2. She has a date for Sorority Formal!
3. No more headache.
4. Awarded a Howard Honigfeld Scholarship for child cancer survivors.
5. Had a great time at sorority karaoke/dance fundraiser.
6. Date for formal = a new dress!
7. Date for formal = new shoes!
8. Date for formal = $$
9. Date for formal = :) :) :)
10. Studying for midterms :(
11. Almost spring break :)
12. Did I mention, she has a date for formal!!!!!!!
Oh to be 20 again, and so excited about life!
My weekend:
Cleaned house, did laundry, put shelf together with Greg; ( Greg started putting shelf together, Zen gave advice, Greg stopped putting shelf together, I decided to put shelf together myself, shelf not going together, Zen not interested in helping, leaves for club, convince Greg to help again, Greg annoyed that I can't follow directions, 3 hours later damn shelf finally together, laundry room organized), dinner with friends, did more laundry, admired shelf, watched Downton Abby marathon, did lots of knitting, considered exercising, knit some more!
Realized that I am happy to not be 20 anymore, and decided I will never put together another shelf!
:)
Monday, March 4, 2013
Catching Up
Happy Monday Morning!
I have spent the last week going through closets, doing the annual "almost spring" clean-up. Feels good to purge, even got rid of some old knitting projects. I have to admit that some of my early knitting attempts needed to go. Trying hard to convince Zen and Greg to do some closet purging, without much luck I might add; those two really hate getting rid of things. I also spent time catching up with friends, going out to lunch and/or dinner; nothing better than good friends, good conversations, and good food!
Sarah is doing very well. I am so proud of her, she is trying to put the past behind her and get on with her life. Fundraising for Relay for Life has been an empowering experience for her, she is fighting cancer in a positive way. Thanks to all who have helped her in this endeavor, with a month left to go she is well on her way to meeting her goal!
My eyes have been bothering me again, so I have taken a short break from knitting. I am anxious to begin using some of my "stash" of light weight yarns for my ever growing list of spring/summer knitting projects. Thanks to Ravelry, (a great knitting website) the list keeps getting longer.
That's all my news for now. Keep Smiling!
:)
I have spent the last week going through closets, doing the annual "almost spring" clean-up. Feels good to purge, even got rid of some old knitting projects. I have to admit that some of my early knitting attempts needed to go. Trying hard to convince Zen and Greg to do some closet purging, without much luck I might add; those two really hate getting rid of things. I also spent time catching up with friends, going out to lunch and/or dinner; nothing better than good friends, good conversations, and good food!
Sarah is doing very well. I am so proud of her, she is trying to put the past behind her and get on with her life. Fundraising for Relay for Life has been an empowering experience for her, she is fighting cancer in a positive way. Thanks to all who have helped her in this endeavor, with a month left to go she is well on her way to meeting her goal!
My eyes have been bothering me again, so I have taken a short break from knitting. I am anxious to begin using some of my "stash" of light weight yarns for my ever growing list of spring/summer knitting projects. Thanks to Ravelry, (a great knitting website) the list keeps getting longer.
That's all my news for now. Keep Smiling!
:)
Monday, February 25, 2013
another update
Since her stem-cell transplant in May, Sarah has had 3 MRI's.
August, November and February
All clear so far!!!!!!!
Next one scheduled for May 2013.
Sarah is doing well, she is ready to give back and will be participating in Relay for Life with her sorority sisters at Ramapo College this April.
Keep up the good work my darling girl!
August, November and February
All clear so far!!!!!!!
Next one scheduled for May 2013.
Sarah is doing well, she is ready to give back and will be participating in Relay for Life with her sorority sisters at Ramapo College this April.
Keep up the good work my darling girl!
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