November Update

Here is my November update. Hope you like my wig :-0

I have just recently started my new bi-monthly treatments. It gave us a break so we could get away. Now we're home and looking forward to the Thanksgiving holiday with the kids.

John and I went to Houston to visit Ellie, and we all drove to San Antonio to support the Hock sisters walking in a cancer fund-raising  marathon. Here we are at the Alamo!

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society "Team-in-Training" Inspirational Dinner. Hock Family & friends group shot

Enjoying sangria margaritas on the Riverwalk

LU Homecoming and a Georgeous Day Out at MO Botanical Gardens

Christian and his parents at recent Lindenwood U homecoming parade.

John and I took advantage of the beautiful weather today to visit the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St Louis. We included a few snapshots of our big adventure. Best thing about weekday visits--no crowds. We started out with a visit to World's Fair Donuts. They were the perfect wholesome snack while sitting in the Japanese Garden. 


I'm feeling pretty good these days, although I still get pretty tired by afternoon. Tomorrow morning I will be having radiosurgery to attack another tumor location. And then later in the week I expect to have a "port" installed to make treatments easier. 


Thanks to all for your thoughts and prayers. Keep it up!  --Love, Sarah

MO Botanical Gardens - Main Entrance - Ridgeway Center

Excuse me, would you take our picture?

Mr Mouse enjoys the bird feeder in the Climatron

Tranquil fountain - Japanese Garden

My favorite spot

Feeding the fish - more, please

Duck spies lunch

Boxwood Garden

Chinese Garden

Chahuly Glass Sculptures

News for October 15,2010

This photo is of John, me, and my brother-in-law, John Gray at  recent wedding of our nephew Jeff Snodgrass and Melissa Krone. Since most of my hair is gone, I decided to wear the dreaded wig and a hat. What a fashion statement! We had a wonderful time.

Today we met with the Dr. and saw the "new " (after treatments) MRI, and were disappointed that the remaining part of the tumor had not decreased in size. So I will be scheduled for radio-surgery soon. It will only be a half day procedure, and I am sure more MRI's will follow and chemo pills five days every month to prevent more cancer cells growing. John and I both agreed that when this is over we will need a vacation!

Thanks to everyone! Treatments are done!

Wednesday was my last day of chemo and radiation, and I am so relieved! Thank you to everyone for driving me so John could get some work done, bringing us meals because I was to tired to cook,  all the wonderful supportive cards and e-mails and especially the prayers, I know they carried us through.The doctors have warned me it will be a while before I have my energy back so I will just see what I can do over the next few months. I think I have been very lucky, the side effects have been mild. I have a few appointments in October including a new MRI and we will take it from there. Until then I will be organizing stuff around the house, and making things I never had the time to make such as my chocolate zucchini bread and then walking it off!
Thanks to all!
Sarah

Turning 24 & Silk Scarves

Both kids were home for Labor day weekend . We celebrated Ellie's 24th birthday. with a  champagne cake with candles shaped like champagne bottles and we drank a little champagne with raspberries.

I have three more treatments, then I can take a break, then I will have a new MRI done in October. I'm feeling pretty good, so I tried my hand at dying silk scarves as thank you gifts.

This is a vat of silk scarves being dyed pink. 

This is a vat of silk scarves being dyed lavender for the walkers in the upcoming Lymphoma/Leukemia run  in San Antonio.

Day 28 - Good Friends Visit

Today three good friends visited from Columbia, Missouri Bunco Chicks 

(L-R: Kathy Welsh, me, Diane Dulle, Pat Sattizahn) 

They brought a fabulous lunch--homemade chicken salad, spinach salad, and cream cheese filled chocolate cupcakes :-)

We had a great time reminiscing of raising our kids together and catching up. I really appreciate them taking the time to cook and travel to St Louis to visit. It was so good to see them again.

To our

Friends who have become Family

and our

Family who have become Friends--

May you be blessed with the same

love and care you've given us

Mary Maude Daniels

TGIF! - Day 23/48

Meet two of my driving angels that take me to treatments occasionally. On my right is my neighbor Mary Ann Rudloff. On my left is my jolly sister-in-law Mary Snodgrass. I appreciate their time as well as everyone's prayers and dinners. The support means so much to John and I!