Walking for Life

Hi, Friends and Family,

What a full few days this has been. Last Friday my son graduated from 8th grade, having made honor roll 7 out of 8 times. What a proud mom! Hard to believe I am now the mom of a high schooler. Hmmm. Not sure I feel ready for that. The night before, my sister-in-law graduated from nursing school. Having seen all she went through to accomplish this, the tears rolled freely as she walked the aisle and was pinned by her family. What a proud sister! We've had the end of school for all of us, fittings for braces for one, a birthday for the hubby, met our grand-niece for the first time, and so on. Busy!

I am in the last week of this round of chemo. No new side effects, but still sore feet, fighting a cold, and fighting the feeling of being tired. I look forward to the end of this round, for obvious reasons, but also because this time I will have scans and will see the result of why I take the meds. I'll keep you posted on what the results are as they come (appointment at UCSF is June 22nd).

I want to remind you that this weekend is Relay for Life, the walk that raises money for the American Cancer Society, and invite you to come out and join in the festivities, see the luminarias, and donate toward the hope of a cure. If you would like to go to my personal page and learn more, donate to the hope of a cure, or purchase a luminaria in honor or memory of someone you know, you can do so by cutting and pasting this link into your address bar: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY09CA?px=10862144&pg=personal&fr_id=13653. It's really easy and well worth it. Please join our family and many others who have been touched by cancer by getting involved.

Love to you all,
Danene
June 5, 2009