Long time no write! I have been extremely busy with my charity Auntie Em's Angels. I threw my fourth event for Tyce Markussen on April 28th and let me tell you it was a HUGE SUCCESS! Thanks to the Hogans (Quinn, Jeanne, Alec and Talia) and the Forney's (Andy and Leigh Ann) along with all of Tyce's friends and family we were able to raise over $32,500 for Tyce. Around $4,000 went to Auntie Em's Angels. The money that is given to Auntie Em's Angels will go back to Tyce in some way shape or form. He can submit bills that he needs help paying instead of us writing a check directly to him. There are so many rules to follow when you want to help someone as a 501 (3)C.
I am taking a little break this month and next because I am having my final surgery tomorrow! Monday, May 14 at 11 a.m. I am giving birth to TWINS! Not the typical twins you would think of ...my B+ Cup for my Ta Ta's will FINALLY be here and the second to final surgery will be complete! I can't wait to get it over. Thank you to my husband for being there every step of the way and my parents for helping out when they can. I couldn't pull off this surgery and watch Olivia without them....so THANK YOU!!! Thank you to Quinn and Jeanne Hogan for dropping off dinner for tomorrow night. It will come in handy for Steve to put something in the oven for the 3 of us.
I am typing this out at my parents lake house and spending mother's day with my parents, Steve and Olivia. It is the perfect day. My mom is so kind to take Olivia over night so I can get ready for surgery for tomorrow morning.
BTW for those of you who have been emailing and texting how my ultrasound went we are still in limbo and not sure. But nothing to be concerned about. The ultrasound revealed that the spot on the left ovary the doctors were concerned about, disappeared and now something is showing up on the right...so I will have another ultrasound in 3 months.
Ta Ta for now...I will be doped up on pain killers for the next couple of weeks enjoying my new set of TWINS!
Happy Mother's Day to all you mom's out there!
xoxo
Emily
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Update on my mom / Get Healthy!
Hello! It has been a while since my last post but I have been really busy! I wanted to give you an update on my mom. She is in a LOT of pain. She went in last Monday for her final surgery to have her expanders removed and they replaced them with implants. Yesterday, she went in to have the drains taken out and it hurt so much she couldn't even talk to me on the phone. I spoke with her today and she is excited because she can take a shower for the first time since last Monday. Please pray the pain will go away sooner then later.
I have been super busy with my charity Auntie Em's Angels. I had my first benefit and raised over $7,000 to help a cancer patient and her family. My 2nd and 3rd event is in March. For more information please go to http://www.auntieemsangels.com/. If you know of a cancer patient who needs help financially please send them my way.
I also am starting a new project. Letters from Angels is a project idea given to me by my next door neighbor Mia. Mia had her 5th grade class make "Get Well" cards for me while I was going through treatment and this is where Letters from Angels came from. Schools are now participating and I have enough cards to take to an oncology department for cancer patients receiving treatment. They can read the cards while receiving treatment which I know will lift their spirits and put a smile on their face. Mia's cards brought tears to my eyes because children are so honest and they are like little angels sent to us from above to put a smile on our face when we are struggling. If you would like your child's class or your class to participate in this project please go to http://auntieemsangels.com/letters-from-angels/ for more information.
I am also starting a Get Healthy portion to my non-profit. I hope to team up with Visalus to promote their shakes and products to people who want to get healthy. The shakes are good for almost everyone and I hope to give them away to cancer patients so they will have something healthy to drink that won't upset their stomach while going through chemotherapy. 100% of all the profits from Visalus will go to Auntie Em's
Angels which will help cancer patients pay off medical bills. Another goal is to give out the shakes for free to cancer patients so they will have a healthy suppliment during their chemotherapy and radiation treatments. You may participate by getting healthy and taking Visalus products. By doing so 100% of the profits will go towards purchasing shakes to give to cancer patients and helping them to pay off medical bills. It is a win win! You get healthy and cancer patients have a financial peace of mind while getting a meal replacement that is healthy for them.
If you would like to try the shakes or learn more about Visalus products I am having an open house tomorrow, Thursday (Feb 9) 7-9 p.m. and on Saturday (Feb 11) from 1-3. Email me at emily.pottebaum@yahoo.com if you would like to come and give your opinion and try their products. If you like the products you can choose to enter a 90 day challenge where you can win trips and prizes to get healthy. I figure if cancer patients have to suffer through treatment why can't we suffer through work outs and delicious shakes to get ourselves healthy to prevent cancer. If you can't make the event but would like more information and would like to try Visalus products them email me at emily.pottebaum@yaho.com.
I started my challenge to put on 10 llbs of muscle in 90 days. I lost 10 llbs during chemo and I need to get my body healthy. So I am doing this with the Body by Vi Shakes and the Vi-Pak which are vitamins and minerals. Here is my before photo at 94 llbs.
I will post my progress and how the products are working for me. If you need to lose weight, maintain your weight or want to eat healthy these products are great to get the right nutrients in your body. For more information please go to http://emilypottebaum.bodybyvi.com/.
I have been super busy with my charity Auntie Em's Angels. I had my first benefit and raised over $7,000 to help a cancer patient and her family. My 2nd and 3rd event is in March. For more information please go to http://www.auntieemsangels.com/. If you know of a cancer patient who needs help financially please send them my way.
I also am starting a new project. Letters from Angels is a project idea given to me by my next door neighbor Mia. Mia had her 5th grade class make "Get Well" cards for me while I was going through treatment and this is where Letters from Angels came from. Schools are now participating and I have enough cards to take to an oncology department for cancer patients receiving treatment. They can read the cards while receiving treatment which I know will lift their spirits and put a smile on their face. Mia's cards brought tears to my eyes because children are so honest and they are like little angels sent to us from above to put a smile on our face when we are struggling. If you would like your child's class or your class to participate in this project please go to http://auntieemsangels.com/letters-from-angels/ for more information.
I am also starting a Get Healthy portion to my non-profit. I hope to team up with Visalus to promote their shakes and products to people who want to get healthy. The shakes are good for almost everyone and I hope to give them away to cancer patients so they will have something healthy to drink that won't upset their stomach while going through chemotherapy. 100% of all the profits from Visalus will go to Auntie Em's
Angels which will help cancer patients pay off medical bills. Another goal is to give out the shakes for free to cancer patients so they will have a healthy suppliment during their chemotherapy and radiation treatments. You may participate by getting healthy and taking Visalus products. By doing so 100% of the profits will go towards purchasing shakes to give to cancer patients and helping them to pay off medical bills. It is a win win! You get healthy and cancer patients have a financial peace of mind while getting a meal replacement that is healthy for them.
If you would like to try the shakes or learn more about Visalus products I am having an open house tomorrow, Thursday (Feb 9) 7-9 p.m. and on Saturday (Feb 11) from 1-3. Email me at emily.pottebaum@yahoo.com if you would like to come and give your opinion and try their products. If you like the products you can choose to enter a 90 day challenge where you can win trips and prizes to get healthy. I figure if cancer patients have to suffer through treatment why can't we suffer through work outs and delicious shakes to get ourselves healthy to prevent cancer. If you can't make the event but would like more information and would like to try Visalus products them email me at emily.pottebaum@yaho.com.
I started my challenge to put on 10 llbs of muscle in 90 days. I lost 10 llbs during chemo and I need to get my body healthy. So I am doing this with the Body by Vi Shakes and the Vi-Pak which are vitamins and minerals. Here is my before photo at 94 llbs.
I will post my progress and how the products are working for me. If you need to lose weight, maintain your weight or want to eat healthy these products are great to get the right nutrients in your body. For more information please go to http://emilypottebaum.bodybyvi.com/.
Monday, January 23, 2012
My Mom's Final Surgery is Scheduled / More Updates
It has been over a month since my last post. I have been extremely busy and haven't found time to write. My mom's final surgery is scheduled for January 30th. She will have the expanders taken out and the implants will go in their place. The first set of twins will be here before the end of the month! =)
I have been celebrating since my final treatment. Steve, Olivia and I celebrated on the 19th of December (my final treatment day) with my parents and our good friends, Travis, Michelle and their son Paxton. I had so much adrenaline because I was so excited to be done. We went to dinner at Mi Mi's Cafe and I had my first glass of wine since March. I only had a few sips as it didn't taste that good to me but I still got to do a toast to ending my cancer treatment journey.
I spent some time with friends,
Uncle Terry
Papa with Santa
Charlie with Santa
All the kids with Mr and Mrs Claus
We spent Christmas Eve with my parents:
Olivia opening a present from Nana and Papa
Nana and Olivia
Christmas Morning we opened presents from Santa and headed to Remsen to spend Christmas with the Pottebaums!
I had quite a few more photos to post but my computer is so slow it would take me all day to upload. =)
Steve and I spent New Year's Eve celebrating our 6 year wedding anniversary with very good friends.
I had my first event for the charity I started Auntie Em's Angels. (http://www.auntieemsangels.com/) We raised over $6,000 from our first event and helped Brea Nelson and her family to help pay her medical bills. Thank you to Brea who had a hand in catching my cancer before it reached stage 4 and which helped catch my mother's cancer before it spread to her lymph nodes.
I find out in March when I have my final surgery and will have body scans in February to keep a close watch to see if the chemo and radiation helped in fighting my cancer.
I can't thank you all for all your love and support...it has helped me continue to be strong, positive and to pay it forward to help other cancer patients in need.
I have been celebrating since my final treatment. Steve, Olivia and I celebrated on the 19th of December (my final treatment day) with my parents and our good friends, Travis, Michelle and their son Paxton. I had so much adrenaline because I was so excited to be done. We went to dinner at Mi Mi's Cafe and I had my first glass of wine since March. I only had a few sips as it didn't taste that good to me but I still got to do a toast to ending my cancer treatment journey.
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| Back: Travis holding Paxton, Michelle, Me, Steve Front: Olivia, My dad and mom |
I spent some time with friends,
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| My friend Megan with Olivia We try to go to lunch every other week. |
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| Our friends, Jerid, Lyndsey, Haili and Lexi came over 2 days before Christmas. We played ate dinner and played games all night...Wii Bowling was a hit! Here is a picture of Olivia and Haili. Getting Ready to celebrate Christmas at Papa's shed     |
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Surprise! Mr. and Mrs. Claus paid us a visit!  |
We spent Christmas Eve with my parents:
Papa just finished reading T'was the Night Before Christmas
Christmas Morning we opened presents from Santa and headed to Remsen to spend Christmas with the Pottebaums!
I had quite a few more photos to post but my computer is so slow it would take me all day to upload. =)
Steve and I spent New Year's Eve celebrating our 6 year wedding anniversary with very good friends.
I had my first event for the charity I started Auntie Em's Angels. (http://www.auntieemsangels.com/) We raised over $6,000 from our first event and helped Brea Nelson and her family to help pay her medical bills. Thank you to Brea who had a hand in catching my cancer before it reached stage 4 and which helped catch my mother's cancer before it spread to her lymph nodes.
I find out in March when I have my final surgery and will have body scans in February to keep a close watch to see if the chemo and radiation helped in fighting my cancer.
I can't thank you all for all your love and support...it has helped me continue to be strong, positive and to pay it forward to help other cancer patients in need.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Final Thank you's - Party for Pottebaum
Thank you for your ca$h donations!
Scott and Ruth Schneider
Scott and Julie Schwickerath
John and Julianne Spatz
Pam Sloan
Nate and Jody Tate
Brad and Heather Traynor
Kathryn VanDerWerff
Shannon Wallace
Bill and Jayne Westering
Tom and Deanna Wolf
Steve, Olivia and I can't say thank you enough for your generosity and kindness. We are putting all the money raised to suppliment my income until I go back to work and all my medical expenses.
Scott and Ruth Schneider
Scott and Julie Schwickerath
John and Julianne Spatz
Pam Sloan
Nate and Jody Tate
Brad and Heather Traynor
Kathryn VanDerWerff
Shannon Wallace
Bill and Jayne Westering
Tom and Deanna Wolf
Steve, Olivia and I can't say thank you enough for your generosity and kindness. We are putting all the money raised to suppliment my income until I go back to work and all my medical expenses.
Party for Pottebaum - THANK YOU!
Thank you for your ca$h donations!
Jared and Kimberly Hollinger
Mark and Molly Hunter
Joe and Barb Jackson
Robert and Katherine Johnson
Fatima and Farhan Khan
Stephan and Michelle Lichter
Paul Ludacka (Northwestern Mutual)
Barb and Jim O'Brien
Joe and Nancy Pawlowski
Terry and Pam Penke
Marcy Rabe
Nolan and Emmy Reilly
Jeff and Kathi Scherzberg
...CONT...
Steve, Olivia and I can't say thank you enough for your generosity and kindness. We are putting all the money raised to suppliment my income until I go back to work and all my medical expenses.
Jared and Kimberly Hollinger
Mark and Molly Hunter
Joe and Barb Jackson
Robert and Katherine Johnson
Fatima and Farhan Khan
Stephan and Michelle Lichter
Paul Ludacka (Northwestern Mutual)
Barb and Jim O'Brien
Joe and Nancy Pawlowski
Terry and Pam Penke
Marcy Rabe
Nolan and Emmy Reilly
Jeff and Kathi Scherzberg
...CONT...
Steve, Olivia and I can't say thank you enough for your generosity and kindness. We are putting all the money raised to suppliment my income until I go back to work and all my medical expenses.
Party for Pottebaum / Thank you for your donation!
So many more thank you's I need to acknowledge. Thank you so much for your generous cash donations!
Justin and Amanda Albright
John and Joan Allen
Diana Anderson
Pete and Kaye Bataillon
B.J. and Colleen Ballard
Ron and Jan Brown
Ardean and Julie Buller
Dave and Shannon Butler
Will and Jennifer Champion
Derek Clark and Gina DePaul
Rosy Conrad
Joe and Sharon Cooney
Tyler and Rachel Cotton
MJ Doll
Don and Darlene Frank
Emily Gardels and Nick
Allyn and Butch Harper
Tim and Traci Harrison
Kevin and Denise Havlovic
.....CONT...
Steve, Olivia and I can't say thank you enough for your generosity and kindness. We are putting all the money raised to suppliment my income until I go back to work and all my medical expenses.
Justin and Amanda Albright
John and Joan Allen
Diana Anderson
Pete and Kaye Bataillon
B.J. and Colleen Ballard
Ron and Jan Brown
Ardean and Julie Buller
Dave and Shannon Butler
Will and Jennifer Champion
Derek Clark and Gina DePaul
Rosy Conrad
Joe and Sharon Cooney
Tyler and Rachel Cotton
MJ Doll
Don and Darlene Frank
Emily Gardels and Nick
Allyn and Butch Harper
Tim and Traci Harrison
Kevin and Denise Havlovic
.....CONT...
Steve, Olivia and I can't say thank you enough for your generosity and kindness. We are putting all the money raised to suppliment my income until I go back to work and all my medical expenses.
Friday, December 16, 2011
I'm Done!!! (with treatments)
After 33 treatments of radiation I am finished with all my cancer treatments! My spirits have been up, then down and now they are back up. I have learned that when going through cancer treatment I had to get rid of all the toxins in my life. In my case, it was one person I was surrounding myself with on a daily basis. I know that now more then ever in order to be a cancer survivor I need only positive people in my life. It took only this one negative person to suck the life out of me and no joke I could feel the pain in my body. To snap out of my funk I decided to re-read my blog to remember all the good things that have happened this year. I learned from myself and from all of you that I should only focus on the positive things in life and to distance myself from all negativity moving forward.
How wonderful this year has been! You have been there with me and my family from the beginning and we are extremely blessed with your love, friendship, gifts and donations to help get us through. Today, I started to tear up on my drive to my treatment because I got my strength to fight my long battle from all of you. Your encouraging words and prayers has helped more then you will ever know. I hope in 5, 10, 15 plus years I can say that I am cancer free! Olivia and I made a wish at the water fall at Midwest Cancer Center that I and nana (my mom) will be cancer free forever.
My mother had her surgery to have her ovaries taken out two weeks ago from today. This was to prevent ovarian cancer in the future. She is recovering well and she came out with me today for lunch to celebrate. Thank you for all that you do mom! Love you!
As for me...I will have follow up appointments and body scans on a monthly basis. My final surgery to get my implants for my ta ta's will be in 2-3 months. My right hand is slowly healing but my index and middle fingers are still numb. The burns from radiation are visible and will get worse in the next week or two. The good news...my hair is coming back in and it is black! My eyelashes and eyebrows are coming in and they are thick!
I want to do a few shout outs!
Steve and I went back to his home town of Remsen to celebrate his grandma's 100th birthday over the Thanksgiving holiday. Her actual birthday was yesterday. Happy Birthday Verena!
Congratulations to my cousin Leah and her husband Chad. They had their baby girl Leona Lea on November 28th!
I think I am going to have my first glass of wine in over 9 months and celebrate tonight with my husband Steve and daughter Olivia. Cheers!
How wonderful this year has been! You have been there with me and my family from the beginning and we are extremely blessed with your love, friendship, gifts and donations to help get us through. Today, I started to tear up on my drive to my treatment because I got my strength to fight my long battle from all of you. Your encouraging words and prayers has helped more then you will ever know. I hope in 5, 10, 15 plus years I can say that I am cancer free! Olivia and I made a wish at the water fall at Midwest Cancer Center that I and nana (my mom) will be cancer free forever.
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| Olivia getting ready to make a wish! |
My mother had her surgery to have her ovaries taken out two weeks ago from today. This was to prevent ovarian cancer in the future. She is recovering well and she came out with me today for lunch to celebrate. Thank you for all that you do mom! Love you!
As for me...I will have follow up appointments and body scans on a monthly basis. My final surgery to get my implants for my ta ta's will be in 2-3 months. My right hand is slowly healing but my index and middle fingers are still numb. The burns from radiation are visible and will get worse in the next week or two. The good news...my hair is coming back in and it is black! My eyelashes and eyebrows are coming in and they are thick!
I want to do a few shout outs!
Steve and I went back to his home town of Remsen to celebrate his grandma's 100th birthday over the Thanksgiving holiday. Her actual birthday was yesterday. Happy Birthday Verena!
Congratulations to my cousin Leah and her husband Chad. They had their baby girl Leona Lea on November 28th!
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| Isn't she adorable? |
I think I am going to have my first glass of wine in over 9 months and celebrate tonight with my husband Steve and daughter Olivia. Cheers!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Party for Pottebaum - More Thank You's!
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| Stacy Nelson and Me |
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| Crystal Crowley, Colin Hogan and Megan Misterek I have known Colin and Megan since elementary school. |
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| Kelly and Jeremy Robson They just had twin boys in March... doesn't Kelly look great?! |
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| Kelly Robson and Gretchen Chace I have known this ladies since Jr. High and we are still great friends today! |
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| Me, Crystal Crowley and Emily Gardels Crystal and her husband donated food from their restaurant HuHot Mongolian Grill and Crystal used her talents decorating the entire place! |
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| One of my best friends Emily Gardels and her boyfriend Nick flew in from Chicago. Emily donated A LOT of the auction items...she works at Macy's in Chicago so she got some GOOD STUFF! |
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| Gretchen and Jeff Chace... They just had a baby Boy October 24! Welcome to the world Jack Andrew =) |
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| Megan Misterek and Mike Livesay |
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| Me and Lori Armiger |
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
My Chemo Port is Out! / Update on my Mom
It has been a while since I last wrote but things in my life are changing and moving so quickly I haven't had a chance to write. I started radiation treatment on Tuesday, November 1st. Since then I have had radiation treatments Monday - Friday and I am now on #12 starting today. Once I am checked in and the radiation specialists (Emily, Brandon and Misti) have me in the correct (uncomfortable) position the actual treatment lasts a whole whopping 4 minutes! Piece of cake! I would take radiation over chemo any day! They place me on my back with my left arm up and around my head. My head is twisted to the right and up so the radiation can hit me at just the area they need to treat. I have a total of 33 treatments so my last treatment should be on December 19th or 20th depending if I get treatment the day after Thanksgiving.
We celebrated Halloween with my parents, my sister and her kids and lots of friends. This is the second year we went on a hay rack ride around the neighborhood while we went trick or treating. Olivia had so much fun...not just collecting candy but ringing door bells! She would get so upset if the "big kids" rang the door bell before she did so Steve we had to take her to houses by herself so she could ring the door bell on her own. One lady was so nice to go back in her house, shut the door and let Olivia re-ring her bell.
We also celebrated my mom's birthday on the 25th of October and my dad's birthday on November 12th. My mom is getting her last Ta Ta fill today! She is having her ovaries removed this month so her risk of ovarian cancer is 0%, if she left them in her chances of ovarian sky rocket to 87%. Other then that she is doing fantastic. My mom and I should have our final surgeries after the new year. My mom will go in January and I will go in March or April.
I got my chemo port removed in an out patient surgery yesterday. The procedure took an hour and I was awake and talking to Dr. Grange the entire time. Last night I had a some discomfort but nothing I can't handle. Over the course of 8 months I have experienced worse! My right hand is slowly healing and I am typing with it which is a first. I am working to rehabilitate my right hand to full function and meeting with a lymphedema specialist on my left arm to get full range of motion back. I have to do this in order to start working out like I use to...with weights. I have to take baby steps to get back to where I was and need to be extra careful so I don't get lymphedemia. For those of you who don't know what lymphedemia is...here is a quick lesson. When I had my mastectomy the cancer spread to 27 out of 30 of my lymph nodes which are located under my arm.
Clear fluid that travels through your body's arteries, circulates through your tissues to cleanse them and keep them firm, and then drains away through the lymphatic system. Lymph nodes are the filters along the lymphatic system. Their job is to filter out and trap bacteria, viruses, cancer cells, and other unwanted substances, and to make sure they are safely eliminated from the body.
Also traveling through the arteries is fresh blood, which brings oxygen and other nutrients to all parts of the body—including your breasts. Used blood leaves the breasts through the veins and is pumped back to the heart and lungs to be refreshed. Lymph must also be refreshed and recycled. Lymph drains away from your breasts through the lymphatic system, which is made up of lymphatic channels and lymph nodes.
Because I only have 3 lymph nodes left they are doing the job for 30. If the 3 that I have left fail then I will get Lymphedema in my arm. Fluid will fail to go out and through my body and sit in my left arm. If it sits to long then toxins build up and my arm would blow up like a balloon. I will never let it get to that point but if it did I would need to buy a compression sleeve to move the fluid back out.
I have also been working on my non-profit and went to pitch my idea to a marketing company. They thought it was such a great idea they think it could be a business and a non-profit. Because nutrition effects everyone I could help more than just cancer patients. So instead of writing this blog I have been brainstorming, writing and re-writing a business plan. They want to get investors to help me with my vision. This is not something I had in mind but definitely something that is lacking in Omaha and the United States. For some reason everything keeps falling in to place and has been so easy!
Another sign pointing me in this unplanned direction, my video equipment broke. I edited and burned my final video last week. I had one more planned for this coming week but the Apple store can't fix my computer. It is a sign to me that I need to focus 100% on my new idea! Before cancer, I would have been so upset, but now I feel I am being pushed in to a completely different direction for a reason. I feel as if I can help so many more people and will feel completely satisfied at the same time. Weird, since a year ago at this time I have it written in my journal for God to give me a clear path for my career. Before cancer I never would have gone this direction but now it makes sense.
Thank you again to all my friends and family for all your love and support! We are on the home stretch and we couldn't have gotten this far with out you!
Thursday, October 13, 2011
I am done with Chemo!!!!
I am happy to report after 5 months, 16 sessions and countless hours, I finished my last chemotherapy session this afternoon at 4:40 p.m.!!! Yay! I have not been this excited in years. To know that the worst is over and I only have radiation and one more surgery left puts a HUGE smile on my face. Normally I need to take a nap after chemo (because the drugs they give me before the chemo knocks me out) but today I can't sleep. I want to celebrate! I could not have gotten through chemo without the love and support from all my family and friends. Chemo drivers...THANK YOU so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to take me to and from chemo. You know who you are! My advice to anyone going through chemo: If you are fortunate enough to have the love and support of friends and family ask them to be your chemo driver. It was so hard to go out of the house after chemo sessions because of fatigue, nausea and the fear of getting sick. Because I had a new chemo driver every week I got to see friends I hadn't seen in a while. Instead of dreading chemo, I looked forward to it because I knew I would get to hang out with friends and family. I do have to give a special shout out to three people:
There is one thing that I learned about Deb and Lyndsey...they are caretakers and all they wanted to do is take care of me. I never expected them to go above and beyond but that is who they are as people, kind, loving and generous....angels sent, to get me through chemo. =) Love you both!
I will have 33 radiation treatments (Monday - Friday for 6 1/2 weeks) that will start on Halloween. The side effects do not compare to chemo so it will be a breeze! These past two weeks have been busy. I am working on a business plan for my non-profit organization. "Auntie Em's Angels" will educate cancer patients on the importance of eating healthy and exercising during and after cancer treatment. I want to create awareness for everyone to prevent cancer. What you put in your body and how you take care of yourself can and will prevent cancer from starting in the first place.
I met with Tonee Gay, Executive Director with Midlands Community Foundation and we will be partners. They take care of the accounting and some of the marketing pieces and I can focus on fundraising and creating the programs that need to be in place. Hopefully I will have the website up in the next few weeks so you can see what we are doing! =) My friend Lyndsey Foster is going to help develop some of the programs too! I am looking forward to my new journey and hope to help as many people as I can! =)
Here are more pics from the past couple of weeks.
Thank you to my husband Steve for taking care of me and Olivia, you do such a great job and I could not get through this without you.
Thank you to all our friends and family for your love and support - We are truly blessed!
 Chemo Session #15- October 8, 2011 |
| Deb Bothof took me to a few chemos and stopped by my house every week to see how I was doing. |
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| Chemo Session #15 - October 8, 2011 Lyndsey Foster signed up for my second chemo session but came to 14 sessions! |
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| Chemo Session #15 - October 8, 2011 My mom - Doesn't she look great?! My mom has been there for me since day one of diagnosis. She watched the kids when I couldn't up until she was diagnosed with cancer. We talk on a daily basis and she is doing fantastic! Maybe our twins (aka: our ta ta's) will be born in the same month? |
I met with Tonee Gay, Executive Director with Midlands Community Foundation and we will be partners. They take care of the accounting and some of the marketing pieces and I can focus on fundraising and creating the programs that need to be in place. Hopefully I will have the website up in the next few weeks so you can see what we are doing! =) My friend Lyndsey Foster is going to help develop some of the programs too! I am looking forward to my new journey and hope to help as many people as I can! =)
Here are more pics from the past couple of weeks.
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| My sister added to her family! Meet Lulu, isn't she cute? She is a maltese / yorkie |
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| Komen Walk - with my nieces and nephews Cullen, Avery, Sully and Addison |
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| My sister Angie with the kids |
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| My general surgeon was there...Dr.Grange I was suppose to be at a breakfast the day before for cancer survivors I missed it and Dr. Grange informed me that I won $150 Gift Certificate to a clothing boutique...but I had to be present to win....=( Darn it! I shouldn't have slept in! |
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| My friend Sasha ran while I walked around the venue. Sasha runs for her Aunt every year who passed away from breast cancer 2 years ago. |
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| Vala's Pumpkin patch Paxton and Olivia |
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| Me, Olivia and Steve |
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| Travis, Paxton, Olivia and Michelle |
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| Thank you to my Aunt Vicki for the new cup and nail polish! |
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| Thank you to the nurses of Midlands Cancer Center! |
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| MY LAST CHEMO SESSION - #16 is my new favorite number! Lyndsey, me, Deb and Steve |
Thank you to my husband Steve for taking care of me and Olivia, you do such a great job and I could not get through this without you.
Thank you to all our friends and family for your love and support - We are truly blessed!
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