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.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Chemo #7 / Update on my mom
Two Emily Jane's in the same room at the same time usually means trouble! My friend Emily Westering was so kind to drive in from Kansas City, MO to take me to my chemotherapy treatment. Our middle names ironically are both Jane (I think hers is spelled Jayne like her mother's first name=)). I have known Emily my entire life. Our parents have been friends for years and consider them as an extension of my family. Emily and I bonded 10 years ago when our families, the Bode's and the Wolf's all went on a trip to CABO San Lucas. We were joined at the hip after our first evening out together and created fun lasting memories I will never forget. One of the best stories from that trip is when most of us went four wheeling and I decided to get a fake tattoo. I wanted to scare the crap out of my mother as a practical joke. My dad paid for me to get a wrap around (fake) tattoo on my arm. Everyone was in on the joke (with the exception my mom). The story was Emily and I went out with Tommy, Alex, John, Billy and Matt and they talked me in to getting a tattoo.
When we got back from four wheeling and to the pool where my mom was laying out I wore a t-shirt to cover the tattoo. When she caught wind of story she pulled me aside and oooooh was she mad! I was kicked out of my sister's wedding that was happening in a few months and was pretty much disowned. She went up to the hotel room fuming and my dad went up to see how she was doing. My dad broke the news to her that it was fake because she wanted to fly back home. Long story short my mom did not fly home and we enjoyed the rest of the trip. Since then Emily and I have stayed in touch and I always look forward to seeing and catching up with her. Thank you so much Emily for coming this weekend for the benefit and to taking me to chemo! Love you!
My friend Lyndsey who has stopped by for almost all of my chemo sessions gave me an awesome gift!
Please keep Lyndsey and her family in your prayers. She is flying to Arizona this weekend to get her grandfather who has Alzheimer's and moving him back to Omaha.
I didn't get a picture but Deb Bothof stopped by to drop off vegetables and an adorable make up bag. Thank you Deb! I love it! =) Ironically I have been experimenting with make up this week. I am losing my eye brows and eye lashes so if you haven't noticed I have a lot more make up on these days.
I am using Anastasia's brow ex-press to "paint" on my brows and switched my makeup to Bare Minerals. Bare Minerals is an all natural make up and is really good for your skin. Chemo has made my skin ultra sensitive and so far this make up has worked for me. You don't have to order Bare Minerals online any more there is a store at Westroads called Bare Escentuals that sells all the Bare Minerals makeup. Sonja a makeup artist help me find the best shades and eye makeup for me. http://www.bareescentuals.com/
A special thank you to:
Sara McGee for the Angel charm to go on my bracelet. I will wear it to the benefit on Saturday.
Denise and Roger Friesen for the very nice note and healthy drinks! I haven't tried them yet. I have to wait until the chemo side effects wear off. If I try them to soon I won't want to drink them. =)
Chrissy and Jason Bailey for the generous donation. Chrissy and I have known each other since 2nd grade and were super close growing up all the way through high school. We were also on dance team together junior and senior year. I met her husband Jason in junior high and back then Jason was known as "PACO". I am not sure how he got that name but I still remember the night Chrissy and Jason met in the garage of our friend Heather's house. They started dating, went to college together and soon after were married. We haven't seen each other in a while but it is always good to hear from old friends that knew me "back in the day!" =) Love you guys!
Carey and Sean Keenan for the generous donation. I started hanging out with Carey the summer before 8th grade and we spent a lot of time together in high school. We experienced all our growing pains together and we got each other through it. Carey has a daughter named Olivia too! So good to hear from you Carey! Thank you!
Jill Dolnicek for your generous donation! Jill was known to me as GILL! We were silly back in high school and if we had a nick name that was funny we would use it. Jill was a year younger then me but we became close the summer before my senior year. We were on dance team together and when she started her freshmen year in Lincoln we were roommates. We still see each other when I travel to Chicago once a year. Love you Jill---see you next year when I am recovered, healthy and in CHICAGO! =)
My mom's surgery is scheduled for September 7. She will have a double mastectomy and reconstruction. Her recovery will be up to six weeks and several months for the reconstruction. Please pray she will not need chemotherapy or radiation.
When we got back from four wheeling and to the pool where my mom was laying out I wore a t-shirt to cover the tattoo. When she caught wind of story she pulled me aside and oooooh was she mad! I was kicked out of my sister's wedding that was happening in a few months and was pretty much disowned. She went up to the hotel room fuming and my dad went up to see how she was doing. My dad broke the news to her that it was fake because she wanted to fly back home. Long story short my mom did not fly home and we enjoyed the rest of the trip. Since then Emily and I have stayed in touch and I always look forward to seeing and catching up with her. Thank you so much Emily for coming this weekend for the benefit and to taking me to chemo! Love you!
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| Emily and Me |
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| "Yes They're Fake. The Real Ones Tried to Kill Me!" LOVE IT! |
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| Thanks Lynz! Love You! |
Please keep Lyndsey and her family in your prayers. She is flying to Arizona this weekend to get her grandfather who has Alzheimer's and moving him back to Omaha.
I didn't get a picture but Deb Bothof stopped by to drop off vegetables and an adorable make up bag. Thank you Deb! I love it! =) Ironically I have been experimenting with make up this week. I am losing my eye brows and eye lashes so if you haven't noticed I have a lot more make up on these days.
I am using Anastasia's brow ex-press to "paint" on my brows and switched my makeup to Bare Minerals. Bare Minerals is an all natural make up and is really good for your skin. Chemo has made my skin ultra sensitive and so far this make up has worked for me. You don't have to order Bare Minerals online any more there is a store at Westroads called Bare Escentuals that sells all the Bare Minerals makeup. Sonja a makeup artist help me find the best shades and eye makeup for me. http://www.bareescentuals.com/
A special thank you to:
Sara McGee for the Angel charm to go on my bracelet. I will wear it to the benefit on Saturday.
Denise and Roger Friesen for the very nice note and healthy drinks! I haven't tried them yet. I have to wait until the chemo side effects wear off. If I try them to soon I won't want to drink them. =)
Chrissy and Jason Bailey for the generous donation. Chrissy and I have known each other since 2nd grade and were super close growing up all the way through high school. We were also on dance team together junior and senior year. I met her husband Jason in junior high and back then Jason was known as "PACO". I am not sure how he got that name but I still remember the night Chrissy and Jason met in the garage of our friend Heather's house. They started dating, went to college together and soon after were married. We haven't seen each other in a while but it is always good to hear from old friends that knew me "back in the day!" =) Love you guys!
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| Jason and Chrissy |
Carey and Sean Keenan for the generous donation. I started hanging out with Carey the summer before 8th grade and we spent a lot of time together in high school. We experienced all our growing pains together and we got each other through it. Carey has a daughter named Olivia too! So good to hear from you Carey! Thank you!
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| The Keenan's |
Jill Dolnicek for your generous donation! Jill was known to me as GILL! We were silly back in high school and if we had a nick name that was funny we would use it. Jill was a year younger then me but we became close the summer before my senior year. We were on dance team together and when she started her freshmen year in Lincoln we were roommates. We still see each other when I travel to Chicago once a year. Love you Jill---see you next year when I am recovered, healthy and in CHICAGO! =)
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| Me and Jill (August 2010) |
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| Love you Momma! |
Thursday, March 17, 2011
God answered all my prayers by giving me cancer
Since day one of my diagnosis Steve and I have been questioning "Why is this happening to us...to our family?" I have been doing a lot of soul searching. I am overwhelmed by the positive response I have received from everyone. I am hearing from friends from every part of my life. At times I get teary eyed thinking how wonderful you all have been to me with your encouraging words. So far you are making this a positive experience for me so I thought to myself...why not make my cancer treatment a positive experience? Why does it have to be so negative? Tonight, I was telling my mom there was a reason I was given this disease and maybe it is to teach others about breast cancer, maybe with this blog I can help someone through their experience. I can already tell you I am going to make everyone aware of breast cancer. It is treatable if you detect it early....so ladies do your self breast exams and tell all your friends and family to do it too!
THANK YOU Brea Nelson for your speech on Self Breast Exams. (Please say some extra prayers for Brea as she goes through her Chemotherapy) If it wasn't for you I might not be typing this blog on my way to recovery. It could have been several months later and it could have been a blog where my cancer was untreatable and I was counting down the days. THANK YOU Nicki (Odermatt) Welte for inviting me to your party. You are two of my angels here on earth.
It is funny how God works. He does answer our prayers but it might not be in the way we hoped or expected.
1. For some time I have been trying to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life. I have dabbled in a few careers some inspire me and others I can do without. I know at some point I will go out in to the "real world" again but I want to do something that inspires my soul, helps others and changes my outlook on life.
Having cancer in my body has already changed my outlook and is giving me a completely different purpose to my life.
2. I have always secretly wanted a boob job.
3. When I had mastitis right after Olivia I did ask Steve to chop off my boobs because it hurt so bad. (Women get this in their breast when they are breast feeding. OMG it is painful!) I did say on several occasions I could care less if I breast fed the next child because I did not want to get mastitis again.
4. I do remember saying I hate having to get ready and do my hair, blow drying, straightening and or curling and having a wig would save me some time.
5. I have said "if we won the lottery the one thing I would get is a personal chef".
Food has been showing up at my door step. THANK YOU to my friend Karen Kirberger who dropped off this yummy chicken casserole with some sweets from Wheatfields tonight. Check out Wheatfields it is her family business and Karen is one of the sweetest people I know.
6. My biggest fear is being alone. I know now I am not alone...
THANK YOU to the BODE's, WESTERING's, WOLF's, ALLEN's, FEHRINGER's, HUNTER's, BUTLER's "my extended family". I have known these people my entire life and they are always there to help you celebrate life's treasured moments and pick you up when you have been kicked down. John, Katy and their daughter Ellen dropped off such a special gift from everyone. John said they all wanted to be there to help get me through my Chemo. They were so generous to get me an iPAD so I could type my blog, make or watch videos to pass the time. I got a little choked up after you left. I didn't want you to see me cry. All of you have touched my soul before this but you have gone way to far this time! =) YOU ARE THE BEST!
THANK YOU TO MY FRIENDS...near and far. A special shout out this week. My friend Lyndsey wears scrubs for her job and on Monday she sent me a text. A picture of herself in pink scrubs. A close family relative to Lyndsey lost her battle with breast cancer so please keep Lyndsey's family in your prayers.
My friend Stacy sent me a picture of the luggage tag I got her for her birthday and said every time she sees the tag she says a prayer for me. Stacy you always know what to say to put a smile on my face. I can't wait to hear more stories from your travels. =)
Good thing I have a life long friend and physician assistant down the street. Thank you to Jen who had to get my IV port out of my arm because the hospital forgot to take it out. =)
Thank you to Travis and Michelle - Travis you are helping Steve get through this so much easier by just being there for him. Michelle - Thank you for having your little Paxton the roughest week of my life I love holding him and hanging out with you.
Several friends have offered to start food trains.... Crystal, Julianne, Sarah and Aimee...THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for thinking of me.
Angie Ross thank you for offering up your wig.
Brea thank you for offering your support and pillows. I will contact you this weekend.
Sasha, thank you for coming over to just hang and I we could talk about life. It is nice to talk about other things to get my mind off cancer especially business ventures together! =) Please keep Sasha and her family in your prayers as they lost her aunt to breast cancer recently.
THANK YOU to my cousin LEAH for putting a cleaning crew together for when I begin my treatments and just being you. Thanks for calling to see how I am doing.
THANK YOU to my FAMILY for all of your support and prayers. My parents, sister and brother-in-law Dave are bending over backwards for me and I know how much this will effect your lives. I will never know how to repay you for your kindness but I THANK GOD everyday he surrounded me with your love and compassion.
THANK YOU to my nieces and nephews who are like my own children...Avery, Cullen, Addison and Sully. You always know what to say and do to lift my spirits. I couldn't be at a better place at this time. Being around the happiest, silliest people on earth always puts a smile on my face and lifts my spirits. Thank you for hugging me on Monday, saying "I Love You" and making me cards. It made me cry happy tears and thank God again for all the wonderful blessings in my life. Avery you are an inspiration to me to keep a positive attitude. I have never once heard you complain when you have your surgeries. I promised Avery I was going to be strong like her. (Avery was born with a cleft palate)
THANK YOU to my husband Steve and Olivia. You are the reason I am going to fight so hard to win. You have given me my drive to stay positive. I THANK GOD he put you in my life because I could never live without you.
God has answered all my prayers. I plan to embrace this experience through the good, bad and really bad. For lent and this entire experience I gave up all negativity. This is not going to be me lying to you and saying everything is going great. I will tell you when I am in pain, when I am sick and when I feel good. I have said this from the beginning, my little niece Taya has been battling her entire life with a heart defect (she will be 2 on May 1st) and I have NEVER heard her complain... why should I? THANK YOU Judy for sharing your prayers. Now I ask my friends and family to say an extra prayer for Taya too. Visit her caringbridge site www.caringbridge.org/visit/tayadelperdang.
THANK YOU Brea Nelson for your speech on Self Breast Exams. (Please say some extra prayers for Brea as she goes through her Chemotherapy) If it wasn't for you I might not be typing this blog on my way to recovery. It could have been several months later and it could have been a blog where my cancer was untreatable and I was counting down the days. THANK YOU Nicki (Odermatt) Welte for inviting me to your party. You are two of my angels here on earth.
It is funny how God works. He does answer our prayers but it might not be in the way we hoped or expected.
1. For some time I have been trying to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life. I have dabbled in a few careers some inspire me and others I can do without. I know at some point I will go out in to the "real world" again but I want to do something that inspires my soul, helps others and changes my outlook on life.
Having cancer in my body has already changed my outlook and is giving me a completely different purpose to my life.
2. I have always secretly wanted a boob job.
3. When I had mastitis right after Olivia I did ask Steve to chop off my boobs because it hurt so bad. (Women get this in their breast when they are breast feeding. OMG it is painful!) I did say on several occasions I could care less if I breast fed the next child because I did not want to get mastitis again.
4. I do remember saying I hate having to get ready and do my hair, blow drying, straightening and or curling and having a wig would save me some time.
5. I have said "if we won the lottery the one thing I would get is a personal chef".
Food has been showing up at my door step. THANK YOU to my friend Karen Kirberger who dropped off this yummy chicken casserole with some sweets from Wheatfields tonight. Check out Wheatfields it is her family business and Karen is one of the sweetest people I know.
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| Olivia LOVED the shamrock sugar cookies! |
6. My biggest fear is being alone. I know now I am not alone...
THANK YOU to the BODE's, WESTERING's, WOLF's, ALLEN's, FEHRINGER's, HUNTER's, BUTLER's "my extended family". I have known these people my entire life and they are always there to help you celebrate life's treasured moments and pick you up when you have been kicked down. John, Katy and their daughter Ellen dropped off such a special gift from everyone. John said they all wanted to be there to help get me through my Chemo. They were so generous to get me an iPAD so I could type my blog, make or watch videos to pass the time. I got a little choked up after you left. I didn't want you to see me cry. All of you have touched my soul before this but you have gone way to far this time! =) YOU ARE THE BEST!
THANK YOU TO MY FRIENDS...near and far. A special shout out this week. My friend Lyndsey wears scrubs for her job and on Monday she sent me a text. A picture of herself in pink scrubs. A close family relative to Lyndsey lost her battle with breast cancer so please keep Lyndsey's family in your prayers.
My friend Stacy sent me a picture of the luggage tag I got her for her birthday and said every time she sees the tag she says a prayer for me. Stacy you always know what to say to put a smile on my face. I can't wait to hear more stories from your travels. =)
Good thing I have a life long friend and physician assistant down the street. Thank you to Jen who had to get my IV port out of my arm because the hospital forgot to take it out. =)
Thank you to Travis and Michelle - Travis you are helping Steve get through this so much easier by just being there for him. Michelle - Thank you for having your little Paxton the roughest week of my life I love holding him and hanging out with you.
Several friends have offered to start food trains.... Crystal, Julianne, Sarah and Aimee...THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for thinking of me.
Angie Ross thank you for offering up your wig.
Brea thank you for offering your support and pillows. I will contact you this weekend.
Sasha, thank you for coming over to just hang and I we could talk about life. It is nice to talk about other things to get my mind off cancer especially business ventures together! =) Please keep Sasha and her family in your prayers as they lost her aunt to breast cancer recently.
THANK YOU to my cousin LEAH for putting a cleaning crew together for when I begin my treatments and just being you. Thanks for calling to see how I am doing.
THANK YOU to my FAMILY for all of your support and prayers. My parents, sister and brother-in-law Dave are bending over backwards for me and I know how much this will effect your lives. I will never know how to repay you for your kindness but I THANK GOD everyday he surrounded me with your love and compassion.
THANK YOU to my nieces and nephews who are like my own children...Avery, Cullen, Addison and Sully. You always know what to say and do to lift my spirits. I couldn't be at a better place at this time. Being around the happiest, silliest people on earth always puts a smile on my face and lifts my spirits. Thank you for hugging me on Monday, saying "I Love You" and making me cards. It made me cry happy tears and thank God again for all the wonderful blessings in my life. Avery you are an inspiration to me to keep a positive attitude. I have never once heard you complain when you have your surgeries. I promised Avery I was going to be strong like her. (Avery was born with a cleft palate)
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| Avery is such a great artist! |
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| Addison spent a lot of time on this one. =) |
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| Avery said she wanted to give me flowers. |
THANK YOU to my husband Steve and Olivia. You are the reason I am going to fight so hard to win. You have given me my drive to stay positive. I THANK GOD he put you in my life because I could never live without you.
God has answered all my prayers. I plan to embrace this experience through the good, bad and really bad. For lent and this entire experience I gave up all negativity. This is not going to be me lying to you and saying everything is going great. I will tell you when I am in pain, when I am sick and when I feel good. I have said this from the beginning, my little niece Taya has been battling her entire life with a heart defect (she will be 2 on May 1st) and I have NEVER heard her complain... why should I? THANK YOU Judy for sharing your prayers. Now I ask my friends and family to say an extra prayer for Taya too. Visit her caringbridge site www.caringbridge.org/visit/tayadelperdang.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Christmas Cards 2010 -
Thank you so much for thinking of us this Holiday Season. We will be thinking of you too!
I had to add this picture. I found it when I was going through some old photos recently. CABO! If anyone remembers what year we went comment at the bottom and let me know...I can't remember. =)
Congratulations to Matt and Jen..they are expecting baby #2 in March 2011! Can't wait to meet him or her.
Westering
The Westerings added a new family member....Congratulations to Molly and Mark who were married in 2010.
Liam is so cute! He is growing fast!
Hunter
Wolf
Big News in the Wolf family. Tom and Misti Congratulations on your soon be baby #2. Can't wait to meet Baby Wolf in 2011.
I had to add this picture. I found it when I was going through some old photos recently. CABO! If anyone remembers what year we went comment at the bottom and let me know...I can't remember. =)
I love all your Christmas Cards so I decided to display them.
Bode
FehringerCongratulations to Matt and Jen..they are expecting baby #2 in March 2011! Can't wait to meet him or her.
Westering
The Westerings added a new family member....Congratulations to Molly and Mark who were married in 2010.
Liam is so cute! He is growing fast!
Hunter
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| Hopefully I can meet Mark in 2011...You look gorgeous Molly! |
Wolf
Big News in the Wolf family. Tom and Misti Congratulations on your soon be baby #2. Can't wait to meet Baby Wolf in 2011.
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I love this picture! |
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Olivia's First Tailgate!
This morning I woke up early to give myself a pedicure, finish up on this blog and made Chili for the first football game of the season. While I was making the chili and an appetizer, Olivia and Steve went to run errands. I think Olivia loves her wind pants and fall gear she kept checking herself out in the mirror.
Steve, Olivia and I headed down to Lincoln for Olivia's first tailgate and enjoyed the day with friends and family.
The Huskers beat Western Kentucky 49-10 - GO BIG RED!
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