Hello,
It's been a great stretch. Sammy and Becca are in school (almost full days for Sammy; she sleeps in a little late in the AM but doesn't miss too much of the school schedule). Shari and David are at work. Buddy, the dog, is coming home (after an "extended visit" at Grammy and Bubba's), physical therapy twice/week, and so on... Sammy is working hard at physical therapy and is using her prosthetic a little more each week. Next set of lung scans will be in approximately one month and then every 3 months. Sammy's visiting nurse, Allison, comes to the house once/week to draw labs. Trips to Dana Farber are every 3 weeks.
Sammy has made a good friend down at Dana Farber. Her name is Ilian and she is 8 years old. Ilian is battling Ewing's Sarcoma. Ilian is from Puerto Rico and she has been staying in Boston with her mother and grandmother since May, 2007. Just recently, Ilian had limb salvage surgery. Needless to say, she is miserable right now. We will be visiting her soon, bearing lots of gifts, of course! If anyone would like to help us spoil Ilian, you can drop stuff off in our garage or at school, or just contact Shari at thechach@comcast.net. Ilian's primary language is Spanish.
That's the news for now. Thank you for thinking of us!
Shari and David
6 comments:
Ride on, Sammy! You're the cutest biker chick I ever did see!
All our love to you and your family from the Barers
have fun with your friend sammy!!!!
Sounds like everything is on the right path. I'm sure your parents are proud to have a biker chick for a daughter....oy! Love you all --the moores
Hey Sammy,
You should help Iian make a wish list of the things she would like to have and you can post it on your site then we can all start getting her stuff on her list!
Love,
Hannah E.
Hi Sammy,
Glad that you are doing well with the therapy. We are keeping you and your family in our prayers.
Glad that you have a new friend.
Mark and Linda Lorden
I'm a survivor of Ewing's Sarcoma and was one of the first people to have limb salvage surgery in the US (at UCLA with Doctor Jeffrey Eckhardt), way back in 1986 when I was eight years old. I'm 29 now -- have been cancer free for 20 years -- so I guess you could say that the surgery and chemotherapy were successful!:-)
I just happened to stumble on your blog today. You are all amazing, especially Sammy. I'll keep you and yours in my thoughts. My very best to you!
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