free at last

We found out tonight that Vickie is cancer free! We bought some sparkling cider and some party poppers and headed over to their house to celebrate.
Some of us needed a little extra!

race for the cure

Saturday, me, Vickie, Peggy, Emily, Nannette, and Annette walked and ran in the Race for the Cure. Me, Peggy, and Emily walked a 1/2 mile with Vickie and the other girls then ran/walked the rest. All of us ended the race at about the same time. Vickie was interviewed by Fox 13 and was on the news that night! Nobody taped it and we can't find it on the internet, dangit! It was really neat seeing all the pink shirts and how many people were there to support them. 

Thanks Vickie for coming to the race with us and making it that more memorable.

Vickie Update

My sister went in for surgery on Monday. They think they removed all the cancer and they don't think that it spread anywhere else. She goes back to the doc on Thursday and then starts chemo in February.

sad news

We found out a couple of days ago that my sister has breast cancer. We had a family fast for her today and she is going into surgery tomorrow and starting chemo next month. If you wouldn't mind, please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

This whole experience has been a bit surreal, kind of like walking in a weird dream. I never ever imagined that this could happen to someone in my family. From experiences that have happened to other family members, and the love we have for each other, I know that she will have SO much support and love from all of us. Another sister told her kids about the news and told them that they were fasting. They all whole heartedly agreed that they like Vickie, they wanted to fast too! It's a bit humbling that these kind of experience bring us closer together, but I wouldn't trade all the experiences in the world for the family that I have. I love them all so much.