Gilda's Club donation

Gilda's Club of Nashville has been a wonderful support to the family over the past several months. To thank the club, and honor our brave mother, Andee has decided to donate Pearl Sun (pictured above) to their permanent collection. Andee will be donating to their fundraiser which will be held in June of 2007.

Gilda's Club Nashville is an affiliate of Gilda's Club Worldwide and opened its doors on August 3, 1998. Our purpose is to offer to our members lectures, workshops, classes, support groups and social activities in a non-residential, homelike setting. Free of charge to everyone, Gilda's Club Nashville provides a gathering place where people with cancer and their families and friends can join with others to actively involve themselves in building social and emotional support as a supplement to regular medical care.

If you have cancer or have a friend or loved one who does, Gilda's Club Nashville is here for all of you.

About Gilda Radner:

When comedian Gilda Radner was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1986 she quickly realized the importance of emotional and social support when dealing with her cancer. After attending a wellness community in California, Gilda called for such places of participation, education, hope and friendship to be made available to men, women and children with any type of cancer and their families and friends. Upon her death in May of 1989 her husband, Gene Wilder, and Joanna Bull (Gilda's psychotherapist) founded the flagship Gilda's Club at 195 West Houston in New York City. There are currently fifteen affiliates open and another fifteen in various stages of development.

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Rita's Birthday Celebration

It is time for Rita's Birthday again...we are so thankful and so happy to celebrate a year of good health and great treatment.
The party will be Sunday, March 4th. Please email about the details.
Rita's actual birthday is March 7th. She will be in Portland, OR, for treatment on her birthday. Rita leaves for her next treatment on March 6th and will return the evening of March 10th.
Thank you so very much for your prayers.

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Mom is home and things are looking UP

My mom completed her third treatement at OHSU and it seems to be really helping her memory and not zapping her energy as much. She is even planning water aerobics as soon as she can get back in the water...so give her a call! In fact, since my mom arrived back in Bowling Green, she has not stopped moving.

My mom has the ability to live each minute, each hour and each day to the fullest. If she is feeling down, she finds a good magazine (thanks to Jodi Reeves and others who drop those by) and sits down to relax. When she is feeling up, she is probably in a pool somewhere helping others with their aches and pains through water aerobics. Either way, she is enjoying herself and focusing on what she CAN do.

Our next trip out to OHSU/Portland will be on March 6th...the day before my mom's birthday. We will return on March 11th.

Thanks for all of the healing prayers for my mom.

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Rita is back in Portland, OR

Sorry for the late update. The good news is that Mom was able to travel to Portland, OR, on her own this time!!! No help needed from those "bothersome kids"...heee heee
The truth is, the BBBD treatment is really helping. She is able to recall people and places almost as well as she was able to before treatment started in November of 2005.

I helped my mom get everything ready for the trip and then drove her to the airport at 4:30am on Tuesday morning for the long trip out. She arrived in Portland, OR, Tuesday late afternoon, and made her way to her hotel near OHSU. She was admitted at OHSU Wednesday for tests. Mom will begin the BBBD treatment/procedure Thursday morning and again Friday morning. We are pretty sure she will be released from the hospital on Saturday, but may delay the flight until Sunday if needed for recovery.

It is always hard to plan the return flights. We will get it right one of these days.

Please keep my mom in your prayers during her BBBD treatment and her safe return home.
Thank you.

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