Life goes on.....choose to participate.
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| Chris on subway to Hollywood. I just learned I had cancer 2 days prior. |
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| Sean & Michael Jackson in Hollywood. |
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| Don and the kids. |
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| Word is starting to spread that I have cancer. What wonderful support! |
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| Took Stacy to her follow-up visit after hip surgery. Being of service keeps your mind off things. |
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| John Riley, on our way to camping. Don took me camping before starting chemo. |
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| Stacy & I before we head out to camp in Kernville. |
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| The gang heading out to camp in style. We had 2 fifth wheels! |
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| Having fun with punking me out before shaving it all off. |
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| I'm a punk. |
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| Chris & Joan at one of our many parties we threw. |
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| Alex, me, Stacy & Stephanie at our party. |
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| Me, Stacy & Chris |
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| Me and my sister Chris |
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| Michele, Chris & Melody |
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| Our surprise at the outpouring of support and flowers from Don's dive team. |
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| Muah! Me and my hubby, Don. |
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| Me and my sister Tammy |
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| Me & Stacy |
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| Stacy & Chris |
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| Me, Chris & Stacy |
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| Casey & Milo |
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| Me & John |
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| Chris, Terry, Kristen & Dawn |
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| Don, Joan, Ray & my brother Alex |
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| Yet ANOTHER party I threw, for Stacy, during treatment |
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| My childhood BFF Tiffany & Me |
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| Hillary, Melanie, Stacy, Devon & Casey |
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| Marcelle, Joan, Ray & Alex |
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| Stacy is queen for a day |
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| Tiffany & Kristen |
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| Stacy & me |
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| My husband Don shaving his head in solidarity. What a man! |
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| My first chemo session. I think this is the Adriamycin. |
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| I took Angel to her follow-up visit for a leg injury that resulted in numerous staples. Ouch! |
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| My last days of work were in April, and I was #1 on the board! |
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| Angel joins us for my 2nd chemo session. |
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| Look at me! I'm getting chemo! |
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| Don acting very serious. Thanks, Angel! |
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| Grace, my wonderful Oncology RN who took such good care of me, with love and humor. |
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| Don and his surgical glove impression of Blue Man Group. |
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| I almost peed laughing so hard in my chemo lazy boy. |
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| The red instant rash I get from chemo. |
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| Small capsules filled with inspirational quotes. This was sent to me by my dear, wonderful childhood friend Andrea in Denver, CO. |
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| Don catches a trout at Lake Isabella. |
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| Camping right on the lake at Isabella. Thanks Billy & Deb. That's John & Riley in the picture. |
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| Me & Riley camping. |
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| View of the Lake just outside our RV door. Sweet! |
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| Bundled up with Riley while camping. |
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| Watching big screen movies on the side of the RV. Now THIS is camping in luxury! |
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| My boo boo Riley got shaved at the groomers! |
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| PICC line insertion procedure. I was a nervous wreck. |
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| Once it was inserted, I got fascinated by all the blood. |
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| Nervous smile. |
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| My PICC certified RN, Mirna. |
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| I really squirted a lot of blood when she inserted the PICC line. This mess was on the floor. |
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| Grace, Me & Stacy during my 4th chemo session. Thanks for taking me, Stacy! |
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| ER visit for high fever (102.5 degrees). WBC shot up from 2.3 to 10.5 meaning there was an infection brewing somewhere. |
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| Angel and I posing while I cook for friends. |
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| Lake Isabella |
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| My mom-in-law at Lake Isabella. |
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| Alex camping with us for the first time in the new RV! |
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| Don & Riley in the lake. |
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| Riely swimming to shore. She hates the lake. |
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| Me on our front porch, camping. |
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| Me & John Riley, camping. |
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| The gang camping on the lake. |
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| Tonya |
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| Friends visiting me at the hospital when I had hypotension and needed a blood transfusion. |
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| Aaron & Angel. That's Chris and John in the background. |
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| Clay, Don & Chris |
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| Me, Stacy, Angel, John, Aaron & Don. |
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| The gang's all here! It was the best medicine. |
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| Me & my bald "brother" Aaron |
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| Angel & me |
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| John & me |
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| Me! The red in the IV line is the blood transfusion. Eww! Gross! |
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| Riley and her bud Milo on a walk. |
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| Denny and Melody are 4 award winners in the grilled cheese contest at Alex's house. |
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| Angel & I before Fletcher's wedding. |
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| Don & I at Fletcher's wedding. Like my wig? |
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| Kit & I before the wedding. |
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| Me & Stacy at the wedding reception. We kept being told we look like sisters....I'll take that as quite a nice compliment!!! |
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| Me & Don right after the ceremony. |
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| Ariel, me & Don. |
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| John, me & Don |
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| Robert & Tonya |
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| John, Angel & me |
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| Mike & Karen |
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| James, Eric & Don. Que guapo! |
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| Alex & mom at the Train concert in Mammoth |
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| Me & Don at the Train concert in Mammoth |
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| Dad, me & Don |
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The whole family. Don, dad, me, Alex & mom.
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"Cancer is a word, not a sentence."
- John Diamond
