Hi There,
I have been working on this short clip from a stem cell patient panel I was on two weeks ago. Hopefully it works!
http://homepage.mac.com/fundraiser2/iMovieTheater9.html
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Monday, March 26, 2007
My Journal: The Picture Worth A Thousand Words...
My Journal: The Picture Worth A Thousand Words...
Dear Alese,
You are amazing and you look as adorable as ever! I am so happy that you are feeling better! Love, Sherrie Teuber
Dear Alese,
You are amazing and you look as adorable as ever! I am so happy that you are feeling better! Love, Sherrie Teuber
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Playing Around
Hi There,
I was playing around with my scanner today and took some pics from yesteryear of my Grandma and Grandpa on both sides, of my Mom and Dad and some pics from when I was little...
Monday, March 19, 2007
Thank You!
My friend Alese, although not completely out of the woods, is doing so much better! Thank you Lord!
Friday, March 16, 2007
Prayer Request
Dear All,
Please pray for my friend Alese Coco (alesecoco.org). She is going through a horrible time, and she needs prayers from every corner of the Earth. Please be with her as she continues her battle against Hodgkin's Disease. She has fought so hard, and so long, and I know that she is going to be okay. Please help me, and everyone else believe that. You know what they say...When two or more are gathered in His name, His will will be done. She will beat this.
Please pray for my friend Alese Coco (alesecoco.org). She is going through a horrible time, and she needs prayers from every corner of the Earth. Please be with her as she continues her battle against Hodgkin's Disease. She has fought so hard, and so long, and I know that she is going to be okay. Please help me, and everyone else believe that. You know what they say...When two or more are gathered in His name, His will will be done. She will beat this.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Help another cancer survivor
Hi There,
With the spirit of luck, and St. Patrick's Day coming up, I wanted to let you all know of a young girl who is having tandem stem cell transplants at Children's Memorial Hospital (the sister to NMH).
She is adorable, and she is Irish! Her name is Meghan, and she was diagnosed with Wilm's tumor, which has metastasized to her lungs.
She is having a fundraiser in her honor at US Cellular Field, where the White Sox play. I wish I could go, but I will be out of town. If you are interested in seeing someone who is going through double what I went through, check out her sight.
It is: missionformeghan.org.
It might be a good way to volunteer, and help someone out who is very young, and is fighting very hard.
With the spirit of luck, and St. Patrick's Day coming up, I wanted to let you all know of a young girl who is having tandem stem cell transplants at Children's Memorial Hospital (the sister to NMH).
She is adorable, and she is Irish! Her name is Meghan, and she was diagnosed with Wilm's tumor, which has metastasized to her lungs.
She is having a fundraiser in her honor at US Cellular Field, where the White Sox play. I wish I could go, but I will be out of town. If you are interested in seeing someone who is going through double what I went through, check out her sight.
It is: missionformeghan.org.
It might be a good way to volunteer, and help someone out who is very young, and is fighting very hard.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Fun Day
Hi There!
Although I have been up since 4:50am, my Mom and I had an exciting day. We were in the city by 6:30 to meet with Dr. Winter and her fabulous PA Elizabeth. Although I had labs on Monday, my blood counts are still extremely low. You have two counts to ward off infections...Your WBC (White Blood Cell Count) and your ANC (Absolute Neutrophil Count). Mine are remaining steady, but very low. A "normal" person probably has a WBC and ANC between 4.0-10.0. My WBC is around 1.8, and my ANC is .9. So I am very at risk for getting sick, even though I look and feel great!
I am so thankful because Dr. Winter also said that I can have full scans again in 3 months. That takes the edge of worrying about reoccurance.
I met with Robert, a photographer for NMH, and we took pictures for an article that they are doing about the cancer survivor walk, and my stem cell transplant. He had me wear pink for the occasion (How suitable!) I can't get the pics for three months, but when I get them, I will shoot them your way.
Also, I will send out invites to the cancer survivor walk. It is on June 3 at the lakefront and a big celebration.
My Mom and I were ladies about town today and hit every store/restaurant in a 500 mile Chicago radius. By 9:30am, it felt like it was already 4:00 in the afternoon.
Also, yesterday I got my first haircut. I got it shaped. It still kind of looks the same just a little more "shapley." I found the best hairdresser and our goal is to grow my hair out.
Have a fun weekend!
Sherrie
Although I have been up since 4:50am, my Mom and I had an exciting day. We were in the city by 6:30 to meet with Dr. Winter and her fabulous PA Elizabeth. Although I had labs on Monday, my blood counts are still extremely low. You have two counts to ward off infections...Your WBC (White Blood Cell Count) and your ANC (Absolute Neutrophil Count). Mine are remaining steady, but very low. A "normal" person probably has a WBC and ANC between 4.0-10.0. My WBC is around 1.8, and my ANC is .9. So I am very at risk for getting sick, even though I look and feel great!
I am so thankful because Dr. Winter also said that I can have full scans again in 3 months. That takes the edge of worrying about reoccurance.
I met with Robert, a photographer for NMH, and we took pictures for an article that they are doing about the cancer survivor walk, and my stem cell transplant. He had me wear pink for the occasion (How suitable!) I can't get the pics for three months, but when I get them, I will shoot them your way.
Also, I will send out invites to the cancer survivor walk. It is on June 3 at the lakefront and a big celebration.
My Mom and I were ladies about town today and hit every store/restaurant in a 500 mile Chicago radius. By 9:30am, it felt like it was already 4:00 in the afternoon.
Also, yesterday I got my first haircut. I got it shaped. It still kind of looks the same just a little more "shapley." I found the best hairdresser and our goal is to grow my hair out.
Have a fun weekend!
Sherrie
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Such Exciting News!
I just got awesome, exciting news from downtown! My PET and CT are totally clean! Also, my right ovary has egg follicles on it! In December when I had my scans, my left ovary was functioning...Now my right is! Each ovary works every other month so these studies are telling us that both have some sort of function! Also, the mass in my chest keeps on getting smaller and smaller, and it is just a few mere cm.! I have been having a lot of hip pain which has concerned me, but the PET noted inflammation in both of my hips. Maybe it has to do with the weather or something! I am so excited and thankful!
Monday, March 05, 2007
PET/CT Scan
Hello There,
I have been up since 4:10am, and was at NMH by 6:20. I had my PET and CT scans. From what I can see, (based on my stellar radiology skills) my PET scan is clean! I kind of sensed that it would be, but you always have that doubt.
It is really interesting to see what an unclean lymphoma PET scan looks like. If you go to Google Images, and Google "Hodgkin's Lymphoma PET scans" you can see what I mean.
When you get a PET, they introduce radioactive sugar into your body based on your blood sugar level. Any organ that metabolizes glucose (the brain, heart, kidney's, bladder etc.) show up black on a PET. Cancer cells react in the same way, and they are also black on a PET. Luckily, my scan looked very "grey scale" which is great news! I know I have to wait for a radiologist's interpretation, however, I think I am in the clear!
I will be meeting with Dr. Winter on Thursday and hopefully having my "photo shoot" for the Northwestern Cancer Survivor's calender!
At night lately, I have been watching Joel Osteen videos. If you have ever seen him, he is a phenominal religious, as well as motivational speaker! I kind of think I want to take an overnight trip to Houston to see him. If anyone is interested in doing that with me, let me know!
Also, do you any of you have a racing heart after you drink alcohol? Even if I only have one or two drinks at night, I wake up in the middle of the night with my heart absolutely racing. It is a scary feeling because "alcohol pain" is a very common Hodgkin's Disease symptom.
Off to watch last night's Desperate Housewives!:)
I have been up since 4:10am, and was at NMH by 6:20. I had my PET and CT scans. From what I can see, (based on my stellar radiology skills) my PET scan is clean! I kind of sensed that it would be, but you always have that doubt.
It is really interesting to see what an unclean lymphoma PET scan looks like. If you go to Google Images, and Google "Hodgkin's Lymphoma PET scans" you can see what I mean.
When you get a PET, they introduce radioactive sugar into your body based on your blood sugar level. Any organ that metabolizes glucose (the brain, heart, kidney's, bladder etc.) show up black on a PET. Cancer cells react in the same way, and they are also black on a PET. Luckily, my scan looked very "grey scale" which is great news! I know I have to wait for a radiologist's interpretation, however, I think I am in the clear!
I will be meeting with Dr. Winter on Thursday and hopefully having my "photo shoot" for the Northwestern Cancer Survivor's calender!
At night lately, I have been watching Joel Osteen videos. If you have ever seen him, he is a phenominal religious, as well as motivational speaker! I kind of think I want to take an overnight trip to Houston to see him. If anyone is interested in doing that with me, let me know!
Also, do you any of you have a racing heart after you drink alcohol? Even if I only have one or two drinks at night, I wake up in the middle of the night with my heart absolutely racing. It is a scary feeling because "alcohol pain" is a very common Hodgkin's Disease symptom.
Off to watch last night's Desperate Housewives!:)
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