Catching Up...

Boy, a lot has been going on lately and I need to catch you up to speed. First of all, my antibiotics have been working and my finger is doing much better. My chemo is back on track for this Friday after having to postpone it last week because of the infection.

I mentioned that Jordan and I worked the door at the fundraiser the other day @ Ettore's, well, I didn't know at the time how much money was brought in that night for our team. Drum role please....$9,500.00!! Can you believe that? With all the donations and fundraisers put together, we're closing in on $30,000.00 earned for Susan G. Komen and the fight against breast cancer!! And that's just our team alone! Thank you to everyone who donated, it really does make a difference and now more than ever before, I TRULY appreciate it. Sonia Susac ~ thank you for being such a great team leader and friend, you alone make a world of difference.

We walked this past weekend at the "14th Annual Komen Sacramento Race for the Cure" at Cal Expo, along with I think it was 22,000 people (give or take a few). John, Monica, Jordan and I all took the shorter approach and walked 1 mile. We didn't exactly follow the crowd, so I'm assuming it was approximately a mile that we walked. At any rate, it was overwhelming to say the least. Just the feeling you get when you look into a sea of pink shirts & hats, and know that they're there for you, is just incredible. I only saw a few women who looked as though they were undergoing treatment (like myself), it was mainly women who had already won this battle, or so it seemed. That alone was inspiring to me. Whenever I feel down, I just think of all the women (and men) who have fought like hell and beat this demon called cancer. I am looking forward to coming out a winner.

And the last thing I want to mention is that tonight there was a final fundraiser for our group and it was at The Old Spaghetti Factory in my honor. My awesome team leader, Sonia, arranged it with OSF, made some flyers, passed them out to many people and whomever came in with the flyer between certain business hours donated 15% of their total bill to our team (in my name). Jordan and I went and had dinner, while we mingled with the guests who came to support our cause. John was already working, so he stopped by occasionally. Johnny decided to stay at home and do homework, but he was with us in spirit. I hope it ends up being worth everyone's time and energy. I appreciate all the work that was involved :)

Today I want to mention the power of PRAYER. Thank you to everyone who keeps me in their thoughts and PRAYERS. It is all of you who keep me strong and focused. Without you, I wouldn't be as strong. There is no I in "team" and together I think we make a pretty powerful one. Thank you for all of your support over the past 8 months.

Peace to you all ♥ Love, Genie