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  1. Hi Fred and Kasey, So thrilled to hear the news!! You truly are an NIH miracle! Think of you guys often. Tammy
  2. After reading Ginny's post I was really ticked! I did a little research and found some more information regarding the specific teams that the money was donated to. I've added the link if anyone wants to check it out. I did notice at the bottom of the page, that one of the people on the first dream team is a director of the lung cancer program at Lovelace Respiratory Research Center. This made me feel somewhat better. I also noticed that one of the groups is titled "Targeting the PI3K Pathway in Women’s Cancers". Hopefully this includes cancer other than breast cancer. I haven't had time to look into it further but if I do I will let you all know what I find out. Tammy http://www.standup2cancer.org/node/3531
  3. OPI has a link on their website to locate stores that sell their products. You can check by your state and then by your city. I would call the place first and see if they have it. I have seen it for sale on Ebay also. http://x.opi.com/locator.aspx
  4. Hi All, Hope everyone is well. I don't know if someone else posted about this but I happened to come across it and wanted to share. Its nice to see someone selling a color of nail polish other than "pink" for a change http://www.lcfamerica.org/breathelife.html Tammy
  5. My prayers go out to Mitch and his family. I have no words to describe how I feel about whoever did this to him....
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    Suki

    Thinking of you and your family. Over the years, it has been so obvious how much you love your mom. She did win.
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    Dreams

    How sweet and such a special valentine. My 2 year old daughter on several occassions has said "I see Cappy". One time she was staring off into the distance and I said "What are you looking at?" and she replied back "Cappy". There was no one anywhere near where she was looking. I just smiled because I truly believe that she does see him!
  8. Here is the link to the article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29166147/
  9. Jude, Don never ceased to amaze me. I used to tell my parents about how involved he was with his treatment strategies and options. He did fight the good fight and was always there to encourage me and others here. He will be terribly missed but I know that like my dad gained his wings six months ago, Don has gained his also. I feel priveleged to have known him. My hugs and prayers are being sent to you and your family.
  10. Sending prayers your way.......
  11. So glad to hear that she found love again. I was so worried about her for awhile. Great news! Thanks for sharing!
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    6 Months Today

    Hi All, Hope everyone is hanging in there. Its been rough around here lately. Mom has been having such a hard time. Between Thanksgiving, what should've been their 40th wedding anniversary and Christmas she is like a lost puppy. She is trying hard but I think its worse now than it was when my dad first died. My son and I went over the other day and helped her put up some Christmas decorations. We put up a small tree and put NY Giant ornaments all over it. My dad would've loved it. My son must be thinking of him alot lately because he has been watching the New York Giants superbowl win from last year and running around with my dad's Giant hat on. (Before we closed the casket it was the only thing he asked to have of my dad's). In some ways I can't believe its already been 6 months and in other ways it feels like a lifetime. I've convinced my mom to come here Christmas Eve and sleep over and enjoy Christmas day with the kids and then the day after we will meet up with the rest of the family in NY to celebrate Christmas up there and go to the cemetery together. Thank God for my children. If it weren't for them this would be so much harder. I hope you all get through Christmas ok. I'll be thinking of everyone. Tammy
  13. Deb, We'll be thinking of you while we are going through the firsts this weekend also. Thanksgiving and then the following Sunday would've been my parents 40th wedding anniversary.......I know how much it sucks!! My mom has opted to go somewhere else this holiday. A friend gave us their beach house so we don't have to look at where my dad used to sit. We'll see how that goes. We're doing an informal Thanksgiving this year. I'm sorry to hear about your friend and will say an extra prayer for her.
  14. Thanks for posting this. I just copied and pasted it to all of my close friends and family who have lost loved ones this year and are going through the "firsts".
  15. Nick, Sorry for you and your family's loss. You are right though, we do know how it feels now. I have had 2 close friends lose a parent since my dad passed away and when I tell them that I understand, they believe me. Tammy
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    Baby Update

    Dana, Congratulations! Beautiful name. Can't wait to see pics. Babies are truly God's way of passing on our parents wonderful qualities Enjoy! Tammy
  17. Sue, That is wonderful news!!! I am sorry to say that I missed that she was in the hospital in the first place. I'm sorry but glad to hear the good news! Tammy
  18. MSNBC article from today. www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27320252/
  19. She made a lasting impression and your golf tournament helps keep her alive in another way
  20. Beth, So, so happy for you!
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    Joel progress

    So glad to hear all went well.
  22. Well, as you all know, some days are good and some are bad...... August 12th was Erin's second birthday and the first one for my kids without my dad. My brother and his wife just moved to Indiana so it was just my mom. I remember when it was Connor's second birthday and EVERYONE was here........Erin didn't know the difference.....but I did. We got through it though. Then, it was my birthday. My mom took me out one day, just the two of us, shopping and lunch. It was great but of course it was bittersweet. It was wierd reading a card that only said "Love, Mom" Its the last of the 30's so I wasn't really counting the birthday anyway Connor had to make a "me box" for the first day of school and I suggested we put a picture of his family in it. He chose the picture that I made the new avatar. He doesn't always talk about my dad but choosing that picture said so much. Then, my uncle was in town and decided to take my son fishing. The first thing my dad said to Connor in the hospital after he was born was "we're going fishing". He bought him his first fishing pole and taught him how to fish. Well, Connor wound up catching a sea turtle the other day!! It was huge and wouldn't let go of his pole and the turtle snapped it in half.......At first I was just so sad about the fishing pole......then I felt bad for the huge sea turtle that was swimming around with half a pole sticking out of his mouth and then I laughed like crazy because I knew my dad would've told everyone that story and he would've been cracking up!!! Last but not least, if you all remember the Super Bowl.....those Giants pulled out a miracle for my dad. In fact, he told me mom a few months before he died that he had prayed that the Giants would win the Super Bowl before he died (you'd think he would've prayed for good health ) so when the Giants won he figured it was just a matter of time before he was gone.... The day my dad died, after saying goodbye to him at the house, I went into the closet and took the Giant jacket I had bought for him right after his second lung surgery. He wore it all the time. I took it home and put it in the closet. This week with the new season starting, I felt the need to put it on. I stuck my hands in the pocket and there were 3 wrapped mints in the pocket. He was always eating them... I think I laughed and cried at the same time. Last night at game time, right at kickoff, I had such a knot in the pit of my stomach but then I realized that he was watching too. My mom and I got through it. She had gone out and bought the 52" HD LCD TV that they had shopped for together and put a picture of my dad on the side table. Together we cheered those Giants on to their first win. The point is, some of these last few months have really sucked but we made it through, my dad would want us to move forward and enjoy what he enjoyed doing with us. Thanks for listening. Tammy
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    Did he smoke?

    I wasn't sure if I should post this in the general forum or this one but finally decided that I felt more like a grieving daughter at the moment. This article just really hit me today but I felt it was well written and worth sharing. I don't have much else to say right now. Just taking one day at a time. One of these days I will post about my father's beautiful wake service and funeral. Just not ready yet. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24844538/
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    Scan results today

    Tracy, I am sooooo happy for you! You made my day! Tammy
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