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Monthly Archives: December 2007

12.26.2007 Posted 2:29 pm

Feeling Especially Grateful

Today is December 26th and I am sitting in the day surgery area of NYU Hospital waiting for an update. I am happy to report that I am not the patient this time and that it is Dave who is having minor outpatient surgery. It makes sense to me that Dave’s surgery was set for December 26th…exactly 3 years ago on this date, I met with Dr. Vine of Mt. Sinai and scheduled surgery for what I thought was a benign tumor in my abdominal area.
This time of year is always a bit hard for me. Although I try to push the memories to the back of my mind, I am constantly reminded that three years ago the last few weeks of December were flooded with Doctor’s appointments, CT scans, MRI’s, medical procedures, night sweats, fevers and violent coughs that led to my cancer diagnosis.
In many ways, I feel like I have progressed so much…
Three years ago, I could barely get through a Christmas movie without being thrown …

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12.16.2007 Posted 1:54 pm

Check me Out!

Very exciting news! Dave and I are featured in Redbook’s January issue talking about Spin4Survival!
With 6 weeks to go we have signed up close to 100 teams and have already raised $130,000 for much-needed cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Please visit Spin4survival.org to learn more about the event happening on January 27th and to make a donation to this very worthy cause.

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