Introducing Cousins Ava and Evelyn

My neice Angela had a baby girl Ava Rene on Jan 29 She weighed 11# 14 oz

Her sister Andrea had a baby girl Evelyn Elizabeth on Feb 24 She weighed 11# 8 ox

A note from Steve

I thought I'd post a 3-D CT image of my actual heart. I had a CT Scan before my Cardiac Ablasion Surgery (With Pulmonary Vein Isolation). I have (had) atrial fibrillation a form of heart arrythmia that the doctors hope is now healed by this surgery. We sure do live in a high tech world. See - I do have a heart!! Thanks to all of my good friends and family for all of your thoughts and prayers. I love you all and hope you know it! Life is so precious, so take the time to say I love you to someone that hasn't heard it for a while...come on - you owe me one!

Home from the hospital

Steve comes home from the hospital today. His ablation therapy was done with no complications. He was in the cardiac procedure room for approximately 6 hours and then spent another hour in the recovery room before going to his room. We are claiming a full healing of his heart. No more atrial fibrillation.
Jack, Aly, Max, Dani and Dean spent the last 2 nights and days with us. The kids love being able to spend time together, My house looks like a hurricane hit it but in a few hours it will be back to normal.

Four year anniversary

This my four year anniversary of being diagnosed with mm. I remember thinking I was dying soon especially after I was started on Thalidamide. Julie was divorced and had reunited with an old friend . Since then she has married Andy and they have added 2 teenage grandchildren and an almost 3 year old grandson to our family. We now are blessed to have 7 grandchildren all who are doing great and we love spending time with. I am no longer able to work as a RN due to my peripheral neuropathy but with my Bob's help I am able to baby sit this wonderful little boy while his parents work. The upside of being on disability is that I don't have to worry about losing my job in this economy and medicare is affordable. Life certainly is different then it was before but it is still very happy and fulfilling. I am blessed to surrounded by a very caring, loving and supportive family. I thank God everyday for giving me this time.
Eve

Repost from Oct 2007

Steve was at Beaumont working and was sent to the ER for a rapid and irregular heart beat. He was diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation. They started him on medication to control and prevent the problem, and ran a few tests. His heart looks good and strong and he will live a long and normal life. He spent the night and was discharged today. He will need to take medication daily or he can elect to have a procedure called Ablation therapy. This is a decision he will make along with his doctor and Jennifer. Please pray for him and his family.

After taking medication for 16 months Steve has decided to have the Ablation therapy. He will be having it Monday morning at Beaumont Hospital. He goes into the hospital at 6:50am. Please keep him in your prayers.

Health Update

As I approach my 4 year anniversary of being diagnosed with multiple myeloma I am happy to report some good news. My bone marrow is continuing to produce good healthy cells.
All of my labs were in normal range today so there is no need to do anything at this time. I have been off of all medication for almost 7 months now. I thank God for his mighty healing power.

Very interesting

A friend sent me the following email which I wish to share with you. Maybe I have to much time on my hands.

Was this something we were supposed to learn from our Mom's?????
I can't believe it's been there all this time.

I had to go into the kitchen and check this out for myself.
Whoever looks at the end of your aluminum foil box?
You know when you try to pull some foil out and the roll comes out of the box.
Then you have to put the roll back in the box and start over.
The darn roll always comes out at the wrong time.
Well, I would like to share this with you.
Yesterday I went to throw out an empty Reynolds foil box and for some reason I turned it,
and looked at the end of the box. And written on the end it said, Press here to lock end.
Right there on the end of the box is a tab to lock the roll in place.
How long has this little locking tab been there?
I then looked at a generic brand of aluminum foil and it had one, too.
I then looked at a box of Saran wrap and it had one too!
I can't count the number of times the Saran wrap roll has jumped out,
when I was trying to cover something up.
I'm sharing this with my friends.
I hope I'm not the only person that didn't know about this.
I know you're going to go and check your boxes, so go ahead!

Another 6 inches

Winter in Michigan

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy New Year

Love you all!

Look what Santa brought Dean and Riley

Merry Christmas

Greetings from Florida

Karen went to visit Grandma and Grandma wanted to send a special
"Hello and Merry Christmas" to everyone!

From Grandma Connie's Blog :)

Family

I would like to share these photo's of Uncle Bob's grandson Gene's family. He and his wife Katherine and their son Riley live in Arizona.

Good Report

I have been off all medication since the first of July and continue to get good reports from my oncologist. All my labs are all with in normal range except for my platelets which are just below normal. Dr. Goldman doesn't want to see me again until the beginning of February when I will have been diagnosed for 4 years. Thank you to all of my family and friends who continue to pray for me.
We continue to trust God for a complete healing.
Love,
Evelyn

Happy 94th Birthday Mom

Stolen from Grandma Connie's Blog : )

Thanksgiving 2008

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

There Is No Place Like Home...

There Is No Place Like Home...There Is No Place Like Home...
Did I tell you? There Is No Place Like Home!
6 weeks is about 5 weeks too long to be away from your home and family. Steve, Jen and the boys came over for dinner tonight. I swear Jack must have grown 3 inches and he lost a lot of his baby fat. He is working out and watching what he eats. The results are remarkable. Why can't I grow 3 inches taller?

Attitude

There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three strands of hair on her head.She said, "I think I'll braid my hair today." So she did and she had a wonderful day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two strands of hair on her head. "H-M-M," she mused, "I think I'll part my hair down the middle today." So she did and she had a grand day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one strand of hair on her head. "Well," she said, "today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail." So she did and she had a fun-filled day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head. "YEA!" she exclaimed, "I don't have to fix my hair today!"
Attitude is everything.

Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass . . .

It's about learning to dance in the rain!!!
(author unknown)
http://www.skywriting.net/inspirational/messages/attitude.html

My Florida Visit

is coming to an end. I fly back home Friday morning. The weather here has been great but nothing beats home. Today we went to visit Karen and Kathy. We had a wonderful time and did lots of writing. Their home is beautiful, I could get used it very easily. Bob has been an angel letting me stay away from home for such long time. I owe him big time. But don't tell him : )