Flowers for Caribou

[Ashley 'Psych' Pasen]

Pink lillies will arrive at Caribou's home tomorrow (that's the
address Caribou's husband provided, right Clover?) with the following
message:
"Feel better Caribou! Sending lots of smiles your way! Lots of Love
from FD 53"
(Don't worry, I addressed them to 'Eden Banks' not 'Caribou' ;-) )

[bookre...@comcast.net]

Psych,

 

You are awesome for doing this from all of us. I can help pay just let me know where to send the $$$ and how much. I sent her a card this morning to the address Cory listed in his message(s) so hopefully both will get there and put a big smile on her face :-)

 

Thanks again for ordering the flowers, she will enjoy them I'm sure!

 

Hugs to you,

Clover

[Veronica Cribb]

Thanks so much Psych!  I know she will love those.  Missing the FD love right now...

[Beth]

You guys are the best!  I miss you.  Can we just all flash back and  be there at the top of Castle rock again? That was such great day . . . I can still feel the air . . . I am sorry I've been out of the loop - I know a while back Clover specifially called me out for an update.  And fluff too - who was so good as to at least give a little info on where he was at.  (Hope you doing more awesomely every day, Fluff!  Is awesomely a word? . . .) Anyway,  I don't want to go into too many details . . . and I"m not fishing for my own flowers either!!!  But I'm actually in a very similar, very scary situation to Caribou's.  I've been having a hard time sharing with people, and knowing what to share, but it's been not good news lately and I"m actually probably heading in for some brain radiation myself, followed by some alternative treatment in Mexico.  I'll try to send more details as I know. It's all been happening so fast and such a whirlwind - and there's whole weeks of the last months that i just don't even remember at all.   I just had a minute and wanted to give a shout out to my FD support  . . . and as humbly as possible as for any prayers or healing energy you have to spare . . . i know there's not a lot to go around these days.  I am certainly sending any extra i have when i have it.  you all are very dear to me - no matter how much time goes by that we aren't in touch.  You always will be.  So I"m sorry if this is bad timing to send an update - it's just been so crazy and I don't know when I'll have time to write again.  Caribou and Hubby - you are in my prayers every single day.  I was actually Florida a couple months ago, but I was in too much pain to contact anybody in a social sort of way.  Not fun.  And always Shotgun's family remains in my prayers.  Has anybody been in contact?  But yeah - things were going really well for lots of months and then a few months ago the shit hit the fan.  I certainly haven't given up on my alternative methods, but I've been less than strict lately and doing more conventional treatment, mostly out of sheer desperation.  Disappointed of course that I"m back at the doctors, but not throwing the baby out with bathwater as far as the natural stuff goes.  There's so much I can do to help my body get through the crap radiation and deal with drugs.  It's just hard to do sometimes when you can't get up off the couch . . . well, God is good and he gives me grace for each day.  Praying he does the same for you all with whatever you're going through.  So whenever anybody has anything going on,  I hope you can share it.  It's really nice hearing more from you all lately, even though the news isn't always good.  It's good to stay connected.   Ok -  I"m rambling now.  Gotta get some sleep,  Sorry I was a downer - but I just wanted to finally send the update Clover asked for.  Thanks for caring.  It nice to have friends and support - even if it's far away.  I love you guys and pray for you every day (did i say that already?  I get a little foggy  . . )!  Be well.  Keep in touch! Yours truly, Sprouts

[Marisa Muscarella]

Hello Beth and each of my FD friends,
Any news from a dear friend, even if difficult, is cherished....I am so very sorry to hear the difficult path you have started to journey down but knowing this, I will pray hard for peace and gentle days and moments of joy and laughter for you.  Keep your eyes on the Lord, my sister, as you've always done, and He will never forsake you. 
 
Oh, how the memories and laughter of the days spent in Estes with each of you are now more cherished than ever before.....Caribou--of course, you are on my heart and in my prayers and Fluff, --every day you are in mine as well as comfort and healing for Shotgun's children and husband too.  We must let the joy and love we gave each other last September sustain us and think it a beautiful, beautiful thing that we lived each minute of those sun-filled days to their ultimate fullest when we could.We were literally on top of the world.....I am perhaps rambling too....but it's because in the midst of our downpour, I am bringing more rain of my own news......it doesn't end my friends..
 
I found out that the low dose of chemo I've been on is not working and since the brain cancer is still progressing, I will start a three chemo cocktail next week after a port is put in. It's Avastin, CPT 11 and Carboplatin.  Fluff or Dobo, you may be familiar....But on a lighter note, I just spent the whole morning food shopping--stocking up from the farmer's market, local bakery and chocolate imports boutique store.  My tummy will smile all weekend as a girl's tummy with the name, Foodie' should :-))  
 Love to each of you, Foodie
 

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Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2011 21:49:09 -0700
From: sing...@yahoo.com
Subject: update from Beth (sorry- I mean Sprouts!)
To: camp-storm...@googlegroups.com

[Beth]

Love and Strength to you, my dearest Foodie friend!  Enjoy all that good food.  I will be praying for you every day and hopefully we can talk, too, very soon.  Not fun, but we will get through!  I know it!  Love to you! Beth --- On Sat, 6/4/11, Marisa Muscarella <muscare...@hotmail.com> wrote: