Monday, May 24, 2010

Erin Cobb

Still playing catch up with a bunch of stuff. Thanks to all who have sent me pictures of the big party. I will try to compile something soon. Thanks for all the lovely comments, facebook posts, emails, etc, that I received today. You guys are awesome.

Tomorrow we are headed back to the hospital for chemo. I am guessing she may need blood and/or platelets too. She has chemo on this Tuesday and then next Tuesday. Then on the third following Tuesday she would start her "maintenance phase" with a spinal tap. It is unbelievable to me. A long time coming, don't get me wrong, but somedays I just never thought we would get there. We are also going to an event for the Hemoc kids tomorrow night. They are setting up Build a Bear in the basement of the hospital for them. All three of our kids get to do it. She had to miss it in the fall because she was too sick.

I want to close tonight with a link to my friend Erin Cobb's blog. She is the one that took all the pictures the other night (and raised $2000 for LLS). She took some pictures of us last year, just a week before Ally was diagnosed. You can even see how sick Ally looked in the pictures. And now this year. A full year later. She looks better. It is interesting to read what she has to say about Ally...and my Dad...She (and her followers) has provided me with much moral support over the past year. I am grateful for her. And check out the awesome pictures that she took....

Click the link:
http://erincobb.com/Blog/?p=2020

8 comments:

  1. Erin is a special person. Amazing how we knew each other years ago, then reconnected at such a good time. Life has many amazing twists and turns. I fully believe certain people are put into our lives for very specific reasons. Thanks Erin for being one of those people!

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  2. What a wonderful tribute to Ally and to the whole family. Although I have never met Erin I am sure she is a wonderful human being.

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  4. Okay, I'm a dummy...my husband's google account was logged in when I tried to post the first time! Let's try this again...

    Thank you for the link Janel and for allowing me to be a very, very small part of your journey. I am so thankful to Nicki for hooking us up!

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  5. Janel-
    HOLY MOLY!!! So much money raised!!! That is fantastic. Congratulations. And the photos by Erin are beautiful- I just wrote her and asked her to come to NYC. :-) I hope chemo is going quickly today, and the Build-a-Bear is fun. So close to maintenance phase. Keep on fighting.

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  6. I was so happy to hear about all the money that was raised on Saturday and how amazing the event and all of the people were. What a spectacular evening - I know it was filled with love and togetherness! The pictures Erin took are BEAUTIFUL!!! I love the close-up of Ally, the family one is so sweet - my favorite by far is the one of Ally with her Pa - the interlaced fingers and the look of mutual admiration brought me to tears. These photos will be treasured for a lifetime as a part of your journey. Truly amazing.

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  7. sorry - forgot to sign my name cuz I always have to post under anonymous because I can't get it to post any other way... Sheri Cobler ;)

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  8. We are so happy to hear that Saturday night was such a success. We knew it would be! What an event! Beautiful photos of your family. Erin is so talented and just a wonderful person. I'm so happy we were able to help out a little too. You are so strong Janel...thanks for sharing your life on this blog. Hang in there.

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