September 25, 2007 by Chrissy.

I wanted to take a moment and thank Kari Broda, once of my oldest, dearest friends, for arranging the fundraiser that is taking place this evening. I’m forever grateful for her commitment to make this event a success. Apparently, it’s turning into a bigger “gala” event than we could have imagined or wished for.

The generosity of Calgarians is overwhelming. I opened the Calgary Sun this morning to find an article on my family’s story…and I thought it was suppose to be in a pullout supplement. Instead, page five. Believe it or not, I’m a tad shy…and a tad uncomfortable being in the newspaper like that…but if it raises awareness about melanoma, then I can handle being on page five of the Calgary Sun. Not only that, but people are calling wanting to donate even more stuff to the silent auction tonight - which is great.

My hope is that we raise enough money so I can go to an alternative healing centre and meet with experts who can add valuable information to help my continued treatment.

I’m not sure if I will be there in person tonight, it depends on how I feel. But I ask that you all enjoy being with each other, catching up and enjoying a few bevvies in my honour.

Love ALL Ways,

Me

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September 25, 2007 by Chrissy.

At 4:30 pm this afternoon, I will once again find myself surrounded by medical machinery designed to scan my internal body. I’m not looking forward to it…being crammed into a machine that makes loud, crazy noises…and the only thing I have occupying my time, my mind is my thoughts.

Wanna talk about your mind racing 100 miles a minute…that’s what I’ll be experiencing in a few short hours…did the cancer spread? Has it stopped growing? By the Grace of God…have the tumors shrunk?

We’ve been working so hard with alternative healing options, and I really hope that our efforts have not gone in vien. Especially for Tony, who has read books and surfed the Net, met countless people who’ve offered bits of information here and there.

The big question is…how do we move forward if this cancer is growing? I don’t know if I have the strength to keep going. I’m tired. I pray for good news. I pray for good news….at worst, the tumors show no growth. At best, the tumors are shrinking.

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