TODAY IS THE SIXTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF MY MOM VICKY'S GLIOBLASTOMA BRAIN SURGREY AT SWEDISH AMERICAN HOSPITAL AT 2:00PM!

Hi Everyone! Today is the sixteenth anniversary of my Mom Vicky's Glioblastoma brain surgrey at Swedish American Hospital! I remember it was a very tough day and frightening for my family and I! We had too be at the hospital at 9:00am so the doctors and nureses could prep her for surgrey! Her surgrey was at 2:00pm My Dad John my Grandma Alice my Aunt Marica my Uncle John, my Uncle Nino, my Grandma Bena and I were all in the waiting room hoping and praying for a marvelous recovery! After about six hours Dr. Alexzandar came out too the waiting room and told my family and I that my Mom DID survive the surgrey but he only could take about the size of a grapefruit of the tumor out! All of us were very anxious and excited too see her, she was very tired and happy for the surgrey to be over with! All of us had many tears of happiness! I went home with my Aunt Marcia and Uncle John for two weeks so my Dad John could take care of my Mom Vicky and have some quailty time together! When my Dad brought my Mom home from the hospital for recovery, she walked from the car with her walker and sat down on the couch too rest, the very nest day her whole right side was paralyzed! I helped her as much as I could! My Dad John was a WONDERFUL and DEVOTED husband he took care of my Mom Vicky WONDERFULLY! I also NEVER wanted too leavve her side! She had rehab at Van Mater rehab center, my Grandpa Bill was also there recovering from his stroke so he and my Mom had their meals togther which was neat! I also helped my Mom as much as I could by helping her with her thearpy, being there for support! I learned a lot of my strength and motivation from my Mom she was one of the strongest woman I've ever known! Sadly she lost her battle with Glioblastomia and passed away on Sunday June 19th 2005 at 2:10am at the age of 49 years old!

TODAY IS THE ELEVENTH ANNIVERSARY THAT I MOVED INTO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND BEEN LIVING INDEPENDENTLY!

Hi Everyone! Today is the eleventh anniversary of me living independently! I have new Personal Assiatant or PA and her name is Cindy! Cindy has worked for me for six years this year and we have be become wonderful friends! I never would have dreamed I would ever have a place of my own! I love my independence! I take Para Transit every Monday and Wednesday with my motorized scooter too Rockford Pain Mananagement for Physical and Massage Thearpy too help my muslces stay loose enough so I can still walk with my walker! I also get Traumeel and Hyalgon injections in my knees! Hyalgon rebuilds the cartledge and the Traumeel is for pain! I'm hoping I'll be able to go swimmimg in my Dad's gigantic olympic size inground swimming pool as much as possiable this summer! In the pool I can run skip jump and walk normally without any pain, in other words I'm FREE! Since the Cornoa viruis hit I'm not able too visit my best friend Sarah who has Multiple Sclerosis or MS! Sarah has lived at River Bluff Nursing Home in Rockford since 2013 but I have known Sarah since April 2010! We talk on the telephone as often as we can! It'll be nice when I can go visit Sarah again! I hope everyone follows the heart and lives out their dreams because you only have ONE LIFE TOO LIVE so MAKE THE BEST OF IT! I hope all of my dear reader's have a Happy Easter with their familes!