MESSAGE FROM MARCIA!

Hi everyone, I really miss the store and all my scrapbook friends. I am right now in University Hosp. preparing for my transplant. I checked in Monday the 5th and after massive chemo and lots of preparing they will do the transplant on the 12th. I will be here at least 5 weeks or longer. They started the chemo this morning. feeling pretty good so far, but have 3 more days of it. It will pretty much wipe out all my blood cells so I cannot have visitors for awhile. Please say a prayer that it all works and I can go on with life. I may be away from the store as long as a year. Hopefully everything goes perfect and I can come back to the store sooner.

I want to send a special thanks to a lot of people who have come to visit and helped out in the store.

Kathie Crozier - a very special friend who has been updating this blog (this is the only one I have written).

My husband Pat who has been driving me every day to all my appointments and taking good care of me.

My two girls Tina and Shawna. Tina has been coordinating all my appointments and attending most of my appointments to be one of my caregivers during my recovery. Shawna has been doing a great job running our store. It has been a big job especially being she still has two little ones to get off to school every day and then drive from Lk Stevens to Shoreline every day. I raised a couple of good kids. Also Linda Brush who we love like our own (our foster daughter), who came from Alaska and spent a week with Pat and visited every day at the hospital.

My good friends Janis Wells, Judi Reed, Patty Schmauder, Kathy Cunningham, Diane Voiland, Dave and Margie Booth, and Loretta Jackson who works at NW Hosp and came to visit me everyday and who brought me cute litte stuffed puppies to keep me company.

My soccer kids: Torry, Dianne, Deana, Christy, Jane and her mom Carol who came to visit. Also all of the girls who called or sent cards, Maya Erin, and Carol. It is really nice hearing from everyone.

My favorite and only hair dresser TROY (who I have been going to for 18 yrs and love alot) who came to the hospital and shaved my head when my hair started to come out.

My Favorite boss Dave Clark and all my work friends at King County. Steve Boyce, Bill and Mary Eckel, Stan Unger, Steve Johnson and his wife Bev who has had this same kind of transplant and is doing wonderful. Elenore and Bernie Griffen.

My store friends - who have gotten to be my good friends also. If I forget someone please forgive me as I have had my first series of chemo and I understand there is something called chemo brain.

Janet Parks, Patty Austin, Nan Peterson, Sandy Wiley, and Marilyn Savage (who organized Scrap Pink this year) Thanks again ladies you did a great job!

Cathy Cornwell, Barb Harwood, Min Hunt, Kathy Kelly, Ginny Lebeck, Shay Thoelke, Judy Rieke, and all my store friends that sent cards or prayers.

Als0, thanks to Pats great cousins for coming by and sending cards - it was great seeing everyone. Special thanks to kristy for keeping in contact with everyone and arranging for someone to come to the hospital to do my nails. It was really nice to see Mardy and Vickie and Sally and Mike. Keep in contact guys.

I have more chemo tomorrow so Kathie will probably be updating the blog.

I love you all. Keep the prayers going.
Marcia