concerned sad note from Andreas Mom

Andrea's home which is wonderful in it's self. She is still very ill but we are working on focusing on the strength,positive,loving, happy healing energy Andrea has in her and her also being nourished and comforted by all those loving energy, thoughts and prayers from all that love her to help her through this difficult time. Though she is still on alot of pain medication her pain in her arm seems to be getting better so she has been able to have some relief from that terrible pain. She is so tired and weak. The walks are short and with alot of effort. She has been able to eat alittle but she is not hungry and she vomited yesterday and is still having fevers but she is working so hard to feel better. Her strength gives us hope and comfort while seeing her so weak and sick is so terribly hard. Next Monday is her Pet Scan and Tuesday she has a meeting with her oncologist to discuss the test results and her future treatment. So please send her alittle extra prayer, thoughts and energy filled with your love, strength and happy thoughts for this weekend of healing.

On another sad note Andreas Grandma Smith had gotten better and went home. We were working on her care package when she got ill and died today. Andrea, Kathleen and I were able to call her yesterday with our words of love. She had along battle of cancer which we thought she recently won. I am very sad with her loss I had hoped to see her again when Andrea was better. She had wanted us to come and celebrate beating cancer together. But the reality was that she had gone through so much. She was a very a very strong woman who did not have an easy life. She worked hard to make a better life for me and my five brothers and sisters. As a child I remember how hard she had to work to make ends meet we had little money but she always made sure we had the best birthdays to celebrate the birth of special people we were and latter when she met my father Johnny together they continued celebrate and make many wonderful memories, they took us on great camping trips, in Germany we visited the castles and concentration camp where my Dad was there to witness the horror and freedom of its prisoners, we learned many of lives wonderful and hard lessons on the way, we all loved and share many wonderful holidays and all the fun, tacky decorations. My Mom had to endure the loss of my father and then cancer with all the surgeries and treatments, it was been so hard on her and she was so tired. So I will miss her but I have alot of loving memories of her and may her strength and love that she gave Andrea continue.

Take care and thank you for all that do for Andrea and my family during this difficult time.
Love Sharon