A Day Late And A Few Bucks Short

Hi Friends...I just wanted to drop in...a few days late, mind you....and say a big old stinkin fat

HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY TO ASHLEY !!!!

As for the rest of us, we are hanging in there...
thanks to all of you for being who you are.

hugs
xx

Life Or Something Like It

Well, everyone, here we are at day 11, no better and no worse for the wear. My dad and I are having a difficult time of it and feel a little lost without our best friend to guide us. However, we do find some comfort in all of our amazing family and friends.
I just want to thank all of you who have sent flowers and cards and notes and food and hugs and love and support.
Keep em coming...we are only just at the very beginning of our new awkward life and have such a long way to go.

Thanks again for all of the love and support and thank you for being so supportive of my mom during her journey with canser.

We love all of you forever.

hugs
xx

Please Sign Our Guest Book

Hi Friends...
We have set up an online guest book for my mom....so turn on, tune in and please, please drop some love.

http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Karan-Sue-Crichton-Encinitas-CA-2009/85750865

Love and laughter,
Michelle and Nick

I Havent Any Words...

For those of you who may or may not know,
unfortunately, my mom passed away on Thursday April 16.
Iam devasted and absolutely heartbroken...
Words cannot even begin to express the sorrow that we are feeling...she was everything to us and she will be missed forever.

Please help us come celebrate her life Friday April 24th at 2pm at the El Camino Mortuary in Encinitas, with a party @ my parents house to follow.
Everyone is welcome...


We are asking for donations, in lieu of flowers, to help set up a foundation in my mom's name to help other people with canser.
Also, another quick thing I forgot to add on my mom's myspace...as a family we aren't wearing black, as requested by my mom...feel free to wear some color also!



Thanks for all of your love and support throughout our journey....

hugs to all
xx

Vegimite, Tasty Cheese, Pixies and a Brand New Dad

First off, let me apologize to all of you faithful followers and lovers of my mom. I have really been lacking in my blogging duties. I am going to try to keep up a little better with this thing from now on.
So, my dad made it home safe and sound on Sunday and those two were just ecstatic to see each other! Too cute! He brought us all of kinds of treats, hence the title of the blog.
And, for those of you who are wondering who the brand new dad is, it's Nick...I'm getting adopted! 25 years later...but who's counting?
How freakin cool is that! Now he will really be my pops! I think it's funny and cute...who gets adopted at the ripe old age of 34? Me! That's who!
And now on to my mom...
Let's see...she had her CT Scan on Monday and we should get the results next week or the week after during the pre-chemo visit. Keep your little fingers crossed that all goes well and the scans are clean, clean, clean.
She got to go to chemo on Wednesday and she was so happy about that! Who knew, in what world would we ever be excited to go to chemo?
She also has gotten back on Decadron, which is anti-inflammatory. This is to help prevent any swelling that is caused by the scar tissue that is leftover in her brain from the old tumors. This should help with some of the motor skill issues that she has been having since the seizures.
It has just dawned on me that some of you may not know that she had 2 seizures...I cant remember if I blogged about it or not.
Well, she had two seizures...both on Friday the Thirteenths. They believe that they may have been caused by the chemo irritating the scar tissue...this is where the Decadron is going to come in relieve some of the swelling I was talking about.
Other than that, all is good in the 'hood. We are happy to have my dad back, the sun is shining, and my mom is feeling better than last week!

So, that's it in a nutshell...or a blog as the case may be.

Please keep all of that good ju-ju coming!

oh and for those of you haven't seen The Survivor Movie.... do it! Watch it...it's amazing!
Here's the link:
http://www.thesurviormovie.com/

also, if you any of you want to check out this really cool book that my darling friend Austin recommended, you should do that too.

"Help Me Live: 20 Things People with Cancer Want You to Know (Paperback)by Lori Hope"


okay...that's all for now....

hugs and love
xx


"Those who bring sunshine intot he lives of others cannot keep it from themselves."
James M. Barrie