Famous

The Mayo Clinic has posted a story about Jill on thier website
http://sharing.mayoclinic.org/

NO MORE TUMOR

Yes, that's right folks! The MRI yesterday showed NO MORE TUMOR!!!! Oh sure, there was scar tissue from the surgery and we're going to keep a close watch on that, but Dr. Porter said that it was just scar tissue. Her blood work was also the BEST IT'S EVER BEEN, which we're attributing to the beers consumed the night before. Dr. Porter didn't object to that assumption.
Yesterday was a good day at the Mayo Clinic. The empty desert wasteland around the building was covered in a velvet emerald green grass making it much more visually appealing. The weather was a pleasant 71F and the beer at Gordon Biersch was cold and refreshing. Last nights chemo session was puke-free and she slept the whole night.
One more month of chemo and then we're DONE!

We just watched a youtube video of a Beligum farting pig cartoon. Don't ask. Just watch. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8297574364836044520#

Training for the Big Sur Marathon is going really well and we now know what to put on the racing shirts. Two shirts one long sleeve and one short sleeve. "I had cancer, what's your excuse" and "Cancer treatment: The ultimate training program" on the front with "Thank you Mayo Clinic Dr. Zimmerman, Dr. Porter, Dr. Vora" on the back.

After the Big Sur Marathon then the focus is on the Livestrong Challenge Austin Bicycle charity ride. Thanks to those that have donated so far.

LiveStrong Challenge Bike Race

Big Sur marathon 7 weeks away! Jills runs are going well. She had a 2 1/2 hour run in Sedona on Saturday. Jill has two goals for marathon: 1.Finish within 6 hours 2. Feel well enough to go wine tasting in Carmel afterward. Her friend Becky (A friend since high school) is also running and going wine tasting. It will definitely be time to celebrate. Chemo will be over and all we will have to do now is get an MRI every few months be be sure that nothing comes back. Woohoo!!


We decided to sign up for the Livestrong Challenge Austin bike race in October. We have to raise $250 to actually ride. Below is the website to make a donation.

http://austin2010.livestrong.org/jillio


If you'd like to join us for the 90 mile ride around Austin we have the ability to recruit "team members" for the Livestrong Challenge. We haven't figured out what that means yet, but hopefully it will allow you to ride with us.

Almost Done!

We're on the home stretch! We can see the light at the end of the tunnel! Only two more months. February started off with Jill getting a cold and then passing it on to me. Fortunately her white blood cells were perfect 3 days after her cold and we could get this months chemo over and done with. Dr. Porter also changed her anti-nausea medication which prevented the first night's pukage! Sweet! Phenegran wasn't doing squat so we've upped the ante to Zofran and now Temador can focus on the tumor and not Jill's stomach.
In two months time she'll be done with chemo and running the Big Sur Marathon in celebration. Stay tuned for a picture of a special racing shirt we're going get made.
The big news is that her hair is coming back and it's curly (not like the three stooges).

Snow Storm

We've had an almost record week of snow which means shoveling, shoveling, and more shoveling. What's the best part of shoveling snow? Using the shovel as a sled to launch off the roof! Here is a video and some pictures of the fun! The Video is at the bottom and may take a few moments to load but it's worth it! This is Issac our neighbor on the super fast shovel. Here is another pic of King Leo surveying his territory.

A Celebration of Life

Wednesday was Jill's 24th birthday (or something close to that) which called for wine and chocolate cake! Jill's best friend Kat flew out from San Francisco and completely surprised her! It was awesome! We really are thankful to be alive. Birthdays have now become more important as you need to treasure every breath, thought, emotion, sunrise, snowfall, friend, family, and day.

New Years Pictures