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Bell Ringing Celebration marked my last radiation treatment last month.
My appreciation to the kind, caring radiation technicians pictured at Stephanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center AND my whole oncology team. In the background is the big radiation machine used for my sixteen treatments...climbed up the little stairs, laid on stomach, heart and lungs protected. Thankful for modern technology!
After these gals saw on my interests card that one of my hobbies was puppets, they had some curiosity questions that led to my African "David" puppet in his Cameroonian soccer jerseys visiting them, other staff, and patients in the lobby after a treatment. David brought many smiles! Other info on the interest card was used...my favorite music genres (Southern Gospel and 50's) was played in this room during treatments.
My shirt says: "family gives me strength, faith gives me hope". A shout-out goes to my younger sister Juanita Walker and her husband for hosting me in Granville, Ohio during this part of my cancer journey, for Juanita driving me to many appointments early on, for the sign, and for use of Dick's truck/J's car. Coming back to the U.S. after several questionable but non-definitive mammograms and ultrasounds in Cameroon (even in Florida a surgical biopsy was necessary)...Juanita had a clear contingency plan if needed. She insisted I come to stay with her/husband, and she took me to the renown OSUCCC-James Comprehensive Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (of which Stephanie Spielman CC is a part) in Columbus, Ohio, What a blessing!!!
A shout-out to my older sister Pat for her example of an awesome positive attitude, her encouragement, and helping me computer issues long distance (YEA TeamViewer!).
THANK YOU family and friends for all your prayers, cards, calls, texts, and more.
Watch out world, I'm preparing for a comeback!
