Sandy Beardsley
Living with a Brain Tumor
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10/17/05
Filed under: General
Posted by: Dan @ 6:55 am
Posted by: Dan @ 6:55 am
Welcome… This is Dan, Sandy’s husband. I’ll be attempting to update this blog daily as Sandy prepares for and undergoes surgery on the brain tumor that has become active again. This seemed like a good way to keep friends and family updated and also share comments that we receive. If you would like your comment to not be published, just let me know. Go to Sandy’s website journal at sandybeardsley.com to read about her journey in living with a brain tumor since 1999. Chapter 18 is her latest entry.
Thanks for all the love and support.
October 18th, 2005 at 7:14 am Good Morning! - Tuesday October 18. Just a note to let you know I lit our “wellness” candle for you this morning. It will burn 24/7 - sending you & Dan positive, healing energy on your journey to full recovery!
October 18th, 2005 at 9:05 am Hi Sandy and Dan - From experience, I know there is power in prayer, I am praying for both of you! Moments - Esther W.
October 18th, 2005 at 9:13 am Your web page is great. Brings back memories. I lost a neice to cancer. She was ten. She had a tumor and they removed it. During raidiation and chemo, three caim back. She was fearless and had a tremdenous heart. She informed everyone that she was OK and she knew where she was going. She was an angel of ours and we had to let her go. My prayers are with you and I love your attitude.
October 18th, 2005 at 11:32 am Sandy, Don and I were so heartbroken to hear the news of your MRI results. Meeting you this summer was very special to me. I hope I can emmulate an ounce of your view on life! We will keep you and Dan in our thoughts and prayers. If you need ANYTHING, don’t hesitate - just call or email us, anytime of the day or night. We know the surgery will go fantastically and you’ll be back in no time. Afterward the surgery, you and Dan need to come back to the barn for a romantic dinner! All our Love and Best Wishes for a SPEEDY recovery. Deb & Don
October 19th, 2005 at 5:35 pm I’m praying for you! Sandy
October 19th, 2005 at 11:01 pm Thank you Sandy for reminding me how blessed I am that I can stay late at work for meetings. Thank you for reminding me to stop complaining about things I can’t change. Thank you for reminding me to hug and hold on tight to my family. I wish you had that magic dust too. I love you. Dan too. All prayers are with you and Dan. Love your cousin Susie and Family
October 21st, 2005 at 8:40 am Sandy and Dan, I agree with you Sis, the tough part is done, the plane flight! Dan, maybe you could put a "SEE BICYCLES" sticker on the plane for good luck too. Hope you got the pink cowgirl hat pics, Paris loves that hat. She’ll say "Aunt Sanny got me dat". Talk to you soon, Love you, Eric
October 21st, 2005 at 3:07 pm Well, looks like I am the spaz here - why did this do this and not leave my message like everyone else? Never mind, I know the answer…… See note above from Debbie, my wife who can do both complex and simple things… Love, DOn
October 21st, 2005 at 4:50 pm Hi Sandy and Dan, I appreciate your words, describing the journey and the Stanford atmosphere. You have been in my thoughts and prayers. Glad the travel day is behind you. I’ll bet the trip home won’t be nearly so frightening. I think about you Sandy, my sister in law and friend….”the warrior”. I have nothing but pride and admiration for you. Ditto to the comment above…thank you for teaching me to live in the moment, enjoy what is right in front of me and be present for life and all its beauty and glory. You truly are a woman of grace, courage and kindness. Dan, I’m certain the wonderful people you are meeting are blessed to be meeting YOU. Know that you are loved. Megan
October 24th, 2005 at 4:18 pm Dear Sandy and Dan, You were in my prayers as you went into surgery this morning and I continue to hold you in the light of God’s healing presence. Messengers (angels) and signs are all around you. It sounds like you have been visited by some of them and recognized others already! God bless you. We are eager to here how the surgery went. Shalom, Merry
October 27th, 2005 at 2:17 pm Mrs Beardsley, I hope you are getting better soon I am doing great in shool your web site is awsome !!! How are you sleeping in the hotel? I am exited to hear from you soon. you are in our thoughts and prayers. Mutch love , Samantha meyers
October 27th, 2005 at 2:18 pm Mrs Beardsley, I hope you are getting better soon I am doing great in shool your web site is awsome !!! How are you sleeping in the hotel? I am exited to hear from you soon. you are in our thoughts and prayers.I hope that you look at your coments soon love you Much love , Samantha meyers
October 27th, 2005 at 2:21 pm Hi, Dan. I’ve been following your blog enteries - they are inspiring to all of us. Thank you! And please thank Sandy for so graciously sharing this very difficult journey with us - it is making a difference for so many of us in terms of appreciating what we have, keeping life in perspective, and seizing the blessings out of every moment. I continue to pray for her recovery and that the two of you receive the strength and peace of mind, in the meantime, to weather this ordeal. And speaking of blessings, I spoke with Martha Lowe today - people on the Forest have donated over 300 hours of leave to you, so you won’t have to worry about that for a long while. You can just focus on Sandy and continue encouraging her healing as you have been doing so very well. My best to you both.
October 27th, 2005 at 2:44 pm Hi Mrs. beadsley its me Adam in 7th gread. I hope you get better real soon. We all miss yu hear at Orondo School and we all hope you can come back. we wish you were hear. I wish we could come see you but i dont think that we are aloud to. I hope that yu get better soon!!!!!!!!
October 27th, 2005 at 2:44 pm Hi Mrs. Beardsley this is Tyler a sixth grader at Oronodo school. We all want you to come back because we miss you
October 27th, 2005 at 3:49 pm Hi Mrs.Beardsley, I hope everything goes right. everybody here at school really miss you alot! I really miss you!!! My grades are getting worse I need to read more to get better grades! My parent are not very happy about my grades,But Iam trying hard!I hope you come back very soon! My brother(Luis) said that you’re his favorite teacher!!He also said that you were an awsome teacher!!!Well Mrs.Beardsley I hope you come back soon!Well bye! Always Mari Davila
October 27th, 2005 at 3:50 pm Dear,Mrs Beardsley Thanks for being my teacher in 3rd grade.Thanks for sending my mom a letter. It helps me to understand. love, Cesar Lopez
October 27th, 2005 at 3:53 pm HI Mrs. Beardsley, How are you? I really miss you a lot . I am really doing well at school. My grades so far are good. I have A’s and B’s. I hope you really remember me. My brother Alexis still is sloppy in his writing but he is really doing everything to be better. I think that my favorite subject now is writing because in afters school I wrote more than a big paragraph. I really hope you like my message. Sincerely, your student Kenya Bravo
October 27th, 2005 at 3:54 pm DAER MRS.B, All the students in the fith grade miss you very much. It was fun going to the aquarium with us. I am sorry you got cancer again. how is the weather in california her the weather is going to snow in the mountins love, Ismael
October 27th, 2005 at 3:55 pm Dear Mrs.Beardsley Thank you for being are teacher in 3rd grade.Thank you for taking the third grade to the gym to do activieties with us. love, Joel
October 27th, 2005 at 3:55 pm Dear Mrs Beardsly Hope you can be here for the cristmas consert . Mr Bowman did try outs only for girls.This year the consert is going to be huge . I didn’t got chosen to sing at the concert. Am in the orca group and am going to play at the student of the month and the consert .Halloween is coming up and it’s going to be fun cause were going down to the river .Ihope you get well . sincerly jasmin diaz
October 27th, 2005 at 3:55 pm Dear Mrs.B, Hi I am a new student at Orondo my name is Caleb although I dont now you I still feal very sorry for you. Sincerely Caleb
October 29th, 2005 at 10:12 pm Dear Sandy and Dan, On Thursday, the 5th graders sent letters to your hotel, and I included pictures. The letter from Lucio was totally done on his own and really touched my heart, as did the comment by Cesar Lopez, Emma’s 6th grade son. We’ve been very excited to go on the internet and read about your journey. Hurry back to us. With love and prayers, Sheri
November 1st, 2005 at 3:03 pm Dear Ms.Beardsely, I just saw your web site! I hope you get better and come back to school we miss you alot . Sincerely Lupe Hernandez
November 1st, 2005 at 3:05 pm Hi Mrs.Beardsley, Do you reamember me I was your student.We miss you a lot but I miss you the most. your studet, Hayden McCall
November 1st, 2005 at 3:43 pm Hey, you two! You have moved me to tears, touched my heart in places I don’t think have ever been touched, made me think and feel special because you are sharing yourselves with all of us. Thank you. You are incredible and strong. The first rain came on Halloween and our Lake Wenatchee country was covered in white. Now the rain is pouring down and filling up needed puddles and dry places. We are so happy to hear you’ll be coming home soon. I’ve sent you a couple of messages from my drtyface@aol.com, but I don’t think you’ve rec’d them. I hope this one works. Have a restful strength-building day, you two. Love you, Cork
November 1st, 2005 at 4:09 pm Hey Mrs.Beardsley, Wutz ^? Im really sry about wut happend. I hope ur feelin better. Seriousley though I’ve really enjoyed reading ur blog and diary. Thanx 4 sharin ur story with us. L8terz, Emily P. Grade 7 Ps. Hope 2 c u soon
November 3rd, 2005 at 3:51 pm Hey Mrs.Beardsley I hope u had a great halloween. We did we went in the gym at orondo school and mummified each other. It wus lots of fun! Im in swing dance now Im eally nervous for the performance on December 7. Im also excited.. i will talk to you some other time! Toodles, Lorena Mendoza
May 3rd, 2006 at 12:52 am I just started reading Sandy’s Journal today.Three weeks ago I was diagnosed with inoperatle lung cancer that has metastized to the brain and that I am on the last stage.Her words and her faith in God has given me some stength I need here.She is so brave that is beyond words.God has been with her to help carry her burden.To her loving husband,family and friends,thanks for being there for her. You are so loved Sandy.Now I will go back to the journal and read each chapter.My thoughts will always be with you.I am praying for both you and your husband! God Bless You