Sandy Beardsley
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11/28/05
Filed under: General
Posted by: Dan @ 10:29 pm
Posted by: Dan @ 10:29 pm
Just call it a good day… no, make that a great day.
Sorry about the one week gap here. We had a great visit with Sandy’s parents, her brother and his wife, and Sandy’s niece and great niece over Thanksgiving. Much to be thankful for and celebrate this year (again!).A blog-worthy event happened today that makes this a great day indeed… Sandy returned to her job as a teacher for the first time since October 17. We are so happy and blessed that she is able to get back to some semblance of "normal." And normal today was being mobbed and hugged by dozens and dozens of children (and co-workers) who were extremely happy to see her, to say the least. I drove her to school and stayed with her for a couple hours, soaking up all that great kid energy…. there’s some life-affirming stuff for you… fighting back those happy tears as I watched all that love the kids have for her… and her love for them. And her great fellow teachers and staff were of course quite happy to see her return as well. She took it "easy" today, helping teachers and substitutes in different classrooms. She plans on resuming her role as the first-grade teacher on Wednesday (she teaches third grade on Mondays and fourth grade on Thursdays). Getting back to teaching will be good for her state of mind and help build her confidence and strength back.
So it’s still Thanksgiving around here… every day is these days.
Good night,
Dan
November 29th, 2005 at 12:00 pm Just came across your site via a link from the Brain Trust site. Sending you all good wishes from Boston and hopes that Sandy continues to feel and do well! Kathy Cahill
December 6th, 2005 at 5:07 pm Sandy, it was good to see you last week. My thought was that you looked radiant. So this Friday is your second round of chemo - I hope you breeze through it. And Dan goes in for surgery tomorrow….both of you stay strong. xoxo
December 7th, 2005 at 11:44 pm Sandy, your story is so inspirational…and Dan you are an incredible beautiful human being…your ability to express such love and joy, confidence and courage is truly special….Sandy, dear dear Sandy .I know how wonderful it is for the children to have you back in their lives, but also, I do understand the energy and hope those kids can bring into yours. …I do hope when you are once again physically strong in your everyday life, the two of you can take your experience and talents and put together a book that could carry forth the wisdom that you both have…..for others to learn from your wisdom….. love to both of you…..Donna Nylander
December 16th, 2005 at 9:18 am Dear Sandy and Dan, My 34 year-old brother was diagnosed with the same type of grade II tumor on September 3 this year.His tuor is inoperable because of the size and location. He has just finished his radiation and as we are just begin this journey with him we are so full of fear and worry of the unknown. I found your site and it has been an inspiration to me. The two of you display so much courage that I am in wonder. The one thing that I have noticed about my brother is that he and his wife seem to have a calm about them that escapes the rest of us. I just want to thank you for having the courage and grace to share your story. I find it to be of great comfort.Every night when I pray for my brother ,I pray for you and your family.Best wishes for the holidays! Linda Cozzolino Sevierville, Tennessee