Sandy Beardsley
Living with a Brain Tumor
- About this Blog A short description and how to post comments...
- Email address... if you would rather send a note privately instead of using the
- Sandy's website... Living with a Brain Tumor
- LiveStrong Challenge 2010 Help us raise money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Cancer Research
- See Bicycles and Motorcycles My personal campaign to help make bicycle riding safer
Deirdre Kohler, a friend in South Africa -- Art, Brain Tumor and a Coffee Shop- Wenatchee Brain Tumor Support Group Sandy's friends from her Brain Tumor Support Group
- Photos of our journey to Stanford in October '05 A few photos from our stay at Stanford for Sandy's first surgery.
- Mike and John's website - Spinning Southward... bicycling from Alaska to Argentina to raise money for brain tumor research
- October 2010
- January 2010
- May 2009
- August 2008
- April 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « Oct | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | ||||
09/09/06
Filed under: General
Posted by: Dan @ 12:58 pm
Posted by: Dan @ 12:58 pm
A short note to let you know that our friends Mike and John, who have been cycling from Alaska to Argentina to raise money and awareness for brain tumor research, are just two days away from completing their 16,000 mile journey. (See blog days 13 and 14 in November for background of how Sandy and I met them).
They are less than $1,500 short of their goal to raise $50,000 for the National Brain Tumor Foundation. If you can donate a little in Sandy’s honor, you would be helping a great cause.
Their website: spinningsouthward.com (I’ve also had a link on the left menu since November)
SEE PHOTO of us with John and Mike in November 2005, at Half Moon Bay on California coast.
Thanks,
Dan
September 10th, 2006 at 8:07 pm Dan, Thank you for writing. We think of you and miss Sandy every day. We pray for you to have strength in these lonely days without your soul mate and to ease your pain. I know she is near and thank her daily for showing and teaching us all that is good. Love, Susie
September 11th, 2006 at 6:01 pm Dear Dano, Thank you for your continuation of words, we feel as if we are right there with you. I have a recent Sandy story too. Yesterday I was going through our bookshelf pulling out all the Ivan Doig books (as he came last night to A Book 4 All Seasons for a signing). Next to our Ivan books was the naturalist book which Sandy gave me this past Valentine’s Day; and a treasure was inside; a wonderful note from her written on your mom’s stationary - wow, I am so lucky I will keep this treasure always!!! What a shining star she is. With Love, Heather & Pat and Clover-barky-bark-bark and Prunie-meow
September 16th, 2006 at 5:04 am Just thinking about you and Sandy and feeling very close to you both
September 18th, 2006 at 7:55 am Hi Dan, Just want you to know you’re on our minds. Thanks for continuing to share your thoughts and experiences. We hope that sharing not only enriches our lives, but helps you feel some comfort and peace as well. Love from the Lofas family www.caringbridge.org/visit/johanlofas
September 19th, 2006 at 6:40 am Forgive me for asking this, but I need to live up to my reputation.. Our book “I Have This Day is FINALLY going to be at print this week.. (not my fault so I am sorry) can someone please send me the list of all of us that were in Portland again and you have my “address” because you sent it to me before or just ask Dan for it as I guess we can’t let it be known here… so Help please… and I will be seeing many of you this weekend I think Hugs mary/thelma
September 20th, 2006 at 10:41 am Dano, just wanted to say hello, and yes, I still check this web site often and think of you and Sandy. I’m sure glad I went to your place for Sandy’s celebration. It was a wonderful and memorable celebration of Sandy. For all the years I worked with you and known you and Sandy, it was always her beautiful smile and cheerful attitude that impressed me so much. I remember her smile and the positive support she gave me when my brother from Texas was battling the horrible symptoms from his brain tumor. Her smile and attitude were so comforting to me. I could feel her strength and courage and the fight she had in her. Whenever I feel down and discouraged lately, I find myself thinking of her smile and both yours and her positive attitudes towards life and the people we are blessed with in our lives. I hope that you continue your writing as it is very inspirational to the rest of us who can’t seem to put our feelings into words. Thank you, Dano for sharing your thoughts and feelings with us. Take care, Rose Marie
September 20th, 2006 at 1:13 pm Dear Dan, Julian often talks to me about Mrs Beardsley, and how much he misses her, she was his teacher last year. He tells me she is in heaven and that now his dad and Sandy know each other and that they will become great friends.I lost my husband 4 years ago to lung cancer and yes he is still with us in spirit and all those signs are the only thing that keep me going even now. That and our beatiful son, Julian tells me that Sandy is just fine and that everything is going to be O.K. God bless you I think of you often and the love that we feel never goes away it is ETERNAL.
September 22nd, 2006 at 4:50 pm Dan, We are thinking about you and praying each day gets a little easier. Love, Susie