Today is the last update to the SCT website. Creating and maintaining the website
throughout the SCT was a great healing experience. The feedback from the
website kept my spirits soaring. All our prayers made the SCT happen in
record time with no infections and major nausea. The Power of Prayer and
deep faith in believing I will be healed has increased my confidence in
dealing with breast cancer. Miracles have occurred throughout history and
will continue to occur. God has given us the supernatural powers of Faith,
Hope and Love. Thank you for using these powers to help me heal.

Today, I went to see Dr. Spitzer and had a good check-up. I estimated my platelets
were at 70K and he said 76K. The power of prayer achieved a result of 165K
platelets!!!! My WBC is 6K and RBC is 31. At this point, I’m still very tired and the
trip to the Doctor’s wiped me out. Today’s news included I will have to start
radiation treatments by the end of April when my isolation rest period
is over. There is no rest for the weary and I have to keep slaying the dragon.

The SCT website ends with a prayer to Mother Mary.
Every morning I have been blessing myself  with Lourdes water asking Mother Mary to heal me so I can raise my children. There is no way I am leaving John, John & Gina. My girlfriend
Cathy’s mother-in-law gave me Lourdes water from her visit to Lourdes.
I was running out of Lourdes water and was asking God “What am I going
to do, I need more Lourdes water”  The next day I received a solicitation
from the Oblate Missions asking for support in return for a bottle of Lourdes
water!!!  It is so true when Our Lord says ask and you shall receive.
I have been so blessed with these signs from heaven during my treatments.
I received my new bottle of Lourdes water on Feb. 3rd, the day I started
pretreatment for the SCT.

O Mother of mercy, health of the sick, refuge of sinners, comforter of the
afflicted, you know my wants, my troubles, my sufferings. Look with mercy
on me. By appearing at the Grotto of Lourdes you were pleased to make it
a privileged sanctuary, where you dispense your favors. Many of those who
suffer have been cured of their infirmities, both physical and spiritual.
I come, therefore, with complete confidence to implore your intercession.
O loving Mother, if it is God’s will grant, my requests. In gratitude for
your favors, I will endeavor to imitate your virtues, that I may one day
share in your glory.   Amen

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​Hi
I am doing great being home. I am sleeping a lot and enjoying my family.
John, John & Gina are thrilled to have me home. Our routine is getting
closer to normal. Gina had a sewing lesson with my girlfriend Josephine.
Gina made me a beautiful spring outfit for Muffy. Gina and I both have
Muffy’s to play with. Muffy also has a matching hair bow. Thursday afternoon
Gina & I are going to make another spring outfit for her Muffy. John
is doing great he started baseball season and is very excited. He is on
a team with two of his close friends. Gina & her Dad had the parent/kids
hockey game last night. It was close the parents won 3-2.
They had a blast playing against each other.

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Muffy

Boston Red Sox
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John, John & Regina planted pansies!

​They knew how much I enjoyed filling my planters every year with pansies in memory of my father. This year I am restricted from early gardening due to the SCT. Pansies love cool weather and are planted early in spring. My girlfriend Cathy left a gift on the porch which was a pansy window sun catcher.  Cathy had already bought the present during the week. So when she opened saturday’s web site and saw all the pansies she was spiritually touched.
My girlfriend Gail left a box of chocolates for my homecoming. I truly believe my father had a helping hand in ensuring I was greeted home by two of our favorite things. Pansies & chocolates!!!!! This is another sign from my beloved father, Silvio, to spiritually comfort me with treasures both he and I loved.
My Mother, Marie, who has alzheimer’s was told and I believe she is praying for me.They have found her on her knees several times at the nursing home. They do not think she has fallen but gotten down herself. I know she knows but can’t communicate it.I miss seeing her! It will be a while before I can  visit her. 

Love my parents wedding picture. 

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I had a great homecoming.
My husband, John , and children John & Gina made me the Welcome Home sign and planted pansies outside in all my containers. Which I can easily view the pansies from the family & living room windows.
My cousins Donna & Chris prepared my bedroom &
bathroom to meet clean room standards. I am sleeping well and allot.
It’s such a blast seeing my children all day long. John came to
the hospital every day but John & Gina only could come twice.
I will keep the website going till the 20th day when I have a return Doctor’s
visit. Thank you for all prayers. So blessed to return home to my loving family in
record time. My girlfriend Cathy made & hung this banner from my porch.

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I am going Home Today

My stem cell transplant is working 
all my blood levels are rising.
Platelets went from 11K to 13K on their own!

Thank you for all your

Pansies were my father’s favorite flower.
They have such big happy smiles.
April is the time to plant them because they like cool weather
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 Thanks Pat for the vibrant pansies
Graphics by Pat

Gina made me a beautiful Teddy Bear Puppet to keep me warm & snugly. All
my stuff animals have to be in plastic bags while I am in here. Great news!!
My white blood count went from 800 to 3600 to 5600 today!!!! The platelet
count went from 11K to 13K on its own. I had no transfusions today. My
Aunt Florence sent me this prayer. Let us pray that my platelet count will
get up into the 50K range over the next two days.

PRAYER TO ST. PEREGRINE
The “Cancer Saint” Feast, May 2nd
“St. Peregrine,
you have given us an example to follow
as a Christian you were steadfast in love;
                        as servite you were faithful in service;                      
as a penitent you humbly acknowledge your sin;
afflicted you bore suffering  with patience.
Intercede for us,
then, with our heavenly  Father so that we
steadfast, humble and patient may
receive from Christ Jesus the grace we ask.”

Kids Corner

Teddy
Bear Music Boxes

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“Come to me all you who are weary and find life burdensome, and I will refresh you"
Matthew 11:28

The good news is that my white blood count doubled so I am starting engraftment. I am having trouble keeping my platelet count up. I average 2 platelet transfusions
a day. Today I only got to 18K. I will start making my own platelets in
a couple of days. Please Pray the platelet count stabilizes and starts to rise.

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National Air & Space Museum

Air & Space
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John and Gina came and visited and made me great get well cards.
John made a prayer on the front of his card.
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“May the blood counts rise in the strength of your Loving family” John 39:99

I was a mess with red welts and swelling after the hive reaction to the second
platelet transfusion. I was given Benadryl to stop the reaction. When the
reaction subsided my doctor tried a third attempt at 7:45 p.m. This time
they used washed platelets. My girlfriend Gail came in and stayed with
me through the transfusion. I seemed to have no reaction. Then after Gail
left, I found red hives all on my legs only, so they stopped the transfusion.
They checked my platelet count and it was only 13K and they were looking
for at least 20K. So around midnight we attempted a fourth platelet transfusion
with washed platelets. All went well. My nurse, Elizabeth and I recited
John’s prayer before she took the blood samples to the lab.
Results today my platelets were at 22K!!!
John’s prayer worked.

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Can you guess what 39:99 stands for?

Daffodil

Remember to purchase your Daffodil’s to support the American Cancer Society

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The answer to my prayer may require a miracle; even so you are the saint of
miracles. O gently and loving Saint Anthony, whose heart was ever full
of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the sweet infant
Jesus, who loved to be folded in your arms and the gratitude of my heart
will be ever yours. Amen

I am doing much better today after the boost to my red blood cells. Today I
had to have a another platelet transfusion and again I had a hive reaction!!!!

​Kids Corner

Seaworld

San Diego Zoo

Zoo New England

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I also
had to have platelets,
which are golden in color. I got hives from the platelets transfusion.
So I basically spent all day in bed getting transfusions. I am holding
a smile plaque my daughter Gina made for me. I keep on Smiling because
I am in good shape for the condition I am in. The transfusions were expected.
I have no infections, mouth sores  etc…. So the prayers are working.
I am dealing with the stem cell transplant very well.
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Thank you for all your emails, cards & prayers.
You keep me inspired and give me strength.

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