8 Months and Still Going STRONG..........

Well we are in June and it has been an AMAZING ride...... Juliana has finished her Masters Program and recieved her Masters Degree........I remember Two Goals she had when she would get her new Kidney.......One get her Masters and Second Go To England to visit her Friend Kim...........So my Prayer for Juliana is England here she comes.....Doctors say she has to wait a Year and I'm Thinking around January 2012 she will have her 2nd goal Achieved..........This year I  wanted to do more and Give More.....I yearn continuously to Do more for Kidney Disease . The Year Began with Lots of News Articles and An Award from the Rotary Club,  The Paul Harris Award is the Highest Honor given by the Rotary and I was Blessed with The Honor and I will Cherish This Award FOREVER..........I was Also given a Crayfish Hat and I will wear  with Pride in my Fish Dept at my Store..LOL..I love wearing my Nemo hat and Chicken hat and now Crayfish hat too.......LOL...... Juliana and I were Also Honored to be  Guests at the San Bernardino Committee of Supervisor April 19th meeting, if you  go to  http://sbcounty.gov/main/countyvision.asp and click on April 19th meeting Video and scan to 19:00 minutes  you can see Juliana and Me and Linda Mier and Zak Spencer Talk about our experiences with Kidney Donation.........Thank YOU Supervisor Neil Derry for your Help with getting the word out about Organ Donation and Making April Organ Donation Month♥......Juliana and I  Have been in the San Bernardino Sun paper Twice and the Redlands Daily Facts three times and the Yucaipa News Mirror once......I remember Mario, my Husband,  opening the paper of the News Mirror paper and Saying "Does It ever EnD" with a proud smile on his face,  seeing Juliana and I  and Supervisor Neil Derry in the paper .........I laughed soo LOUD.......:))))......This past Month I spoke at the Loma Linda Transplant Institute to up coming Kidney Donors and their Recipients.... I told my story and was asked many questions and One family told me how I gave them hope at a time of struggle and Fear.... I gave them Faith and Hope for their Journey and I will Keep them in my prayers and look forward to seeing them again.. I was ask to come back June 30th and I look so Forward to that.......I have Also been Asked to be an Ambassador for Donate Life on the recommendation of Linda Mier and I Thank HER so Much....Her Daughter Melissa was Killed by a drive by shooter and All her Organs Donated.........God BLESS you and Keep you Well in Heaven Melissa ...And Linda God be With YOU Always and I am so Happy for our New found Friendship........:)).......I also did the Donate Life Walk/Run at Cal State Fullerton with my Sister Colleen and with Team Downtown Dennis Brown whose organs were Donated by his Mom Karen Brown and Sister Nicole Brown........My Forever Friends ♥♥ it was my 2nd Year and look forward to many more ...This year I wore my Loma Linda tee shirt that read DONOR yay.....I am Also Blessed with a New Life this year ♥ soon we will Welcome Our New Grandson Chance Lee Stevens to our Family and Our extended Family Al (Co Grandpa),Susan(Co Grandma, Arlene (Great Grandma) Tyler (Daddy) and Trevor(Uncle)....♥♥ Life is Good and by the Grace of GOD I move Forward♥♥Love YOU ALL and God Bless♥♥

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