Jewlian has received a new heart! This 15 yr old will soon be living the real life of a 15 year old! I can’t even imagine the excitement he and his family are experiencing 
Thru all the waiting, they never lost Faith.
You can read Jewlian’s article on a new heart HERE
Cards congratulating Jewlian on his new heart can be sent to:
Jewlian R.
c/o ShareaCard.org
P.O. Box 347
Campbelltown, Pa 17010-0347
Janet’s aunt, Sandy posted this on the forums:
Am amazed this am as I try to catch up some things here on the computer how long it’s been since I posted an update on Janet. Though I thought I emailed Kathy one someone along the line?
Janet’s treatment changed to a 2 wk on and 2 wk off program. The 2wks on were in the hospital with treatment, 2 wks off we home. The good and bad of that…2 wks in gets to be very long…2 wks home well first week of that she was sick, feeling bad and not able to do much, 2nd week she usually felt pretty good and used that to catch up on her school work and do actually do a few things…then back to the grind.
The 2 wk routine continued for quite awhile, then things got really ugly. It was time for her to go back in…but she had never made it out to go home to get back in. Her poor body was not flushing the chemo, so she wasn’t able to go home. She had terrible sores…again, all in all not doing well. So, the doctors concentrated on getting her counts up, getting the poisons out of her system (meds to help her kidneys and liver with the flushing). You may remember when she began chemo she goes temporarily blind, and losing both kidney and liver functions. Docs then decided she wasn’t going to be able to get the remainder of her chemo at the levels that had been planned.. Her body just couldn’t cope with it any longer. One they got her stabilized, they sent her home to recoup. Then scheduled a nuclear scan to determine how damaged the kidneys were. Thankfully the scan showed the kidneys were coming back, however they decided she still couldn’t take the massive doseage of chemo any longer. The plan at this point then was for 2 more chemo treatments at a reduced level followed by orall medications for an unspecified period of time.
She was terribly sick with her last 2 treatments, but they are now behind her. Thats exciting on one hand, and discouraging on the other. IF, she’s unable to get the treatments she needed to get rid of the cancer…whats the state of the cancer? She’s thrilled as you can imagine to be done with it, her mother is concerned as adults tend to think of the what if’s. The amount they felt she needed to get to kill the cancer cells is not what she ended up getting, remember too; she did not get the 90% kill rate when they did the cell count back during surgery, she was put in the poor response group. So….then right before the last treatment they told her she wouldn’t be getting any oral meds either, as there really wasn’t anything appropiate for her type of cancer etc.
So, once done with the chemo, home to recoup and SHE GRADUATED from high school. She was The Master of Ceremonies at the Commencement!!! She was soooooooo happy to be able to actually physically go to her graduation and graduate with her class. She received many schlorships, and is now looking forward to attending college in the fall. The rest of us really hope she’s ready to do that; but for now she has something fun and positive to concentrate on!!
Thank you all for your prayers, your cards, your little gifts in helping her through this long and very difficult process. She’ll continue with physical therapy and continue to need nuclear scans …I think they said every other month.
Unless something happens, I’ll get to see her in a few weeks; as we have a nephew getting married and she’s planning on making the trip from Texas to Ohio for the wedding. I’ll then hopefully, be able to obtain a current report and see how’s she’s doing.
She has said many times, as has her mother that cards from the outside (meaning non hospital), and a part of the real world has been her saving grace…keeps her connected she says to the real world…the world outside chemo and outside cancer and outside hospital walls.
She is very grateful, as is the entire family.
Many many thanks to you all,
Sandy
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How about if we all send Janet a Graduation card? This young lady is so amazing and has been so courageous in her fight of cancer!
CONGRATULATIONS JANET!!!
Janet
c/o ShareaCard.org
P.O. Box 347
Campbelltown, Pa 17010-0347
Hugs,
Kath
Sharon is recuperating. They did have to cut her very deep, however she is home now. Surgeons won’t know if they got it all until the lab reports come back in about 2 weeks. So everyone please pray that there is now more cancer. She has been thru enough already. I will keep up updated.
Thanks!
Elizabeth
Please let everyone know that Sharon is having a Mastectomy today because the tumor has become so large and cancerous as well as her lymph nodes. I am so sad that she is having to go through this, after everything I have been through–it seems like nothing. Having one of your breasts removed has to be one of the hardest things to endure. Please send her cards to cheer her, thank you. If you have any questions, let me know.
My condition is getting worse, medications are not helping. I am getting so tired of fighting this disease.
Thanks for listening.
I received this update from Kathy, Featured August 2006
I just finished radiation a couple weeks ago and got a bad infection and the meds are not working. I just got told I have severe osteo, I could go on. I’m so sick of being sick. It’s getting hard to hold on.So please pray! I enjoy each and every card I recieve, it keeps me going. All the kids wow what sweet hearts. I cherish my cards and I feel the prayers. Thank you all so much. I hope to one day is to answer ereryone of them. exquse any missing h’s my computer is messing up. I love all of you and please keep praying and sending card,tere my treasures. THANK YOU ALL GOD BLESS YOU ALL
love kathy
My oxygen level was way low (80) and my carbon monoxide was very high. My skin color was bluish-grey for 3 weeks. I was so out of it, because of a lack of oxygen, I wasn’t able to make a decision or even form a complete sentence.
One day, I remember thinking I was dying. All I was saying was that “I need an ambulance”, at which time my husband rushed me to the hospital. I was put into ICU right away and eventually came back to a normal color and level of consciousness. The nurse told me that I was lucky that I was brought in when I was. I was at blood gas levels of respiratory failure.
I am back at home again. Hopefully, I will be okay for a bit longer.
Thank you for your prayers cards and good wishes.
From Kathy….Featured August 2006:
I would Love to say THANK YOU all very much for all the cards and PRAYERS.
I have had two major surgerys for my colon-rectal cancer, I had to have my rectum removed for life and just completed 30 radiation treatments. But thank GOD I’m alive.
I just went back to the Drs. for a mammogram and a bone density test. I have my fingers crossed.
Then of course all the follow ups you have to go through.
One of the best times for me while going through all the illness was recieving all the cards from ShareaCard.
The Drs. claim it’ll be about a year of healing. I have a high risk of this returning.
But with all the prayers I’ll be fine. They told my mom at age 38 se ad 6 months to live and she lived to be 72.
So I have every plan of being just like her.
Thank you all again
Kathy
A big thank & God bless to everyone who took time out of their busy schedule to send Ike (Dec. 2006) a card. The cards brought a sense of peace to Ike & my mother during this time. The Doctors and nurses and other hospital staff could not believe that total strangers could be so kind. We bragged on your ministry to all who asked questions about the cards.
Mother will make a scrapbook with the cards as a Memory Book of Ike. Thanks for making a difference in many lives. May God continue to bless you as you all continue to serve Him.
Many Blessings,
Ike’s Family
John, featured January 2006, has passed away 
Cindy received this message today:
Hi Cindy, Just wanted to let you all know that John died in the ICU this morning (Jan. 23). He crossed over peacefully and Shirley was there with him.
Thank you to all those who were so faithful to send cards. He and Shirley, both, enjoyed them so much and always kept them in the living room in a place of honor so he could share them with his company. May God continue to bless this powerful ministry.
John’s sister in law,
Marilyn
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Sympathy Cards can be mailed to John’s Family @
The Family of John M.
c/o ShareaCard.org
P.O. Box 347
Campbelltown, Pa 17010-0347
THANKS!
Kath, Cindy, Gigi, Lori, Tricia, Connie and Jean
From Elizabeth (Sharon’s Cousin)…..Sharon~~Featured October 2006
She is doing much better, the tumor is still shrinking and has only one more chemo treatment. Her doctors are still not sure if they will have to operate. Please keep the prayer chain going for her also. She says, thank you for the cards and gifts! What wonderful people!