Email #18 - Feb. 27, 2009

A Tree Reflection
For my ever-growing Victory (Vic-TREE) Team of support!
Friday 2-27-09 1:00 a.m. Help!...

Going BALDLY where I've never been before...

Breast Cancer: My Character-Building experience.
From the diagnosis on, I have been surrounded by the love and support of friends and family. A special thank you to my cousin Jeff who was brave enough to call me tonight at midnight when I sent out my (as my son Alex might suggest) "desperate plea for attention". Glen has always said I have an attention deficit disorder. Luckily my dog Rocky has the same disorder and loves attention too! He is there for me 24/7. Your love and support has been so strong I believe I will feel this reverberation inside of me for always. Like the silence you hear when the music you are listening to (Blaque Lyte if you're lucky) stops playing, it will echo and stay a part of me for ever. I am propelled forward by HOPE, FAITH, and LOVE and a deep primal mothering determination to be here for my children and grandchildren.

As I said, I do have my moments, I'm only human (Are you singing the tune from the 80's in your head or just me? "I'm only human, of flesh and blood are made" (musicalnotes)). O.K, it's the drugs! But what I have realized after allowing myself to let go (on occasion)- the world looks cleaner and brighter after a good soul-cleansing cry. You should try it sometime. It's a bit less commital than the bald thing and just as cathartic. Go for it!!!! So many of you have sweetly said, if you're up late just call me. Know, that I would and could never do that-Sorry. However, I will on occasion send out my desperate pleas for love and attention for e-mails and I look forward to the next brave soul who is also up and willing to call me at 1:00, 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning! (Ourphone is shut off in our bedroom, you only hear the ringer and messages downstairs if that helps you)!

I remain, Positive, Hopeful, Crazy and Hyper!!!!
CEO and Founder Theresa, Tree, Nini, SF

P.S.
Favorites quotes for this week:
And the winners are:
Drumroll please...

Anne and Scott for: "People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkleand shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within."

Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, A dear Friend: (Some people are camera and print shy,unlike me) "Every day may not be Good, but there is something GOOD in every day."