Jodi...

Brenda, You have mail..Thank you!! Sherri

sherri my heart is breaking for Jodi. I watch my mom go thru 4 years of this horror. She just didnt have little ones. i wish i lived closer i would be there everyday to help but we are 2 hrs away. but i will get her address and send her something to help. I will also say a extra prayer for her. you are a good friend

Lisa, Thank you. I know they appreciate it..as I do. Jodi has always been a good friend to me and you know the saying...to have a good friend, you need to be a good friend. She is one of the ones who showed her love and friendship to me while I was in the hospital last October. She had already had a special place in my heart and that just cemented her in even more so. I feel it is the least I can do to let people know her need is there. Thanks again... Sherri

Everyone.... I called and talked to Matt today. Jodi was laying down..and hopefully, sleeping. He said as I knew he would, that he & Jodi would appreciate any and all help recieved.  I will be sending them a list of who has contacted me so that as offers, cards, etc comes in, they will know if they are from this board. Also, for those who plan on coming over there, please let me know ahead of time so I can vouch for you..ok? They haven't met many of you and I have..so they are trusting me to people from here. Please, feel free to continue to email me. I will send an email out tomorrow to all who have contacted me. Some have offered to go..perhaps 2-3 at a time...so that they could pitch in and clean house, fix meals, watch Quintin (the baby), etc. That's an excellent idea. If you knew who all had contacted me, perhaps you could send a note to everyone and figure out who can buddy-up in going. I'll include more about this in my email tomorrow. Thank you again. You truly are such a loving, supportive family. Jody, Dawn, Gail, myself, and so many others have been so blessed by your loving friendship in our time of need. Sherri

Sherri, I will be getting them a few things in the mail first thing tomorrow.  I wish I had known while I was up there yesterday, or I could have gotten it to her sooner.  Thanks so much for posting the information.  We all love her very much, and pray that she maintains her sanity during this time.  The physical pain that she is having to endure is enough, but then with the emotional aspect of it, it has to be absolutely overwhelming.  She is in my thoughts and prayers, as I am sure she is all of yours as well.  Thanks again.

LaChelle, Thank you. I will let Matt & Jodi know that you are from here. After what I went through in October, I know that before something happens, people say 'call me if you need something'. Well...when you are in pain (or in a coma), you can't always either remember just who said that (and if you did, would be afraid that maybe their situation has changed so they wouldn't be able to help out right then) or you may not be physically able to call for help  (I wasn't). I know that after I was 'woken' up, every phone call, every visit, every card to me helped me so much..but what did/do I hold more dear than anything? The few (and trust me, it was VERY few) who called Bill and offered to take him to the store or to the hospital to see me or to his own doctor appointments. Remember, I was in the hospital for an entire 4 WEEKS...not 4 days! It was the people who looked out for the one person that I care so deeply for that are so very special to me now....Ellen, Brenda & Floyd, my friend Jeanie, Bill's 83 yr old mother, and my daughter Tiffany (who ultimately got fired for missing so much work because of me). There were/are several others who live near us that KNEW that Bill is legally blind that never picked up the phone one single time to see if he needed anything. I don't mean this toward any single person because it was his family, my co-workers, and our friends ( those we knew long before I discovered OH as well as ones on this board). Tiffany, Ellen, Floyd, and Jeanie made sure all of them knew what was going on, so ignorance, no excuse. Bill is a proud man, so he probably would had said 'no thank you' anyway...but people should have at least offered. In our case with Jodi, until she blogged it & I happened to read it, we really didn't know what was going on.  So you are so very right. It is hard to go through the physical...but it is the emotional part of it that is going to stay with you long after you are physically well. Those who do help..or offer to, are never forgotten..but...for some, neither are those who never even pick up the phone. Here I am, still not able to drive. I can count on one hand how many people have offered to take Bill or I somewhere...and it's pretty much the same ones who contacted Bill while I was in the hospital. I was talking to a 'friend' the other day and they said 'hmm...I didn't know you still couldn't drive'...and then they proceeded to change the subject! There was no 'Can I do something to help you out?'. So no. I also did not ask. So..I know I've had people ask me why Jodi doesn't just call them. I can understand why perfectly. First, as I started the last paragraph with, she may not remember who offered, may not be physically able to call, may be afraid we are all too busy now. But secondly...speaking from recent personal experience, it may be in the back of her mind that we KNOW she is going through chemo & radiation (shoot...we've known it! That last dinner at Paragon the beginning of March was in part due to my upcoming surgery & her chemo & radiation starting). So she may be wondering why we don't call her! And when you aren't feeling well, those thoughts always start with 'If they cared about me....'. So I am thrilled that we are all pulling together to show her we care! Sherri

Thanks, Sherri.  I have her address written down, and I will get a couple things in the mail for her today.  I was wondering, do you know if they are doing ok on baby things also? Just let me know if they can use a few things for Q as well.  Also, if you could, would you please mail me her phone number.  I would like to call her sometime.  Thanks!

LaChelle, As far as I know, they have stuff for Quin. He's 6 months old...and I'm sure he would enjoy any age appropriate toy. I would guess that he would wear 9-12 months. He's a happy, chubby baby so I'm sure 3-6 months would be too small. With diapers, I would guess that the '2's' would be about right. In addition to Quin, there is also Gage. I think Gage is ~13. You know what he would probably like more than anything? Food gift certificates! I know. We don't like to promote fast foods..but this kid? He could put away a medium pizza by himself and probably a few breadsticks to go with it! lol! So if anyone wanted to swing by a national fast food place (Wendy's, BK, McD's, Pizza Hut, etc) and pick him up a few bucks worth of gift certificates, I'm sure he would be thrilled to pieces! I sent you Jodi's numbers. Sherri

I live in crawfordsville so what needs to be done, I could help out some. As far as food places Gail there is 2 krogers, county market, and super wal mart here. So if you could send me here number or maybe even just give mine to her or the address. Whatever works best for them, I would be glad to help her out.