FEBRUARY 2008 WDW travelers post HERE!!!

[julie007]

Dis-mom You rock! Those autograph books and such are awesome. They are less expensive and way better than the bought ones. They will have those forever and are so much better!!!

 

[Melissa_E]

We got our ME docs on the 26th. This is really happening!

 

[jordanyosh]

There are way too many Feb 08 threads going on around here.....

I just found this one right now. I feel like a dork....

I will be at Pop 1/31-2/3, BCV 2/3-2/11 and back at Pop 2/11-2/13.

I guess I'll have the next few days to go through this thread.....

Trip is coming up soon...

 

[LizAgna]

I started a Pre-trip report if anybody's interested.

This is great!! I have subbed so I can keep up with your planning...

 

[lori1043]

Okay Jordan, THIS is the one I gave you the link to. We have been going for a year now!!! Tell everyone to come over HERE!!!

Anyway, to the new February vacationers!!! I gave up on posting everyone on page 1 b/c there are soooo many now. We are having a mini-meet on Sat, Feb 2, in front of the Jungle Cruise waiting area(cemented part) at about 6:30pm(right b/f P&PP). Come meet up with us!!


Lori

 

[jordanyosh]

Okay Jordan, THIS is the one I gave you the link to. We have been going for a year now!!! Tell everyone to come over HERE!!!

Anyway, to the new February vacationers!!! I gave up on posting everyone on page 1 b/c there are soooo many now. We are having a mini-meet on Sat, Feb 2, in front of the Jungle Cruise waiting area(cemented part) at about 6:30pm(right b/f P&PP). Come meet up with us!!


Lori

I must have missed that post...oh well...better late than never.....

Thanks for having my back....did you notice your ticker?

It simply says ONE MONTH

 

[lori1043]

yeah...................................................bwahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you see me in the parks, I will be the one with racoon eyes from bawlin'!!! I swear as it gets closer I am just in DISBELIEF of what GOD has given our family!! I read, today about a little girl who succumbed to leukemia after a SEVEN year battle with it-that could have easily been us. It make your feet stay firmly planted. It could have been Ashton. Why does God spare her and not others?? A question I will ask the Big Guy when I get there. I am one of the most THANKFUL moms on this earth. When I get to heaven and see Jesus himself, I am going to give Him the biggest hug of thankfulness I can. How lucky can we be.

I will fight for a cure for childhood cancer till I die. Whether it be rasing funds for research or for places that help support these families-like Make a Wish or GKTW.

It truly sucked and brought me/us to another level I/we never would have reached without having GOD there to carry me/us through. No matter what we face on this earth, no matter what horrors we see, it truly IS a comfort to me to know that heaven awaits with peace and reunion. I crave peace.

Looking at Ashton and Haley, too, reminds me of these things daily. Maybe I take it toooo seriously...

Glad you found us-Lori

 

[TEminnie]

Put me down for 1/31-2/5 at POR!!

(and cheers Lori for your leukemia fight---my 5 yo nephew is winning the battle so far thanks to great care at St Judes! ) He got a Thomas the tank engine playset for his Wish BTW!

 

[jordanyosh]

yeah...................................................bwahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you see me in the parks, I will be the one with racoon eyes from bawlin'!!! I swear as it gets closer I am just in DISBELIEF of what GOD has given our family!! I read, today about a little girl who succumbed to leukemia after a SEVEN year battle with it-that could have easily been us. It make your feet stay firmly planted. It could have been Ashton. Why does God spare her and not others?? A question I will ask the Big Guy when I get there. I am one of the most THANKFUL moms on this earth. When I get to heaven and see Jesus himself, I am going to give Him the biggest hug of thankfulness I can. How lucky can we be.

I will fight for a cure for childhood cancer till I die. Whether it be rasing funds for research or for places that help support these families-like Make a Wish or GKTW.

It truly sucked and brought me/us to another level I/we never would have reached without having GOD there to carry me/us through. No matter what we face on this earth, no matter what horrors we see, it truly IS a comfort to me to know that heaven awaits with peace and reunion. I crave peace.

Looking at Ashton and Haley, too, reminds me of these things daily. Maybe I take it toooo seriously...

Glad you found us-Lori

I often ask why since I've lost so many loved ones suddenly, but I've also learned so much about faith, love and family.

You have heart and perseverance.....those qualities can never be taken too seriously.

 

[lori1043]

Put me down for 1/31-2/5 at POR!!

(and cheers Lori for your leukemia fight---my 5 yo nephew is winning the battle so far thanks to great care at St Judes! ) He got a Thomas the tank engine playset for his Wish BTW!

I will pray for him. Can you tell me his first name?
MAW is an AWESOME foundation. She got Mickey(Disney World) from MAW and we stayed at GKTW. THOMAS!!!???? That is wonderful. Whenever we see Thomas the Tank Engine, we think of Ashton at Childrens Hospital in New Orleans-the trains run by the hospital and we always had a view of that and she'd sit at the window saying, "mommy, daddy, it's Thomas!!". Trains will forever be "Thomas" to us and many others, I am sure!
Those playsets are extravagant and expensive-what a blessing! My kids play with them whenever we are at the book store or a boutique toy/educational supply store in our area. When a train pasees, it is Thomas passing.

I am sooooo happy that your nephew is doing well-it is a horrendous journey. Please give his mother and dad some hope from us.
her CB site is
www.caringbridge.org/la/ashton

I used to LOVE seeing other kids who were past Ash in treament or way off treatment-it gave me lots of hope and something to look for.

Lori

 

[triplefigs]

That's great news about you nephew. I did my peds nursing training at St Judes. It is a great facility!

 

[TEminnie]

I will pray for him. Can you tell me his first name?
MAW is an AWESOME foundation. She got Mickey(Disney World) from MAW and we stayed at GKTW. THOMAS!!!???? That is wonderful. Whenever we see Thomas the Tank Engine, we think of Ashton at Childrens Hospital in New Orleans-the trains run by the hospital and we always had a view of that and she'd sit at the window saying, "mommy, daddy, it's Thomas!!". Trains will forever be "Thomas" to us and many others, I am sure!
Those playsets are extravagant and expensive-what a blessing! My kids play with them whenever we are at the book store or a boutique toy/educational supply store in our area. When a train pasees, it is Thomas passing.

I am sooooo happy that your nephew is doing well-it is a horrendous journey. Please give his mother and dad some hope from us.
her CB site is
www.caringbridge.org/la/ashton

I used to LOVE seeing other kids who were past Ash in treament or way off treatment-it gave me lots of hope and something to look for.

Lori

Sure! His name is Justin--diagnosed at 2 and now 5 and actually attending kindergarten with his twin!
(I realized that I said his WISH wrong! He likes the little Thomas trains, but his Wish was a giant outdoor playset with Thomas on it....so Home Depot folks showed up and built it for him! He wanted something his twin could enjoy too! He carries the little trains where ever he goes too!)
His mom says he has good days and bad days and we all worry when he gets sick, but it's been a miracle to see him being a kindergartener!
Enjoying the website too!

 

[twinklebug]

Hey all you Feb folk! Sorry I'm kinda late in joining the party but the kids & I will be there for 9 nights mid Feb. Keep shuffling around our arrangements (M.E. will most likely be messed up due to this, LOL) but it looks like we'll be ASM 1 night (get in at midnight ), and then WL for the next 8 nights.

... still considering dropping to POR, saving $$ and heading down again in the fall with that money, but having a hard time breaking away from the "home" feel of WL.

Hoping for the BEST trips for everyone!

 

[lori1043]

Ashton was dx'd at 2 years and 10 months. Is it ALL?

St Jude is wonderful. Although we did not go there, about a week into treatment and things were sinking into our heads correctly-we called St Jude to see if she could go there-BUT you have to start there with maybe 2 chemo treaments max, depending on the type, etc... BUT they evaluated her case(our docs faxed it over as well as many questions to me) and said they'd use the same roadmap/protocol we were on and since it was like that -they'd suggest us getting treatment locally anyway. There were no more current protocols than we already had for her specific type leukemia. I must have talked to a doc there by phone 3 times, telling him my concerns-he was sooo helpful and encouraging. I never knew that about them-that you have to be treated there pretty much from scratch-or relapse. ugghhh...
Is Justin done treatment then?? Average leukemia treatment for ALL is 130 weeks(2.5 years) but sometimes for boys it is longer, maybe 3 years.

It is sooo heartwarming to see these kids do so well. I know some may say "oh well, isn't leukemia really curable now?", and I say "well, I guess, but if it is your kid, 80-85% isn't as great as you'd like it to be-in fact it stinks-how about 100%, that'll do" I know those chances are better than some other types of cancer-but I choose NOT to go by stats, as they can suck you into a comaprison that will never end-you'll start comparing your kids to others and to what it says in textbooks and asking the docs for all the very tiny specifics so you can compare them to other textbooks and other protocol results and it will make you CRAZY and you'll start concocting natural home remedies b/c you are a target to neverending "this footpowder can cure cancer" adds and your DH will want to throw the PC out the window b/c you spend endless hours looking up stuff, 75% of which you are a target and it don't do what it says...whew.... now you know why I am nutty PLUS all this will wind you up on antidepressants. ... and THAT has wonderful side effects as well... ...

Been there, done it!!

Lori

 

[KatGarcia]

There are way too many Feb 08 threads going on around here.....

I just found this one right now. I feel like a dork....

I will be at Pop 1/31-2/3, BCV 2/3-2/11 and back at Pop 2/11-2/13.

I guess I'll have the next few days to go through this thread.....

Trip is coming up soon...

HI Jordan!!!! U should def come to the meet!!!!

 

[LizAgna]

yeah...................................................bwahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you see me in the parks, I will be the one with racoon eyes from bawlin'!!! I swear as it gets closer I am just in DISBELIEF of what GOD has given our family!! I read, today about a little girl who succumbed to leukemia after a SEVEN year battle with it-that could have easily been us. It make your feet stay firmly planted. It could have been Ashton. Why does God spare her and not others?? A question I will ask the Big Guy when I get there. I am one of the most THANKFUL moms on this earth. When I get to heaven and see Jesus himself, I am going to give Him the biggest hug of thankfulness I can. How lucky can we be.

I will fight for a cure for childhood cancer till I die. Whether it be rasing funds for research or for places that help support these families-like Make a Wish or GKTW.

It truly sucked and brought me/us to another level I/we never would have reached without having GOD there to carry me/us through. No matter what we face on this earth, no matter what horrors we see, it truly IS a comfort to me to know that heaven awaits with peace and reunion. I crave peace.

Looking at Ashton and Haley, too, reminds me of these things daily. Maybe I take it toooo seriously...

Glad you found us-Lori

Lori, this was such a touching post. Praise God that Ashton is doing so well!! God truly gives us what we need when we need it when we are going through tough times. I hope this trip is all you have imagined and MORE!! Just enjoy every minute with your precious family!!

ETA: I just visited her Caring Bridge site...she is beautiful, so is Haley!!

 

[DisneyMom14]

Lori, I've been reading through your PTR and of course been keeping up with you on here and I'm so happy that your family will be celebrating this wonderful milestone. There are so many sick kids and worried parents. It just breaks my heart and scares me to death that I have children that are relatively healthy (so far as I know). Your stories have reminded me to never take them for granted. I wish there was never a sick child and sad families. I'm praying for all of you tonight who have shared your stories with us. God bless all of you and may 2008 bring blessings.

 

[triplefigs]

WE LEAVE A MONTH FROM TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm getting fired up, picking out t-shirt designs,making new ones, and we're making the Spiral Mickey head shirts this weekend. FUN!

 

[wendypooh]

Hey All ~ just had to see my ticker......... LOL

It is COLD here today............. brrrrrr

Hope everyone is good.......... I may go to the Disney Store, I mean it's warm in there .............. right!!!!!

 

[Sabrina90744]

Hey All ~ just had to see my ticker......... LOL

It is COLD here today............. brrrrrr

Hope everyone is good.......... I may go to the Disney Store, I mean it's warm in there .............. right!!!!!

Lol... I am steering clear of that store for now saving my money for souvies..

Siggy checkin here to 29 days baby.... finally in the days!!!!! Holy carp thats only 3 weeks! I have so much to do still