My Most Thankful Things
 
 
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I can’t believe it is Thanksgiving already. This year seems to have gone by so fast. All of a sudden Thanksgiving crept up on me. I have been really wrapped up in the stuff that goes on everyday and I realized that I haven’t been spending as much time thinking about the things I am thankful for as I usually do. I have a lot to be thankful for, even when things aren’t going too good. I wanted to share my Most Thankful Things list with you. The thing I am the MOST THANKFUL for is my health. I’m glad I am feeling good! I’m also Thankful for: My family My friends My doctors / nurses (except the Dr. that gave me Ketamine with my chemo the other day, I could have lived without that) My bulldog Rinkles!! She’s the cutest My PSP :) Having a home and food to eat Having hair again Subway restaurants The organizations that help me help other people Finding 5 matching marrow donors for people Being able to be on the Late Late Show again with Craig Ferguson Spending time at the beach The grant from Aetna Having the chance to be in Los Angeles My new baby half brother and sister My grandparents cooking www.theplanetus.com baseball and hockey my iphone!! everyday that I wake up and feel good (and even when I wake up and don’t feel good I know that there are other people out there who feel worse than I do so I am still thankful) Everyone that is helping me accomplish my dreams! There are 2 kids who are not waking up feeling so good these days and I wish everyone would think good thoughts and prayers for them this Thanksgiving. Scott has T Cell Leukemia and is having a really rough time, feeling horrible and in and out of the hospital. Cody is 10 and was just diagnosed with AML and is getting chemo in Georgia and I know he isn’t feeling well. Please think of them!!! I heard the other day that this awesome little boy named Siddarth who we met during our marrow drive in Australia, passed after after his transplant a few weeks ago. Siddarth was so happy and full of life in July that it is a real shock to me that he passed away. Siddarth was one of 3 people with Leukemia who passed away in just the past few weeks and it really scares me. Did you know that over 18 people I know died in the last 2 years? Now every time my mom says “Pat, I have some sad news”, I’m scared to hear what she is going to say! There shouldn’t be so many people dying and I want everyone to know that we still need help! If you are thankful for what you have and can share some of yourself with others, please email info@dkmsamericas.org to get a free marrow swab kit or www.marrow.org to find a drive. One last thought for Thanksgiving! Check out this video of an 11 year old boy with Leukemia whose dying wish was to feed the homeless. http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?cl=10831031 It made me cry how people sprang into action to make his wish come true. If we just used a little bit of that kindness everyday and not just when someone was dying, the world would be a different place. Happy Thanksgiving! Oh, and I am thankful for all of you that read my blog too! thanks for caring about me! your friend Pat I’m going to be on The Stupid Cancer Show on Monday 12/1 so check this out to listen to me! http://imtooyoungforthis.org/eblast/radio http://www.theplanetus.commailto:info@dkmsamericas.orghttp://www.marrow.orghttp://imtooyoungforthis.org/eblast/radioshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3
My bulldog Rinkles dressed as a Thanksgiving Turkey!!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
My most Thankful Things