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About Me

I'm from Des Moines, but I haven't lived there since 1997. I went to college to be a zookeeper. I did an internship at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center and then I worked at Cameron Park Zoo in Waco for two and a half years. I left Waco to join the circus (everyone should join the circus once in their lifetime). I traveled with Ringling for six months until their tiger cage fell on me and broke my pelvis. After recovering, I moved to Little Rock and that is where I will likely live out my life. I work with elephants, rhinos and giraffes. I love it here!I've been divorced and now I'm remarried. I have a wonderful husband, a step-step-daughter who lives on her own, a beautiful and wonderful step daughter and a perfect little boy of my own. Oh, and two dogs, two cats, a bird and some fish!Life is good. I Couldn't be happier.

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UPDATE: I've recently been diagnosed with Brain Cancer. Grade 3-4 astrocytoma/glioma. Whichever, I am kicking its ass! Don't get me wrong...I fell out there for awhile (couldn't feed myself, couldn't dress myself, couldn't bathe myself, couldn't walk on my own two feet...) but, I'M BACK...okay, maybe not 100% back, but definately turned 180 degrees in the opposite direction! The tumor is shrinking. The second tumor is GONE! Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!Life is GRAND! I Couldn't be happier!

My Blog

I'm tumor free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I saw Dr Gao today and... he couldn't confirm that there aren't any individual cancer cells still remaining, but he said the scan was excellent!!! I still have to take chemo (temodar) for 5 days, o...
Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 20:26:00 GMT

Relay for Life!!! Find a cure for CANCER

Hey everyone.  No new update on my health so far.  I have another scan on May 6th and I should find out the results the following Wednesday the 13th. However, if you check your regular e-mail you may ...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:22:00 GMT

And the doctor says...

The moment has arrived that I just know you all have been waiting for... I saw Dr. Gau today and he says that the MRI looks "Terrific"!  He even said that I could start coming off of the steroids.  I'...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:02:00 GMT

UPDATE: Yesterday was bittersweet

Hello everyone.  Nice to see you again...Hee Hee!  Hope you all are doing well.  Me?  Not so much.  I had to be terminated yesterday from the job/career that I love.  And, while I will miss all of the...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:51:00 GMT

The news you’ve all been waiting for

Well, I did end up getting to have another MRI done last friday.  Then we had to wait until Wednesday of the this week to talk to Dr. Gao about the results. STILL doing great!  Getting ...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:12:00 GMT

Update from the Cancer Ward...Hee Hee Hee

Hello everyone,   I know that I've not written anything in quite sometime and that you have all been eagerly awaiting an update so here is the latest, and I believe there will be more to come. &...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:23:00 GMT

Finished with Radiation...

Some of you already know that I've finally finished with radiation.  Wednesday the 29th of October was my last day!  I have a follow-up appt. with Dr. Gao in six weeks.  In the meantime...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:49:00 GMT

JUST STAND UP for Cancer - Video 9/5/2008 - Donate now!!!! Carrie Underw...

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Posted by on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:15:00 GMT

More good news...

Okay, so in the words of Dr. Gao...   "Your tumor looks GORGOUS (sp)!!!".  A hair better than the first scan, maybe. In August it was small, in September it had grown WAY out of pr...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:52:00 GMT

So here is my story.....

Okay everyone... Here's the whole story and nothing but the whole story... You all were here for the party...then my stepdad left, and then my aunt and my grandmother left, then Rick and Miranda (fro...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:59:00 GMT