Just Begin... Again

Eve, We Will Never Forget You

Eve Tuttle was a very special lady.  Eve had lung cancer and received chemo here locally.  During chemo she came to our meetings and was such an added sparkle when she was with us.  She was so kind and positive. She loved to create and did such a wonderful job at it. 

We are so sad that Eve passed on after trying to recover from surgery.  We will miss you Eve so much.  We will always keep you in our memories and heart.  Our loving condolences to her family and friends.

Her memorial service will be held May 28th at Daneris Mortuary in Jackson, Calif. at 1 pm.  Click HERE for directions.

Bunko For Breast Cancer

On May 2nd, some of us from our group and our friends participated in the annual Bunko For Breast Cancer at the local casino.  We had fun playing together.

April 2008 Meeting - painting t-shirts

Another fun meeting.  We painted t-shirts with foam stamps.  It was a lot of fun.  Don't you think they turned out wonderful!!!

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Olivia stopped by to share with us a school project, "Going Green".  After she shared she joined us painting her own t-shirt. 

MAY:  Next month's meeting is canceled due to a flower show at the senior center.  May 2nd is Bunko For Breast Cancer at the casino.  Some of us formed a team of 12.  We look forward to having a grand time.  We will share pictures here of this event.

Please say some prayers for Eve, one of our members who will be having surgery this coming Wednesday, April 9th for Lung Cancer.  She is one special sweet lady and we hope the very best for her.

If you are interested in joining us at our meetings, please come.  We are there to support each other.  We are also putting together some chemo kits.  If you or anyone you know could use one to bring them a little comfort, who lives here locally, please contact Joanna at (209) 296-2187 or Rita at (209) 267-1476 or in Calaveras County, contact Sheri at (209) 754-5255.

Also, if anyone feels led to donate towards these kits, financially or with items, please let us know.  We appreciate any help so that we can touch lives.

Water Color Fun

March 7th we met once again at our monthly cancer support group.  Jeannie Voddon took us through a doodle water color session.  It really was therapeutic to sit and do.  Here are some pictures that tell the story.  Click on them to enlarge:

Next Meeting, April 4th at 1:30 pm at the Amador Senior Center

We are going to paint T-shirts...please come for the fun!

Making Valentine Cards

We had another sweet gathering on Friday.  Jeannie, who was going to do the water color session with us, wasn't able to come, as she was called to help out her family.  So Sheri and Joanna gathered a bunch of play stuff and the ladies all made Valentine's cards. 

Betty crocheted these beautiful hearts for all of us.  Thank you Betty.  Just darling!

Rita did such a cute job on the food table.

January 2008 Meeting Canceled

Due to the report of extreme weather, our meeting for January 4th, 2008 has been canceled.  We will miss you ladies and will look forward to meeting up February 1st.

Jeannie Voddon, an accomplished Water Color Artist and Breast Cancer Survivor, will be directing a Water Color Therapy Session with the group in February.  This will be so much fun and very rewarding.  Hope to see you then. 

If you have any questions, please email us.  HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

JoAnnA, Sheri and Rita

Our Christmas Tea

What a special time we had together today at Tera's Tea House in Sutter Creek.  The food was delicious and the company was grand.

Our December Meeting

We had a fun time creating together "Soul Collage".  We had several images to chose from (cut outs from magazines) to use in our individual collages.  There was a writing session and then a question was asked and our answers were revealed in our collages.  It was a great time together.

Pictured from left to right, Donna, Lillian, Betty (in front), Rita, Sheri, Joanna, and Jeannie.

Here are some samples of the collages we did during our meeting.

Lillian made each of us these really cool paper collage pieces that had inspiring quotes when you took out the figure.  Thank you Lillian for this special gift to us.  Isn't this beautiful!!!!

Creative Sheri made each of us these Artsy painted Gourds with lots of cool fibers and jewels hanging off them.  Thank you Sheri.  We love these!!!

 

Here are some pictures during our time collaging.

Cassandra's Heart & Soul Therapy

November 2nd, we had our second meeting.  It was just wonderful!  Cassandra, a certified Neuro-Reflex Therapist and Certified Massage Therapy, was our guest speaker.  She was such a delight and gave us some really good information for those who suffer with Neuropathy, plus a whole lot of other things.

Cassandra walked around the room as she spoke messaging our hands.  It was wonderful. 

To make an appointment with Cassandra, call her at (209) 210-8689.

 

Sheri and Rita put these little favors together for each of our guests.  Acorns wrapped in tea-dyed cheese cloth.  The were created to be a reminder, just as the poem goes:

"The Oak Tree"

A mighty wind, Blew night and day.

It stole the oak tree's leaves away, Then snapped its boughs and pulled its bark

Until the oak was tired and stark. But still the oak tree held its ground

While other trees fell all around. The weary wind gave up and spoke,  "How can you still be standing, Oak?"

The oak tree said, "I know that you can break each branch of mine in two,

Carry every leaf away, Shake my limbs, and make me sway.

But I have roots stretched in the earth, Growing Stronger since my birth.

You'll never touch them, for you see, They are the deepest part of me.

Until today, I wasn't sure, Of just how much I could endure.

But now I've found, with thanks to you, I'm stronger than I ever knew."

Rita's granddaughter, Olivia made this for us:

Our First Meeting

Friday, October 5th was our first meeting.  There were nine of us total.  We felt it was sweet and comfortable.  Conversation seemed to flow and we all enjoyed hearing each other's cancer story.  We also discussed what we would like to do for future meetings.  One of the things that seemed to spark interest was doing some art therapeutic collage together, so in December we will give that a try.

Here are a few pictures of our time together.  Forgot to take more pictures. 

Rita, Glenda and Betti.

Lillian - Glenda - Sheri

Here are some little lavender sachets we made for the ladies.