So from the time she came home from the hospital 11/2 was a waiting period till 11/15 the day of the pin point radiation. In that period we had better Tonya and no more "episodes" hooray!
On 11/6 a co worker of Tonya's, Nancy Mitchell and her band organized a benefit for Tonya and Family. It was at Rodders Pub in their event room. It was packed with family, friends, coworkers, friends of friends, and coworkers of coworkers! Over 300 people were there to show their support for Tonya, Kurt, and family. It is obvious that Tonya and Kurt have touched so many people in ways even they, didn’t see as possible. There were donated goods for raffle and a 50/50 money pot raffle (you win 50%, Tonya gets 50%). The winner of the 50/50 raffle was a coworker of Kurt's, he held the cash for a quick photo, then turned around, and put it back in the pot for Tonya and Kurt! To put it lightly the night was a HUGE success! A special thanks to Val Henry, Marion and Kevin Smith, and Maureen Palaoro for their help too.
On 11/14 the day before the pin point radiation procedure, I went over to her house. Mom and dad came back up here to be here for the procedure. It was a weird visit, Tonya was very tired at times and quite; but at other times she was very busy. I put together Scentsy orders while she was a busy bee around the house. When it came time for me to go I gave her a big hug, told her that I loved her, then told her how strong she is and not to worry about tomorrow. Then I went over her preferred coping mechanisms to remind her of them. She kinda had this blank look on her face but was responsive to what I said with "yeah, yeah."
Mom called me while Tonya was in recovery, she reported that the doctors said she was an ideal patient. The procedure was said to be at least 2 hours and Tonya's was 30 minutes! She was calm, laid very still, and didn't need any breaks. Later she said, she just wanted to get it over with. Wow, she's one strong, determined woman!!!!
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| This is the celebratory toast. |
For a week in December, Tonya and family (including our parents, Dick & Donna, and Gretchen and her family) all went on Tonya's dream trip to Walt Disney World. Everything went as planned (except for rain on the first day).
Shortly after her return from WDW Tonya had a full body scan from her neck down and received an ALL CLEAR report! All vital organs were checked and looked good. She is scheduled for another full body scan and a MRI of her brain the first week of March. For now she will be receiving these every 3 months.
Now she is doing so much better! She is still very tired and has days where she'd like to lay in bed all day. Her body, her brain, and her emotions (heart) are all coming to the reality of what she just went through. We are all reminding her that we still support and love her!
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