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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0698dfc3.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="06a8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Pam's Parrots</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pams Parrots"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mos Page"><U>Mo's Page</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="vacations"><U>vacations</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vacation 2 for 2004"><U>Vacation 2 for 2004</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="American and Proud"><U>American and Proud</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Friends and Relatives"><U>Friends and Relatives</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Holidays"><U>Holidays</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ITALY 2005"><U>ITALY 2005</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Liam James"><U>Liam James</U></A>   |   <B>Latest News</B>   |   <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Evan"><U>Evan</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Evans postings"><U>Evan's postings</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Celebration of Evan"><U>Celebration of Evan</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Virginia trip April 2007"><U>Virginia trip April 2007</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="In My Opinion"><U>In My Opinion</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Costa Rica 2008"><U>Costa Rica 2008</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Justice"><U>Justice</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Christmas 2008"><U>Christmas 2008</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="06a8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <U> <img src="HTMLobj-639/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="140" height="42">  </U> October 26th, 2008:</div> <div> Nick and I walked in the Breast Cancer Making Strides Walk yesterday. Here is a picture of me before the event started.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="395e0680.jpg" border=0 width="480" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Yes....I had a hat on to cover my crew cut !! At least it's starting to grow back in !!</div> <div> We walked around the lake (pictured behind me) and it poured rain on us !! There were so many people there. I couldn't get over how crowded it was. I'll be a part of this every year from now on !!</div> <bR> <div> ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************<FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Fiolex Girls" > </FONT></div> <div> I received one chemo treatment and could not tolerate another. I am on a pill once a day now and seem to be doing okay. I lost all my hair but it's slowly coming back. I had reconstruction surgery on August 18th. Everything went fine and I'm feeling great.</div> <div> ***************************************************************************************</div> <div> As most of you know I discovered I had breast cancer in March. I am Stage 2 and will be receiving chemo withing the next couple of weeks. I've had the surgery (April 14th) and have started reconstruction. It really hasn't been too bad so far.</div> <div> I will be having surgery today for the chemo port to be implanted. Chemo will start on June 10th.</div> <div> I have written down all the things I've gone through but am not sure, yet, if I'll make it into a journal and publish it here.</div> <div> I have all my doctors in place and they are all wonderful.</div> <div> There are people that I really need to thank for their support this far:</div> <div> My parents</div> <div> My Husband and sons Joey and Nick</div> <div> My sister, Marjo</div> <div> Joan and Hy</div> <div> Domenick and Lisa</div> <div> Gayle Dillon</div> <div> Fran Vitiello</div> <div> My Carolynn</div> <div> Dr. Reatha Williams (who saved my life !!!)</div> <div> Dr. Juan Carlos Giachino</div> <div> Dr. Nicholas Iannotti</div> <bR> <div> Without these people and their constant support this would have been awful. I will forever be indebted to these people for standing by me during the darkest moment of my life.</div> <bR> <div> *************************************************************************************</div> <div> December 19th, 2007:</div> <div> I got a call from my son, Joey, the other night telling me he'd be on a business trip and have some free days at the end of the trip and would I meet him. Of course I said yes......now, Jan 9th, I'm on my way to Costa Rica !!!!</div> <div> Of course while I'm there we will visit a private breeding and release facility for the Scarlet Macaw. I'm very excited about that. Joey also wants to see the volcano there and do the zip line !!  Stay tuned for pics once I return...............</div> <bR> <bR> <div> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</div> <div> July, 2007</div> <div> We finished the remodel of our kitchen and master bathroom.....finally !! In the kitchen we had the ceiling raised. It was a horrible dropped ceiling that I've hated for the 14 years that we've lived here. Now I love it. It's bright, open, and gives a very spacious feeling. I had moveable recessed eyeball lights installed around the perimeter of the kitchen and a ceiling fan in the center. See below picture:</div> <div> <IMG SRC="33403820.jpg" border=0 width="515" height="386" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> In the master bathroom I wanted waterfall faucets. Since there was a marble counter top that meant replacing the counter, getting new sinks and the faucets. Also painting the existing cabinets. Here is the old counter space with the marble:</div> <div> <IMG SRC="332b0520.jpg" border=0 width="432" height="338" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Here is the new granite, vessel sinks and waterfall faucets:</div> <div> <IMG SRC="336ef730.jpg" border=0 width="495" height="371" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="338dc650.jpg" border=0 width="476" height="357" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> HUGE difference !! We love it and did it for us since the market is still so bad that we will be staying here for a while until the market improves enough for us to get the right price for our home.</div> <div> *****************************************************************************************</div> <div> I had eye surgery on Dec. 18th, 2006. My vision is fully restored and, for the first time since kindergarten, I no longer need glasses !!! My distance vision is 20/20 and my near vision is 20/10 !! It's really a miracle to see like this.....something so many take for granted. I LOVE being able to see !!!!!!!!!!!!!</div> <div> Stay tuned...................................</div> <bR> <div> Until the next update....................................</div> <bR> <div> updated 10/26/08  c.2006-2009    copyright protected</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>