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March 31, 2006 -- OT visit #12 Katie is now a 1-year cancer survivor!!! On March 19, 2006, Katie hit one of the big milestones after treatment ends —1-year of EFS (event-free survivorship)! She had a full work-up at her last oncology appointment getting a CBC with differential, liver function test, EKG, echocardiogram, 24-hour holter, urinalysis, physical, etc. All is as expected. Thanks to the orthotics and her swimming classes, there is a noticed improvement in her strength and balance since her last physical in December. John and I are also very proud of Katie’s academic progress. She got her progress report from school last week and it said that she is above grade level in Math and Reading! With all the chemo she had, there is a possibility of it affecting her cognitive abilities. We are so happy that there are no signs of that yet. We’ll keep praying that this continues. Katie’s 1-year party and cookbook kick-off The food was spectacular!! The guests enjoyed food stations on each floor, butlered hors d' ovures along with many different wines donated by the Wine Merchant in Ardmore/King of Prussia. There was an estimated 200 people that came out to celebrate, and purchase cookbooks that were signed by Katie. The event was covered by NBC (channel 17 at 10pm and channel 10 at 11pm). What a wonderful way to start a new year for Katie. We can’t thank everyone at Savona enough for hosting such an incredible event! And, thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us! Katie’s Cooking! We received 500 of Katie’s cookbooks on March 9th, and began packaging and shipping the pre-paid books the next day. Over the past 3 weeks, as people picked-up their books or received them in the mail, more and more orders have been flying in. We are almost sold-out!!! We’ve already put our re-order in and are expecting the books to arrive the first week in May. Cookbook Events… Award-winning Chef Michael Giletto's "Chef's Squeeze on Cuisine!" Philadelphia and South Jersey's only Culinary radio program with guests from the food, beverage, and hospitality industy as well as experts, celebrities, and friends, airs Saturdays from 5:00 -6:00pm on WNJC 1360AM in Philadelphia. The Show focuses on cuisine, food and beverage review, new culinary trends and seasonal reports, a look 'inside the Walk-in' at chefs behind the scenes and kitchen terminology. April 14, 2006 - 10:00 to 11:00am -- 10! Show Many thanks for your continued prayers for Katie. Happy Spring! NEXT: April 19, 2006 -- OT visit #13 |
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