Archive for February 2008
212 Movie – Check it out!
The difference between hot water and boiling water is just one degree of heat. While that may not seem like much, it’s the difference between a relaxing cup of tea… and being able to power a 50-ton steam locomotive up a mountain. The 212 Movie brilliantly illustrates how one extra degree of heat, that one extra degree of effort, can make all the difference in your life!This short, 3-minute presentation will immediately energize you, focusing your efforts TODAY, while putting you on a path to out-perform, out-earn, and out-deliver in any area you desire… starting now. After watching the 212 Movie, you’ll understand how putting forth just one extra degree of effort can put you over the top — no matter what your pursuit in life.So… please turn up the volume on your PC, get ready to be energized, then click on the following link to watch “212 — The Extra Degree” (or cut and paste into your browser): www.nc212movie.com
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Update, Friday February 29, 2008
Yesterday was a great day with mom. Philip and Mia visited her until 3 PM and then we had a quiet afternoon napping and watching TV. Dad and I left the hospital early around 9:30 PM and mom had a good night’s rest. Today a new physical therapist came by and gave mom some other exercises to work on until she goes to rehab. The physical therapist got mom out of bed into a wheel chair so that we can take her all around the 10th floor. Excellent progress!
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Don’t Quit – posted for Philip Whitman
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit -
Rest, if you must, but don’t quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a fellow turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor’s cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out—
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit -
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.
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Poems and Inspirational Quotes
Please feel free to contribute motivational, inspirational, conversational poems, quotes or stories. A good joke would do too!!!
5 comments February 29, 2008
Our Grandson
Hi Helene –
Here is a picture of our devastatingly handsome grandson, Brady. I’m totally unbiased of course.
We love you. Joanne & Philip
1 comment February 29, 2008
Send me your photos!
If you have any recent photos you would like for mom to see on the blog, you can email them to me at whitty22@gmail.com and I will make sure they get posted with your comments!
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Who will be the next American Idol?
You may or may not know that mom’s favorite show is American Idol. She was very disappointed at this weeks performances and thinks that the boys are much better than the girls. She thinks that the 17 year old David Archuletta below is going to be the next Idol. Who do you want to win and why?
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Mom’s Treatment Protocol
Mom received the DTPACE protocol which includes 6 different chemotherapies. They gave her 96 hours of chemo starting on Thursday, February 21st through 24th, and will give her Velcade on 2/21, 2/24, 2/28, and 3/2. Depending upon how quickly her white counts recover, she will start a second cycle of chemo.
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Warm Wishes
Please feel free to post your own warm wishes for mom on this blog. We will be reading it to her every day!
You can also mail her a card:
Helene Whitman, 353 East 72 Street, 12C, NY, NY 10021
She really appreciates all the cards she has received in the last 4 weeks, and especially those who have sent cards each week. It has really brightened her days.
In order to contribute comments to mom’s blog click on the “Warm Wishes” link under “Categories” on the right hand side of the blog. A page of all previously posted comments will appear and you must click the link “Add your own”. You will have to submit your name and email address in order to post on the site, enter your thoughts in the comment field and then click “Submit” to post your comments.
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