Monday, June 30, 2008

NASCAR 2008

















Nascar with Uncle Steve, Tyler, Lucas, and mom
taking the pictures.
We got to sign the start line.
We got to sit in Tony Stewarts call box.
We got to see the 88 car.
We got to wear the yellow headsets that let us hear the drivers talking.
We got to go sit inside a suite and not out in the hot yucky weather with the noise.
THANK YOU Julie.
Love Meghan

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I will be in the 6th Grade.

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Recital 08











More to come when I have time.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Ballet, Tap, Pointe Classes 08



















Here is some pics. of Meghan dancing. Enjoy!









Monday, June 16, 2008

Medical Update 6/16/08

Yahoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lung Functions the best they have ever been.

So no hospital.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

The Dennis Walters Show


















Hi

This is my new friend Dennis Walters. He is cool. He is paralized from the waist down. But he can still play golf. He has a special golf cart with a chair that turns and has a big belt that holds him there and he can golf sitting down. He does a show that teaches people to NEVER NEVER GIVE UP. Just what I always say. Check out http://www.denniswalters.com/


I also met another new friend. Joanne O'Keefe. She brought us there to meet Dennis. We stayed in a hotel and my room opened right up to the indoor pool. It was cool. I went swimming at 7 am. She is a nice lady. We had fun. She knows alot of people. Check out http://www.tamtech.com/ and http://www.madebysurvivors.com/ she works with both of those.




Friday, June 6, 2008

The Stancombe Family




Hello Everyone

I am now helping with another project. The Standcombe Family in Merrimack NH needs help.
The Rotary Club, Reeds Ferry Elementary School and I are nominating them for an Extreme Home Makeover. If it doesn't get picked for the fall visit to NH. Then we as a community will build them a new house. Why do they need it? Well they have two kids with Battens Disease. Yeah look it up . I didn't know what it was either, but now I do and it is BAD. The house is not safe or handicapped accessible and we want to help them. I will keep you updated as to the progress. Right now we have the stuff ready to send to Extreme Home Makeover and we have an architect drawing plans for us just incase they don't come back to NH. So one way or the other they will get a new house or a remodeled house. So they can give the kids the best while they still are alive.
It is no fun being sick and I can't imagine not being able to move or see.
Meghan
HI This is Sue
Imagine seeing your children go from a "normal" active child to a wheelchair bond, not being able move without help, speak to you , or see you. I can't. After meeting the mom and seeing her love for her kids and how strong she is for them. I knew we needed to be involved. I will keep you updated.
The children at the top are William age 5 and Gracie age 3. As you see William is already wheelchair bond and Gracie unfortunately will be that way in the coming years.
Sue

Monday, May 26, 2008

Meghan's New Bike from some VERY special friends.







Medical Update 5/25/08

Meghan is fighting the Flu. It hit her hard and fast.
She is pretty tired. She is on extra anitbiotics, respiratory treatments, physical therapies, and rest.

Imagine Meghan lying still and not talking for a whole 24 hrs. That is when I knew she was really sick.

She is on the up side of it now but still doing all the treatments. Hoping to stay out of CHaD.

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Nursey Nicole

Having Breakfast with Nursey Nicole on her last day at CHaD.Posted by Picasa

Monday, May 19, 2008

Medical Update 5/19/08

We had GI and CF clinic today. GI side went awesome. She has gained weight and gotten taller. CF side wasn't so good. Lung functions are down 7%. Usually they get put in the hospital if it is 5% down but we are trying 10 days of Cipro, extra nebs, and extra physical therapy. So lets hope it impoves because I would hate her to miss that last few weeks of school.
Will keep you all updated. Sue

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

FLORIDA APRIL 08

AWESOME FUN!!!!!!!



Saturday, April 26, 2008

Show for Kristen's Gift/CHaD Update

Hi All

So I was totally exhausted today and just slept. Meghan was even very quiet today. Imagine that.

Well as most of you know last night was our 3rd Annual "Come Together" show. This year we chose to raise the funds for the pediatric cancer dept. at Children's Hospital at Dartmouth so all funds raised went to Kristen's Gift. To learn more about it just google it.

The past two years we raised $1900, $2365, and this year our goal was $3000.

WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We raised $4610.00 and we still have a few checks coming in.
So we are so excited.

It was a fabulous show. All the girls and audience had alot of fun. Meghan challenged me to wear a cocktail dress, steletto heels, and fishnet stockings. So I did. Meghan did the intro and brought me out on stage with Miss NH Rachel Barker and she taught me the Miss NH Strut.
Yeah ok you can stop laughing now. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Although I had the shoes off before I left the stage. I did keep the dress on as Meghan wished. I will have pictures up here as soon as I get them.

The story of the night is not that. It is that the show was in HONOR and MEMORY of a very special girl named Paige. She lost her battle to cancer at the age of two and 1/2. She and Meghan were good friends. Paige always had a smile on her face. She always shared. She just lived life to the fullest each day with a smile. She taught me that even though life is not easy, you can still have a smile and do your best. She taught me that a smile can really change a person's life.

Thank you Paige.

So in Paige's name we will donate all the money raised. It is still coming in so I will give you the final totally next week.

Friday, April 25, 2008

CHaD Show/Kristen's Gift

The CHaD show was tonight. It was an awesome awesome time.

Our grand total raised was.....


$4610.00 and still adding

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

More info to come later.. My feet hurt

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Live by this.

I hope you all take the time to read the following. It
was written by a cancer child in her last few hours to live.


YOU BETTER SLOW DOWN.

Have you ever watched kids on a merry go round?
Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

YOU BETTER SLOW DOWN.
DON'T DANCE SO FAST
TIME IS SHORT
THE MUSIC WON’T LAST

Do you run through each day on the fly?
When you ask, “How are You?” Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed with the next hundred chores running thru you head?

YOU BETTER SLOW DOWN.
DON’T DANCE SO FAST
TIME IS SHORT
THE MUSIC WON’T LAST

Ever told your child we’ll do it tomorrow, and in haste, not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch, let a good friendship go because you never had time to call and say Hi?

YOU BETTER SLOW DOWN
DON’T DANCE SO FAST
TIME IS SHORT
THE MUSIC WON’T LAST.

When you run so fast to get somewhere you miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift….thrown away.
Life is not a race So take it slower.

HEAR THE MUSIC
BEFORE THE SONG IS OVER.

Saturday, April 19, 2008



Come Together Show

April 25th

Merrimack High School

Merrimack, NH
6pm
This show will benefit Kristen's Gift which supports the Children's Oncology Dept. at Children's Hospital at Dartmouth.



We are doing this show in Honor of a Paige. Paige lost her battle to cancer at the age of 2 and 1/2. She was always smiling and dancing. She lived life to the fullest.
All proceeds will be donated in her name.

Please help us. $1865.00 raised so far. We want to raise $3000 or more. Please help us get there.
You may send a donation by making a check out to Kristen's Gift and mailing it to
Success Dance and Performing Arts Center

416J DW Hwy

Merrimack, NH 03054

Attn Sue Richardson

Of course if you are near you may come to the show. We will have food, raffles, silent auction, and lots of fun. Tickets $10 adult $7 students/seniors





Friday, April 18, 2008

I am sorry I have had to stop allowing comments to be made to this site. We have had some
unwanted situations. It is too bad that some people in the world have to ruin good things for others.

Sue

Monday, April 14, 2008

CF clinic visit 4/14/08

HI

People have asked us to post Meghan's medical updates. So I will do it every 3 months, as that is when we do our clinic visits with her medical team.

Today was our April visit. All reports are good so far. Good weight gain 25.7kg to 27kg, good lung functions FEV1 160, good diabeties numbers btw 70-135 with occasional high spikes. We have some lab stuff coming back next week that tests her Kidney functions. Some of the meds she is on can affect the kidneys. Let's pray it doesn't. So all in all a good visit.

Daddy met us up there for a meeting afterwards to map out her current and future plans. Ya know those hormones are coming. Yippeeeeeee I can hardly wait.

Well that is all for now.

Sue

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Hi Everyone

It is only 10 days until the CHaD Show that my dance studio is putting on to raise money for Kristen's Gift. They help the sick kids in NH that have cancer.

I am so excited because we are doing the show for my friend Paige that died from cancer. Her family is coming. I hope I can make them smile. I really miss Paige.

Meghan

Friday, April 4, 2008

Battle of the Badges for CHaD





$71,000 Raised for Children's Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD)

It was the NH police VS NH fire.
The Police won 9-3 but the firemen say bring it on for next year.
Thank you so much to all the Police and Fire Depts. from NH
for making a HUGE difference in the lives of sick children.