A really good week - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

Arcy · 07-15-2008, 06:47 AM

This week started out pretty scarily, but ended very well. A few weeks ago my wife's oncologist saw something odd on her sonogram and wanted to take a closer look. She had surgery to check it out on Thursday, and it went really well. It turned out to be a benign cyst, and the doc easily cleaned it out. The anesthesiologist managed to figure out how to knock her out without causing massive nausea. Her recovery has been astonishingly quick.

Saturday evening was the local Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society. We were very happy that she was able to walk the survivor's lap from the back of the pack with the 10+ year survivors (where one wants to be) rather than at the front of the pack with those currently fighting.

The organizers offered a golfcart so she didn't have to walk it two days after surgery, but Ms. Iron Will turned it down so she could hoof it. She managed two more full laps later in the day.

To honor her, I made the attached pin. Teal is for Ovarian Cancer Awareness.

It's also a bunch of firsts for me:
First original design, first shaped piece, first finished piece. The backing was the first stack cutting (there are two other test ribbons as well).

I'm pretty pleased with myself for it. I'm incredibly pleased with her

--Rob

JohnB · 07-15-2008, 06:55 AM

G'day Arcy,
Congratulations to the War Office

and good on her.
That's a nice pin
and to round it off happy birthday

f250 · 07-15-2008, 02:49 PM

I sure hope she can kick that in the rear! Nice job on the ribbon, I'm impressed.

Tom

Mike Crosa · 07-15-2008, 05:29 PM

Very good Arcy, my wife is also a cancer survivior. Any chance for a copy of the pattern?

sawdustus · 07-15-2008, 07:04 PM

Glad everything turned out ok. Life can get scary at times. Nice design and nice cutting and nice color.

Sawdustus

ansarha · 07-16-2008, 02:19 AM

Glad to hear that your wife is well...you both are survivors. Great cut...the pattern is definitely something to be proud of...

Nikki

turningnut · 07-16-2008, 02:28 AM

Arcy,

Very glad to hear that your wife is ok, it is sad to me that people have to have this kind of drama in their lives, but I guess the silver lining is that it makes us stronger and proves to us that we are able to overcome the challanges of life.

Best wishes to you both...

Great cutting...looks like a tough one for the first...

Mike

Arcy · 07-17-2008, 10:24 PM

Thanks all for the well wishes. You can never know how strong you are until you're tested, but now we know and I've told her she can stop with the testing

--Rob

Arcy · 07-17-2008, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Crosa

Very good Arcy, my wife is also a cancer survivior. Any chance for a copy of the pattern?

Sure. I'll see if I can convert it into a shareable format tonight.

--Rob

Pajaro · 07-18-2008, 11:32 AM

Rob It's great to hear your wife is doing OK. I'll keep you all in my prayers, to be on the safe side.

07-15-2008, 06:55 AM	#2
JohnB 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 5,202	G'day Arcy, Congratulations to the War Office and good on her. That's a nice pin and to round it off happy birthday __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, here I am, Stuck in the middle with you. Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers

07-15-2008, 02:49 PM	#3
f250 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 1,791	I sure hope she can kick that in the rear! Nice job on the ribbon, I'm impressed. Tom __________________ Hawk G4 http://www.scrollsawer.com/gallery/s...00/ppuser/4243

07-15-2008, 05:29 PM	#4
Mike Crosa Land Locked Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 1,717	Very good Arcy, my wife is also a cancer survivior. Any chance for a copy of the pattern? __________________ Mike C. Hawk G4

07-15-2008, 07:04 PM	#5
sawdustus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,257	Glad everything turned out ok. Life can get scary at times. Nice design and nice cutting and nice color. Sawdustus __________________ A day without sawdust is a day without sunshine. George delta 650, hawk G426

07-18-2008, 11:32 AM	#10
Pajaro Going back to who I am. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: How can you have fun in a place where dogs aren't allowed. Posts: 2,129 Blog Entries: 1	Rob It's great to hear your wife is doing OK. I'll keep you all in my prayers, to be on the safe side. __________________ Pájaro Pete Hombre del pájaro www.pajarostudiowns.com Member " Scrollsaw Association of the world " Excalibur EX-21 fanatic One of the Chosen few "If you play with things that can eat you, you're going to get eaten" (Tarzan) . "

07-16-2008, 02:19 AM	#6
ansarha Happiest making sawdust.. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Beautiful place of earth... Posts: 136	Glad to hear that your wife is well...you both are survivors. Great cut...the pattern is definitely something to be proud of... Nikki

07-16-2008, 02:28 AM	#7
turningnut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ft. Worth, Texas Posts: 626	Arcy, Very glad to hear that your wife is ok, it is sad to me that people have to have this kind of drama in their lives, but I guess the silver lining is that it makes us stronger and proves to us that we are able to overcome the challanges of life. Best wishes to you both... Great cutting...looks like a tough one for the first... Mike

07-17-2008, 10:24 PM	#8
Arcy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Seattle(ish) Posts: 943	Thanks all for the well wishes. You can never know how strong you are until you're tested, but now we know and I've told her she can stop with the testing --Rob

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