June 29, 2008

It's been a long time since we wrote. Jamey is doing well these days. My mom took me to Paris last week for my (gulp) 40th birthday present. It was a wonderful trip - really amazing - the first time I've been away from the kids for more than a day or two. We went everywhere in Paris and had a ball. It was really beautiful. Leora came here to help David with the kids, which worked out great. Poor David, though! Jamey got a fever on Tuesday night. On Wednesday he took Jamey to the clinic to see what his blood counts were. Luckily his counts were high enough that he didn't have to go to the hospital. By Thursday he was fine (yeah!). Tomorrow we head to the beach to a friend's house. We'll be back on Saturday because Jamey heads off to the Imus Ranch for a week the following Tuesday.

I'm a little nervous about the 100 mile ride. I haven't been able to train for two weeks (although we walked all over Paris), and won't be able to do this week either. I really need to get on the ball with it. I've only done 27 miles so far. The kids will stay at my parents' house on David's and my anniversary (July 12) so we are hoping to get a 35 mile ride in (40 perhaps?), which will get me up to speed.

This is the letter I sent out about my ride. If you know anyone who might be interested, please forward it to them. As always, thanks so much for the care, love and support you've shown us.

Last May our son Jamey was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Jamey has had a tough year with his treatment, but he is doing well and in long term maintenance right now. For the next two and a half years he will take daily chemo, as well as other treatments in and out of the clinic. We are lucky, though, because his type of leukemia is curable. This is in large part to the money that the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has devoted to research. We still have a long way to go, though. You can see what his year's been like and track his progress through our blog. The link is http://thesultanfamily.blogspot.com/

I will be participating in the 100 mile SeaGull Century Bike Ride in October, raising funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) as a participant in their Team In Training program. I'm asking you to help by making a donation to my fundraising campaign.

Please use the link in this email to donate online quickly and securely plus learn more about my progress. You will receive a confirmation of your donation by email and I will be notified as soon as you make your donation.

http://pages.teamintraining.org/nca/seagull08/ksultan

Each donation helps accelerate finding a cure for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. More than 823,000 Americans are battling these blood cancers. I am hoping that my participation in Team In Training will help bring them hope and support.

On behalf of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, thank you very much for your support. I greatly appreciate your generosity.

P.S. I would appreciate it if you would forward this email to as many people as you can to encourage them to donate as well. Thanks again.

Thank you so much for your support!

Karen and David Sultan