We're on Facebook

We heard from friends who thought we should be on Facebook. Kristen set us up about midnight last night; by the time I woke up this morning, Join Jerry 2010 already had 22 FB friends. Check it out.

T-shirts

The first batch of "be relentless" t-shirts were sent out this week; they crossed the country from NY and NJ to Colorado and California. It's been heart-warming reconnecting with people Jerry, Anthony and I have known over the years. Original fund-raising ideas in keeping with Jerry's "carpe diem" philosophy of life have come in too, including creative uses for t-shirts from overzealous college girls, a belly-dancing cocktail party, and t-shirts with new slogans. I'll keep you posted.

Small world

We received well wishes and support from all over the last few days: NC, NJ, Ohio, Illinois, Colorado, Washington DC, and even Italy. The internet makes the world pretty small. Thanks to everyone...xoxo

Time warp

Football warriors

Thanks to Kenny for this photo from long ago. That's not Jerry's son in the first row, but Jerry himself. Who would have guessed that this motley crew would produce such fine men? Kenny himself is an accomplished doctor. In fact, he has a long impressive title: "Ohio Eminent Scholar and Leonard C Hanna Professor in Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine." How fortunate for Jerry that his good friend would end up being an expert in bone marrow transplants. I'm not sure who is who in this photo anymore. Maybe Kenny can supply the names. I recognize the faces. The years went by so quickly.

Our web page is live

http://www.joinjerry2010.com/

We did it. The web page works. Special thanks to Gail and Gary who designed the site, to Kristen who edited it (and found a grammatical error, gulp), to Luanne who recommended we "twitter," to Michelle who figured out what she meant and set us up, to Sandra who provided encouragement, to Pat (alias Boom Boom) and Julie who keep my spirits up no matter what the issue, to Barry who I never met but guided me somehow, and most of all to Jerry, who trusted me to tell his story my way (via Thoreau and Puccini). I am sure he would have preferred that Liam Neeson quote he's so fond of...It took a village.

Twitter Account

We recently started a Twitter account for JoinJerry 2010! If you want to follow us, here is our twitter account: https://twitter.com/joinjerry2010

Thanks for joining Jerry

If you're reading this blog, you are here because you know Jerry and his need for a bone marrow transplant. At this point, we don't know the exact date of the procedure, but it will definitely be this spring. Anthony, Jerry's older brother, and I (his much, much younger sister) are both matches (how great is that), and the people at Duke Medical are trying to figure out which one of us is the best fit for Jerry. Thanks for supporting him and the whole family. Feel free to leave him messages. At some point, he will be in isolation for a while so I'm sure the blog will be a good distraction and a good way to keep in touch. We are in the process of compiling a website. Go to joinjerry2010.com.