Mom at Roye Park & End of school year pics!

Here are some pics of mom, her students and fellow colleagues at Roye Park in Stigler. Aren't they so fun! I know her students missed her not being at school to finish out the school year, but she never stopped wondering about them and what they were doing at school! To all of mom's students and parents from this past school year....thank you for understanding, being loving and prayerful for her healing and recovery. She misses being at school so much and wants them to have a fun and safe summer!

To all of mom's friends/co-workers and administration...thank you for stepping in during this time, we all know that it takes a village to raise a child; especially when you have 20 students....so thank you for the help and support you put towards mom's classroom and her students this year since she's been out. Thanks again to Mrs. Bratton and Ms. Weaver for being amazing teachers to fill in for mom and to her first grade team...Lana, Phyllis, Michelle & Tracy! Mom loves what she does and hopes to one day be back! Have a wonderful summer break!

Today's oncology check-up...

Mom's appointment went well, all in all....her oncologist came in and pulled up her MRI scans on the computer. The scans looked overall really great! Where the first tumor once was...is now a little black space where there is NO sign of that tumor! WOW! Isn't God good!!!!! There is a little post-op "healing" areas that do show up but he said that is very normal after operations. Right beside the first tumor area, there is a spot that showed up that he wants to watch. Mom will continue her chemo and have another MRI scan done in 6 weeks to see if that spot has grown. Pray that it just disappears!!!

Mom and dad will go to Houston tomorrow, get another check-up with her doctor's down there, and they will let them know their opinion about that area. Pray for them to have safe travel and a good check-up in Texas!

Thank you all again for your prayers....I know we had prayer chains going today as well as texts/emails/facebook comments coming at us all day...thank you for those, it helps mom, dad, and the rest of the family to know that everyone is rootin' her on through this!!!

Love, The Forrester's

Day in Tulsa...

Claire being silly and cracking Poppy & MiMi up!

Hi everyone!

Mom and dad made it to Tulsa yesterday (Monday) for her MRI appointment which was RESCHEDULED without my parents knowing that!!?!?!??? So....luckily with the help of her cardiologist they were able to get her in to another appointment that afternoon. Glad that all worked out! They came over to our house to see Claire before we headed out to shop a little. We ate lunch at Mexico Lindo (see pics) and had a fun time letting Claire throw coins in the waterfall. Mom has still been tired from the chemo treatments, but doing amazingly well. Her and dad both have such an amazing, positive outlook towards everything. After lunch, they headed to St. John's to get her MRI done. They'll be back to Tulsa for another dr. appointment tomorrow (Wed.). Then they will fly out of Bartlesville on Thursday to head to Houston for her appointment on Friday.

Thank you all for the love and support you continue to provide for our family! Love, The Forresters

School Luncheon!

Here is a picture of the end-of-year teacher luncheon at Stigler Grade School. Mom enjoyed visiting and seeing her co-workers/friends/family of Stigler GS. In the picture is Phyllis, Mr. Cannaday, Mom, Lana & Mr. McClain. Go Panthers!

Busy Bee Doreen~

Hi everyone!

Sorry that we haven't posted much! Mom has been a busy bee though...from visiting her students before school was out, enjoying a staff luncheon, working out in her yard/garden/flower beds planting and weeding, visiting with friends and family members, and making a few more trips to Tulsa for appointments again~whew!!

Bridal pictures for Hillary! Mom came up the other day for Hillary's bridal picture shoot at the Philbrook Museum...gorgeous! Aunt Ramona drove her up and they went to see Hillary's new house, watched Hillary get her hair done (thanks to Natalie White-Renfrow!!!!) ate dinner at Panera where Claire and I met up with them....then we all headed over to the Philbrook to help with the pic shoot. They are beautiful pictures and Hillary will make a beautiful bride in September.

Shopping for mom....Mom, Dad and Hillary went to Ft. Smith a few weekends ago just to "get out" and enjoy some shopping time! She did well, a little tired, but now has two new cute hats!! Very sassy! One is a straw one and the other is a cute black hat w/ a buckle on it, she looks so cute in them, it makes me want to wear hats too! On the way back....they stopped to visit mom's mother, Nana, to chat and play dominos with her and Carl. They had a great time!

Girl Trip! Mom's fellow colleagues...aka....fabulous friends...."her girls"....called her up to see if she wanted to go to Ft. Smith with them. Of course!!! They ate at The Marketplace restaurant and enjoyed retail therapy at T.J.Max, Target, etc...

Please continue to pray for mom....she has a few upcoming appointments here in Tulsa and in Houston during the next few weeks. We know and trust in God that everything will be perfect, flawless, and that all tests and scans show no sign of cancer! :) Thank you all again for your uplifting spirits and prayers.

MOTHER'S DAY!

Better late than never...:)




Just wanted to post our wonderful Mother's Day weekend! We had such an awesome time at home in Stigler and learned exciting news from Brooke, Breck and Claire!

We all drove down Sunday afternoon and spent the rest of the day with mom, dad, grandma and gramps! The news came when Claire Isabella ran through the door to MiMi & Poppy's house with a BIG SISTER shirt on!! Aaaahhhhh! Yes, I said big sister! We are sooooo excited! Brooke and Breck are expecting precious baby #2!!! They are due sometime the first few weeks into January. She isn't very far along, but please pray her pregnancy goes well and the baby is healthy! Mom had the absolute PERFECT surprise face we have ever seen! We got it all on video! It took mom and dad awhile to get what Claire's shirt said and when they finally did....there came the tears of joy! We loved it!

Mom got new Brighton for Mother's Day....adorable earrings and a beautiful silver and gold necklace from dad! She loved them both! We hope everyone had a blessed and special Mother's Day! We all enjoyed being with mom on "her" day!
Blessings,
The Forrester's

There are a few pictures below we wanted to share!

Last day of radiation!!!!

Aloha everyone!

Friday, May 1st we all left and went to Stigler from Tulsa. Claire rode with Sissy and Ry-Ry because Breck and I had to finish up things here in Tulsa, get packed, etc...SO....then we all finally made it down there. We enjoyed time with mom and dad and then headed to bed pretty early on this rainy start to a weekend.

Saturday, May 2nd we got up, had breakfast and dad had to go in to work for a little while. Since the cable was out we enjoyed a lot of time reading the paper, magazines, books to Claire, watching birds and the rain, playing with the little turtle "tiny Tim" that Poppy caught for Claire and then Breck and Ryan helped dad haul some more rocks for their future outdoor fireplace/sitting area. That evening we all went to GiGi and Gramps for a birthday dinner. We were celebrating my 30th birthday with the entire family....we had grilled steaks, spaghetti, cake and everything in-between. The food was fantastic but the laughs around the table were even better! We were all laughing so hard it hurt! Thank you all for making my birthday so special! -Brooke

Sunday, May 3rd we stayed at home and Breck and I got up to fix breakfast for everyone while Claire enjoyed time in bed with MiMi! It's so cute to go look at the two of them piled up in her huge king sized bed all cozied up and giggling while watching cartoons. We had a fun little birthday party to attend-Izzy Renfrow (Natalie (White) and Garth Renfrow's little girl). She was turning 2! What fun we had over at Ralph and Sharlette's! Thanks for a great party and we enjoyed seeing friends from Stigler. Claire loved decorating cookies (one was for Mimi), watching little Izzy, playing with the other kids there, and blowing bubbles! Then we all had to head back to Tulsa to start another week.

TODAY! Monday, May 4th-Today is special because....it's mom's LAST and final day of radiation treatments and my 30th birthday, what a present, huh!!! Hillary and I had decided a few weeks ago to take 1/2 day off at our jobs so we could prepare a party and to suprise mom at St. John's radiation therapy. Dad was in on it as well. Hill and I spent the afternoon together going to lunch, picking up groceries and decor needed for the "luau" celebration and getting Clarie. GiGi and Gramps were also able to make it up to suprise mom & DAD! We arrived at the building, waited anxiously with butterflies in our stomachs, party horns in hand, and leis around our necks. People would walk by and say, "WOW are we in Hawaii?" and "is this for Mrs. Forrester?...she's so excited about today"....etc.... When we finally saw mom and dad coming through that hallway towards the waiting area, we were cheering her on, meeting them with hugs and kisses and topping it off with pictures and hawaiian hats/leis! Mom was so shocked she could just smile/cry and point! :) Claire is running to her in the picture and grabbing her leg....

It was such a great moment! Then we all headed back towards our house to have the party. Hillary and I had decorated with grass skirt table runners, palm trees, flamingos, "congratulations" banners, and festive foods (dips, salads, punch, etc...). GiGi even brought her yummy banana pudding. We had great fun, mom read a card from all of us that we had each signed, we laughed at Hillary and mom playing "dummy" as mom sat on her lap and she "talked" with her hands which were really Hillary's hands.

As they left we noticed the neatest thing.....another RAINBOW was in the sky! Can you believe that!!??! How neat that God would put yet another sign, another rainbow, in the sky for us to see. Isn't that crazy that there was a rainbow when we were driving down to Houston for her surgery, Stigler Community Choir/silent auction for mom was titled and themed around "Sing a Rainbow", and today....the LAST day of her treatments, we see another one!!!?!? WOW! We have always known and continue to know that it is and will be ok. Please continue to pray for mom, she has overcome so much and continues to put a smile on daily and a foot forward each moment! Thank you all for the love and support you've given our family, The Forrester's