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Lyla Reese was born on New Year's Eve 2009! Mom got to come up to be with us too to welcome her second granddaughter into the world....Lyla weighed 7.1 and was 19.5 in. long. It was a wonderful day/night to celebrate a new life and looking forward to a new year ahead full of healing, strength, peace and miracles!

Visiting Mimi & Poppy-2 weeks old.....

Lyla-7 weeks old

February weekend update!

Hello to everyone from the Forrester/Kasbaum/& most recently Mottern families! :) We are posting some pics from the wedding, of Lyla's birth, and just some fun photos of our families! Brooke, Breck, Claire, Lyla, Hillary, Ryan and all the dogs came to MiMi and Poppy's this weekend! We have had a wonderful time together!! :)

*Mom has been doing pretty good lately.. as some of you know she had to go to St. John Hospital in Tulsa a few weeks ago for a seizure that she had. They decided to switch her seizure medication and increase the dosage. They didn't do an MRI while we were there because they didn't want to put her through all the testing so she will still get an MRI in the weeks to come. We'll definitely let you all know when that will be! Please continue to pray for her strength! She continues to be very weak on her right side and unable to use it very often. So please lift her up EVERYDAY as we know you all do! :) We are so very blessed with amazing family, friends, and a supportive community! You have no idea what each and every one of you mean to us! God is AWESOME and will continue to take care of mom and heal her! She is in HIS hands!

*Today - Sunday Feb. 28 - Nana Banana, Carl, Gramps (Virgil), GiGi, Uncle Roy, Aunt Ellen, Cousin Jenny and her family, Cousin Bekkie and her family are all coming to Stigler to see mom! It will be a fun filled day! We love spending time with our loved ones! It'll bring a smile to mom's face! :) We put makeup on mom and got her all dolled up for her company! :) yipppeee!

We love you all! God bless you always! The Forrester's/Kasbaum's/& Mottern's! :)

**all wedding photos taken by Andrea Murphy! She is fabulous! http://www.amurphyphoto.com/

MRI update-improvement!!!

Hi all!

Better news!! We found out from Dr. Woosley (mom's neuro here in Tulsa) that he thought the 2nd tumor had become "less bright" and had shrunk just a little bit, praise the Lord!! We are still waiting to hear from her chemo doctor, Dr. Trotman, tomorrow (Wed the 9th) to see what to do next. Also, we are waiting on the doctors at MD Anderson to let us know their opinion....

Thanks for all the love & prayers! Love, the Forrester's

Holiday Time!

Hi everyone!

Happy Holidays!

11/21 & 11/22--Birthday weekend! Dad, Mom & Hillary's birthdays are all on the 21st and 22nd. It's so neat that they all "share" them together! We had a good time...we had a great family dinner themed "italian night". We made lasagna, grandma brought over spaghetti & meatballs and uncle donnie/aunt ramona brought salad & bread. we also had a birthday cake & ice cream! We enjoyed having visitors over...thank you Brother John and Addie, Jackie B., Phyllis & Lana running over for lunch during the week....mom, dad and hill all opened presents that evening.

Thanksgiving day....we had a huge feast at GiGi and Gramps house with uncle Donnie, aunt Ramona, Ross, Hannah, Hillary, Ryan, Breck, Claire & I, Les & Janice. It was wonderful and abundant in every area from full tummies to great new memories made. Mom is so weak that it's hard for her to get out, so we made plates and sent them back home for her and dad to eat. After lunch and visiting we went back to enjoy the rest of our Thanksgiving Day with mom and dad. Hillary and I put up the Christmas tree, decorated it, and displayed her "Santa" collection while mom and Claire took a nap. Dad, Ryan and Breck put up the lights on the fence in the front of their house. Everything looks so festive and ready for Christmas! After we decorated, mom was up from her nap and we brought her in so she could see the decorated tree and outside lights from their window...she smiled, so we know she loves it! :)

12/6/09---Christmas with Nana!
We had a great day in Stigler today. Nana banana and gpa Carl came over to have lunch with us and to celebrate Christmas with the family. We had Charlie's Chicken, hot cider like mom always made and then opened a few gifts. Mom was more alert today...I think she stayed awake a little longer to enjoy the family and Claire opening a few presents. She still took her afternoon nap. Then we all said our goodbyes and had to head home...we miss her and dad every time we walk out that door and have to drive away!

We hope you and your family have a wonderful and safe holiday season! We are continuously blessed daily by all the love, notes, calls, support & prayers that are lifted every moment!

Pray for mom tomorrow...12/7, she has her MRI appt. Thanks, love, and blessings to you and your family!
Love, The Forrester's

update

Mom & Dad on Hillary's rehearsal day!

Hi all!

Update on mom....

(mom sitting by the first fire in their new outdoor fireplace)

Mom continues to take her chemo treatments via IV every two weeks. They last about 2-2 1/2 hours at St. John's. Dad brings her up and sits right with her. They have a nice comfortable room for them though. It's very cozy...recliners, food/beverages, TV, blankets, magazines, books, soft lights, etc. They will do another MRI probably late Nov./early Dec. we should know more then about this 2nd tumor. Pray that it's GONE or hasn't grown!!!!

(Claire playing at Mimi and Poppy's...dentist playdough)

Grandma (GiGi) comes daily except Tuesday's and the weekends to help with mom. Thank you grandma for all you do for mom and dad. Mom is very weak and struggles with communication still. She likes to watch her shows such as the Price is Right, a soap opera and Dancing with the Stars! :) She rests a lot but enjoys her visits with people. Sorry to those that come by and she's sleeping....it's taken a lot out of her, thank you for understanding. Walking around is difficult for her, but she tries her best! We've gotten to take her out on the back patio to enjoy these past few days of beautiful weather. This weekend was fun for her to watch Claire ride her bike and the guys went fishing. We had a fun fish fry on Saturday! Thank you to uncle Donnie, Aunt Ramona, GiGi and Gramps for bringing the side dishes!

To the Stigler community, school, church, bank employees, friends/family, everyone that has prayed, brought food by, visited, called, sent cards, etc....our family is blessed because of YOU!

We love you all and thank you again for the support and prayers. love, the Forrester family!

Newest News...

Hi everyone,

Sorry it's been a while since we've posted.

Sat. Sept. 26th:
Well the weekend of Hillary's wedding went smooth and beautiful! Mom did really well that entire weekend. Of course the bride and the bride's mom stole the show! :) Beautiful weather, beautiful wedding, we were blessed by lots of friends and family there.

Since the MRI on the 21st, we have learned new news that mom's tumor/ "the spot" had grown to about the size of a walnut. This had happened quickly since her last MRI (approx. 8 wks ago). Mom and dad immediately got an appt. in Houston at MD. They flew down on Tuesday and her team of dr.'s there told them to hold off on surgery and to try a new type of chemo called Avastin. This newly approved from FDA drug will hopefully "starve" the tumor and discontinue growth and spreading. Even though it is newer to the market for brain cancer patients, the docs said that they have seen great results with it thus far. We can only hope and pray that this is what does it! She will come to Tulsa every 2 weeks for approx. 90 min. sessions. She'll take the Avastin drug via IV. Pray that she has strength to continue to be healed from the inside...out!

Thank you all for your continued love and support. Keep dad in your prayers as well, he's been so strong and positive through this. Mom is pretty weak right now, pray that she can stay vibrant and alert.

Thank you to Janice Hawkes for all the help and support you gave mom and dad down in Houston. They appreciated the "taxi" service and visiting with you!

This weekend Claire and I came down to Stigler and we're having birthday dinner at Uncle Donnie's and watching the OU game tonight. It'll be good to hang out and relax!

Love and prayers to all, The Forrester's

MRI update

Hi friends and family,

So sorry it's been forever since we've posted...there has been so much going on! Hillary & Ryan will be married this weekend, Claire turned 4 on Sept. 21st, I'm 6 months pregnant now with another sweet baby girl, mom and dad are doing good...having fun together and enjoying their new outdoor fireplace they had built. Dad made a fire tonight in it. We're excited for many fall weekends at the fireplace with smores! :)

please pray for mom....she had another MRI done yesterday, Sept. 21st and they are sharing the results tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. They want to meet with her, dad and the neurologist & oncologist to discuss different options. Pray that they have a clear vision for what to do next, if something more is needed....thank you all again for the love, support and prayers. we'll keep you posted on what they say.

-the Forrester's