Welcome
*8/26/08
Just wanted to continue to update everyone as we are now entering into our 9th month of this battle. Mary-Louise is doing well and continues to have the spirit , strength and power to pull her through each hurdle along the way. There has been many rough segments she has encountered, but with prayers and support from everyone, she continues to get through it. We are currently looking at 5 more chemo treatments that will take us deep into the fall. The results from the scans look good and the plan is to continue into the fall with more in and outpatient treatments. Currently, she is being home schooled and looking forward to getting back into the mainstream and putting this all behind us.
Because so many people have helped, Mary-Louise wants to give back and we are asking for your support. We have begun the process of raising money for the Children's Hospital in Augusta GA where she is currently being treated.
Please go to
www.RunCoachRun.org for all the
information. Spread the word and join the fight.
Again, thank you from the Pawlowski Family.
*8/14/08
Mary-Louise just finished up her out-patient
treatments on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Everything went
well and now she will continue to rest and recover for the next few
weeks. The initial results of her body scan came back and they
look good. Now the plan
is to continue on into the fall. Thanks again for all your support
and prayers.
In other news check out www.RunCoachRun.org and help Mary-Louise give back to those that have helped her.
Thank You.
The Pawlowski Family
*7/09/08
Continued thanks for all the support as we move forward through our battle. We are amazed at what has transpired over the last eight months and how this has impacted our lives. Mary-Louise is doing very well and no real changes to report. On Monday July 14 she will check back into the hospital for another stay and chemotherapy treatment. We hope that late this fall we can be finished with this part of the process. Again, thank you all for your prayers and well wishes. Have a great day and we'll update you again after Mary-Louise gets home from the hospital.
With a heart felt thank you!
The Pawlowski Family
*6/19/08
Just wanted to give an update on Mary-Louise and where
we are in this whole process. Her recovery from the surgery has gone
extremely well and the Dr's were very pleased with everything that took
place. The other day, she started back on schedule and had 2 days of
outpatient chemo treatment. Now its just a lot of rest and recovery on a
daily and weekly basis. Looks like this will continue into the fall
until they determine where we are. As of now, July 14 is her next
scheduled inpatient treatment at the hospital and that's one of those
where she will be required to stay overnight for about 4 or 5 days.
We continue to be blessed with all the support and prayers from
everyone. There is no doubt that without it, we would not be in the
position we are today and this far along on the road to recovery. We
thank you all and will keep you update on everything throughout the
summer.
Thank You
The Pawlowski Family
* 5/22/08 *
Just wanted to get the great news out to
everyone on Mary-Louise. Yesterday the Dr's called and gave us the
results back from the Path lab they had run on the tumor and 3 ribs.
The results were very good as they didn't see any other signs in the
margins around the tumor area and nothing in the ribs. This is awesome
news for us and now we can continue on with the treatments. We have a
scheduled meeting Friday May 22 to see exactly what the protocol is and
formulate a game plan from here. This is the best news and we
appreciate all the thoughts prayers and support that have been sent this
way.
The Pawlowski Family
* 5/14/08 *
Mary-Louise was on hand for a
special pregame ceremony in which the Clemson Baseball Office presented
Mary-Louise and her family with a check for $15,000, money raised since
a fund was established in February. An additional $1,600 was raised
during Tuesday night's game as well. During pregame batting practice,
both teams wore purple t-shirts, as purple is Mary-Louise's favorite
color. Fans purchased the same t-shirts during the past few months, as
proceeds from the sales went to the Mary-Louise Pawlowski Fund.
View May 13, 2008 Clemson photo gallery
* 5/13/08 * Mary-Louise and her family planning to be at Clemson game *
Mary-Louise and her family are planning to be in Clemson tonight for the 7:15pm baseball game between the College of Charleston and the Tigers. Clemson will make a pre-game special presentation to the Pawlowski family starting at 6:45pm. Read more==>
* 5/8/08 * All is Well on the "home front"
All is well on the home front for Mary-Louise at this
time. She continues to feel better and recover from the surgery on
April 30. When we sit back and think about all that has happened since
December 13, 2007, it is truly remarkable how far she has come and what
one must endure to beat this.
We can't even begin to reach out and let everyone know how much
Mary-Louise and her family appreciate all the help, support and prayers
that have found their way into our lives. You quickly realize that you
can't do it alone and for that, we are so lucky to have people from all
walks of life lending support.
What started out as a simple family gesture of showing support for
Mary-Louise by wearing the MLP Wristband, has turned into support from
people all over the country wearing those Purple swirl bands. It is
amazing what people can do and the the "Power of People and Prayers"
Many of you have asked about her sisters and how they have handled
this. Well we can assure you that Christine and Jenny have been there
by her side every step of the way. They are there to help lift her up
and yet there to give her a hard time when she falls out of line. After
all, that's what siblings are there for. They are doing well and
playing a major role in getting Mary-Louise back on her feet and on the
"Road 2 Recovery"
We will continue to update you as we press on through this process.
Next step is to wait for the final lab results to come back in and
determine our next step.
Thank you all and have a great day.
The Pawlowski Family
5/6/08 Breaking News - Mary-Louise is going home from the hospital today!
We are so excited! Thank you all for your support, thoughts, and prayers! - The Pawlowski Family
* UPDATE 5/5/08 *
The news continues to be
encouraging here as Mary-Louise is making some great strides everyday.
Today she had a chest x-ray and her chest tube was removed. She now
has walking mobility and no more tubes attached. Hooray and thank
goodness cause those were uncomfortable to say the least. Her diet has
really picked up as her request for food the last few days has been
stellar. Carrabba's yesterday and McAlister's Deli today!!! Not to bad
to have those two places on your menu.
We met with the Drs today and depending on how she continues to recover,
will determine when she gets to go home. They even mentioned the
possibility of today or tomorrow they will release her. Her sisters,
Christine and Jenny cant wait to get her back on the home front. We
were pleasantly surprised and also excited about this news. In the big
picture, the initial reports have come back good and we will continue to
wait for further results on the samples taken. Will keep you updated as
we move on and continue the battle.
The Pawlowski family is very
thankful to have so many people showing support, love and prayers that
have helped us through this most difficult time. Thank you all and have
a wonderful day.
The Pawlowski Family.
* UPDATE 5/2/08*
Some great news from Augusta, GA!
Mary-Louise has been moved out of ICU into another room. The
doctors are very pleased with how she has continued to progress. Not
really sure how long she will have to stay in the hospital but we will
continue to stay the course. Thank you again and we couldn't have made
it this far without all the prayers and support from everyone. We will
continue to keep everyone updated and take it one step at a time.
Thank you from the Pawlowski family.
* UPDATE 5/1/08*
Mary-Louise is doing ok and slowly
progressing in the ICU. She has a great outlook on things and has
been awake and talking!
* UPDATE 4/30/08*
Just wanted to reach out again and let
everyone know that Mary-Louise did very well today (Wed) with her
surgery. It was a very long day to say the least as she was in the OR
from 11 AM until about 6PM. The Dr's continued to update us every hour
and keep us informed during the whole procedure. They were able to
remove the tumor and test the area surrounding it and the results were
very good. We will just wait and get the results back from the ribs
they removed and other common areas. We are currently in ICU until they
let her move to another room, which we hope will be in a few days.
MLP did so well today and was willing, able, and ready to get this part
of the process over and done with. She and her family are so thankful
for all the prayers and support that have been sent this way. Thank
you all and will update again tomorrow.
- The Pawlowski Family
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support that have been sent our way. The response has been
overwhelming and we can't even begin to express our family's gratitude.
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