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		<title>Introducing . . .</title>
		<link>http://theoptimist.suecantrell.com/2011/11/29/introducing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 10th, we remembered our mother, Susan Elaine (Smith) Cantrell with her family and around 100 of her friends. It was a touching memorial. We continue to be amazed by the number of people she touched and the impact she had on others’ lives. The service included specific passages she asked to be read [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theoptimist.suecantrell.com&amp;blog=8631196&amp;post=182&amp;subd=logoftheoptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Service Arrangements</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The service will be held at 2pm on Monday October 10th, 2011 at the Arvada United Methodist Church and is to be followed by a reception at the church Center. For those of you who will be joining us from out of town please feel free to drop me an email (me@ryancantrell.com) if you need any [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theoptimist.suecantrell.com&amp;blog=8631196&amp;post=168&amp;subd=logoftheoptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Log of the OPTIMIST #89 &#8211; All voyages must come to an end</title>
		<link>http://theoptimist.suecantrell.com/2011/10/05/log-of-the-optimist-89-sad-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that mom unexpectedly passed away this past weekend. She passed away at home and it doesn&#8217;t appear that there was undue suffering. It seems that her body finally gave out after her long fight against Multiple Myeloma. We apologize for the impersonal nature of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theoptimist.suecantrell.com&amp;blog=8631196&amp;post=151&amp;subd=logoftheoptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Log of the OPTIMIST #88  August 22, 2011  (Mailed on the 29th!)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Sailors, This is a quick entry to let you know the latest happenings.  The oncologist has agreed that it is reasonable to take some time off from chemo, measuring blood counts monthly to keep track.  I’ve been down at a 0.4 count for the past 2 months, so we’re hoping that I will be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theoptimist.suecantrell.com&amp;blog=8631196&amp;post=147&amp;subd=logoftheoptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Log of the OPTIMIST #87 July 18, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theoptimist.suecantrell.com/?p=140</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ahoy, Sailors! Let’s hope that the summer heat brings some cool breezes to those who need them and some blessed moisture to the drought areas who are suffering.  We had a drought this winter, then over the top monsoon cloud busters with lots of hail and wind in the last 2 weeks.  Now, we’re into [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theoptimist.suecantrell.com&amp;blog=8631196&amp;post=140&amp;subd=logoftheoptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Log of the OPTIMIST # 86  June 21, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahoy, Sailors! So, first, I must apologize for no log entry last month/cycle.  It didn’t seem like there was much to say, treatment wise, and it was easy to put off.  So I did! I have just returned from this monthly doctor’s visit and have basically the same medical report that I would have had [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theoptimist.suecantrell.com&amp;blog=8631196&amp;post=136&amp;subd=logoftheoptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Log of the OPTIMIST #85  April 28, 2011</title>
		<link>http://theoptimist.suecantrell.com/2011/04/29/log-of-the-optimist-85-april-28-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahoy, sailors! It’s been 7 years right now since my original diagnosis and I must be grateful to still be here, but I still feel like this last 6-8 weeks have been spent on a barge or raft rather than a sailing ship.  After procrastinating for a week, I’ll get this entry off so those [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theoptimist.suecantrell.com&amp;blog=8631196&amp;post=124&amp;subd=logoftheoptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Log of the OPTIMIST  #84  March 17, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahoy Mateys! Well, things seem to be 180 degrees better than mid February when I last wrote.  The results of the blood work at that time reduced my count by 0.3 despite the struggle I had had with the chemo treatment.  This put my “score” at 0.5.  I have thoroughly enjoyed the month without drugs [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theoptimist.suecantrell.com&amp;blog=8631196&amp;post=116&amp;subd=logoftheoptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Log of the OPTIMIST  #83  February 10, 2011</title>
		<link>http://theoptimist.suecantrell.com/2011/02/13/log-of-the-optimist-83-february-10-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahoy, Sailors! It’s been awhile since I last updated you on our voyage, so I’ll attempt it here.  After a lovely drug free November/December, I restarted treatment mid December.  This went fine until I contracted that lovely winter respiratory crud which coupled with treatment fatigue, just flattened me through the start of January.  Then, I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theoptimist.suecantrell.com&amp;blog=8631196&amp;post=107&amp;subd=logoftheoptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Log of the OPTIMIST #82  December 14, 2010</title>
		<link>http://theoptimist.suecantrell.com/2010/12/19/log-of-the-optimist-82-december-14-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://theoptimist.suecantrell.com/2010/12/19/log-of-the-optimist-82-december-14-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 04:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Log of the OPTIMIST # 82  December 14, 2010 Ahoy Mateys! The last 6 chemo-free weeks “at anchor” have been marvelous from my point of view, an early holiday gift as far as I’m concerned!  I returned from Mexico 2 days ago to shirt-sleeve weather, yesterday was a record high of 70 degrees in Denver, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theoptimist.suecantrell.com&amp;blog=8631196&amp;post=98&amp;subd=logoftheoptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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