I have sat here since the night of the benefit trying to find the words to thank so many people and I am realizing it's just not possible to thank each and every one of you personally.  I hope you all know how very much Saturday night meant to me (and to my family),  and that I am truly thankful from the bottom of my heart, and not just from the unbelievable display of generosity but for showing me and giving me your love and support.  I have learned a lot this past 8 months about myself, the people I love and the friends in my life but never in my wildest dreams did I or anyone expect that turnout on Saturday night (well I guess those who sold tickets did but I think you all even managed to overwhelm them).  And I know there were quite a few people who could not be there but please know you were there in my heart.

To my incredible family, words can never express what you mean to me (both my Kiss family and my Evert family)... as well as the Kiss and McNally family, those near and far... and to the Hungarian family that we adopted so many years ago, your love and support to all of us is amazing and I thank god everyday for the closeness that I have again with my aunts, uncles and cousins...

To my extended family (those friends who really are family, more like my sisters and brothers, and my other mother's, you know who you are and how much you mean to me)....  To my friends and the friends of my family that have given me and them such much I thank you...  For my co-workers especially those co-workers that for years have been so much more then a co-workers especially Christie and Buddy I hope you know how much you mean to us... to my husband's co-workers and again those co-workers that are so much more than that especially Bill who has been a part of my life since the 4th grade and is now my husbands oldest and dearest friend and to the guys on the floor, that work for him who have so little yet give so much...

To my neighbors, man did I get lucky moving into this development, who would have thought that neighbor also means family...  To the friends and family that I have not seen in way too many years, thank you for sharing my night with me, for taking a part of this journey and whether I see you again or we keep in touch via this blog or emails please know that seeing you Saturday night meant the world to me.

For those I was not personally able to say hello to I am truly sorry, I tried my best but I know I missed a lot please know how truly thankful I am for your love and support.  To the Westerhold Family - now a part of the Kiss Family I love you all but especially to Erin, girl you rock... I hope you’re as proud of yourself as I am of you and to your dear Amy who I hope knows whether she likes it or not she is now part of this family too :)...

There are so so many more that I would like to name but it would just never end.  I pray that you all know how thankful I am, as I know that mere words can never describe how I feel.

Please help spread the word of this disease and maybe just maybe in the end we will all make a difference.  Continue to pray for me and my family as I will continue to pray for you and yours.

I hope that I will hear from you in my blogs as I will continue to keep writing them.

With more love, hope, peace and Thanks then you can ever imagine,

Sue

AND DON'T FORGET .... FUCK CANCER .....