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Sunday, December 30, 2007
A NEW YEAR!!!
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Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Merry Christmas 2007
Yeah, it's that busy time of the year. Hope everyone had a loving and joyful Christmas. We enjoyed a small and loving time. It was just Aaron, Tuyet, Myles, and myself, we were blessed to be together. We had a little bit of snow on Christmas day, but OH BOY, today is making up for it. Words can not explain the beauty and the feel up here. I applied for a really great position for a job in Idaho, Medical FDA regulations, right up my alley. We will keep our fingers crossed as it is right across the street from Aaron's apartment and very close to Myles' school. We still have some big issue's on infusing buggies through his grafts but we are working to resolve that problem. Aaron's court is coming up soon and weighs very heavy on our minds and souls. Let His will be done! We have survived this far and I am amazed and hopeful that we can continue our strength to the finish of this journey. WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS!
To the New Year!
With love, as always,
Sherry and Myles
Monday, December 3, 2007
December 3 2007
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Sunday, November 25, 2007
I think Myles has him beat!
Monday, November 19, 2007
Thankfulness



Myles is alive.
My sister Sue is in Gods arms and her pain is gone.
The acknowlegement of how amazing the power of prayer is.
That through pain and suffering we grow and truly appreciate lifes every moment.
That my FAMILY is larger than just my two sons.
That things truly do happen for a reason that we may not ever understand but faith will help you accept that fact.
How love can help you bear all burdens.
That my family has become stronger, closer, and wiser.
That when you think that you have no more strength left, God gives you a shoulder to lean on, her name is Mona.
For all of the wonderful people who went through this with us, you shared our pain, sorrows, milestones, triumphs, and gave us strength. THANK YOU!
This Thanksgiving, from our family, is for all of you.
The sunrise pictures where from this morning at my house.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Halloween
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Monday, October 29, 2007
A Goat?



Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Homework
Autobiographical Incident: By Myles Ganley 10/23/07
My pulse, my breath, my skin is deteriorating moment by moment. This is by far the worst pain anyone can ever have and it was laid upon me to bear it. Jaws were dropped and tears were flowing like rivers, and denial was everywhere.
Family was screaming with pain and denial. The air was thick with sorrow and unbearable fear. How could this happen to me and my family, why would this happen to me and my family? This couldn’t be true, but be just a horrible nightmare.
Torture was laid upon my small family with nothing that can help that doesn’t include pain upon my body and emotions. Everyday asking how and why over and over, it was said through countless minds. Scraping and screaming, I was tortured only so I could get better.
My family was there every moment by moment and all I could say was that “I love you.” I was thankful that I had them, and grateful that I am alive and emotionally more capable than before.
Healing was full of joyful tears and still sorrow for my little family. Through the whole thing all I asked myself was why and how. We pulled through with love and hope for the best but it was still the most unbearable thing my family and I could take.
Myles Ganley
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Autumn

Saturday, September 15, 2007
Saturday Sept. 15, 2007
Myles is doing good. We finally got the hole in his arm to seal shut but it opened again yesterday while he was playing basketball. Other than that, his grafts have finally reached their peak and should start to soften now. It takes anywhere from six to eight months before the grafts "mature" and stop getting tighter, redder, and thicker. The doctors told us that it will get worse during this time and then start the slow progress of softening, yeah for buggies. He is doing good in school and seems to be back to normal but VERY popular. Thank goodness that Aaron can help him with his Algebra as I don't remember that much (very, very, very long time ago for me).
Aaron and Tuyet are doing well. They are both working a lot, Tuyet has two jobs right now and leaves at eight in the morning and doesn't get home until one am (youth!). The weekends are a welcome time for both of them to relax. They are going to get an apartment at the end of this month in town. We went and saw it today and it is beautiful. It's three levels with around 1200 square feet, two bedrooms, two baths, with the master bedroom in the loft. The complex is gorgeously landscaped with a lake, swimming pool, clubhouse, and complete gym (it even has an indoor basketball court). They are in total awe that it is under half of what they paid for in Orange County for a tiny one bedroom apt. This will be so good for them as this was the plan when they moved here over a year ago and got majorly delayed with all that has happened. Myles and I are going to miss having them live here but we know that it is time. It is time to get back to normal and all start living our lives again. They both want to go back to school, Aaron for his Masters and Tuyet to finish up her Bachelors degree. Hopefully they can buy a house in the near future. At least they are only going to be about twenty minutes away.
I myself am doing OK. I wasn't coping very well there for a while and finally went to the Dr's. They put me on some coping "meds" and I think that they are finally starting to work. I slept a lot the first week (much needed) while my body got used to them. I can definitely tell that my attitude toward life is getting much stronger and back to somewhat normal as I don't feel so defeated as I did. Rough year but I think that we might finally be turning the corner. We have one more thing to deal with for Aaron but I pray that all goes well. Love and thanks to all for your prayers, support, and love.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Down Time
Monday, September 3, 2007
Other Things
http://sherryganley.blogspot.com/
Friday, August 31, 2007
The Healing of Burns
I know that many of you that read this blog are probably getting tired of the set backs in our lives, so am I, but it is my way of keeping a journal of what we are going through. I truly envy all of you that can just choose not to log onto a website if you don't want to deal with it, it is not an option for me. I am glad of this fact, as I am in it for the long haul, the true MOM thing to do.
On a good note, other than this, Myles is doing great... in attitude, school, and his acceptance of all of this. He truly is amazing, his spirit, his acceptance, his just being buggies, him telling me that it is ALL going to be alright, he saves my soul and I am blessed for both of my sons.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Fearful decisions
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Thursday, August 23, 2007
Their First Day



Wednesday, August 22, 2007
The 8th Grade
I wasn't to sure of how I was going to do today. I have not had a day to myself in so long I can't even remember. I wasn't sure if I was going to fall on the floor and finally really cry or dance naked on the tables in celebration of normalcy. Well I'm not doing either. Mamma (our other goat) went into labor at four am yesterday. She had a real hard time so after six hours of labor we took her into the vet and they had to perform a c-section on her. One of the babies was still born and the other survived. We brought them both home yesterday (to my surprise) and mamma wouldn't have anything to do with her little girl (we named her Hope). So guess what I'm doing today, bottle feeding every two hours even through the night! It's hard to dance on the tables when you have a little goat watching you who thinks that you are her mom. She is adorable though and worth it all. Will post how Myles' first day back at school was.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
TRIPLETS!!!!




Saturday, August 11, 2007
Babysitting


Tuesday, August 7, 2007
The Pin is OUT

Saturday, August 4, 2007
The BLOG...Wilson
This blog has also been a useful tool in many ways, for when a doctor asked me When something happened (blood clots, blood poisoning, kidney failure) I would run to the blog and be able to tell them within a day or two, something that I would of not had a clue. It was also a tremendous inspiration of faith (thank you Kate and Silly), hope, support, and most of all love. I am still in awe at the magnitude of people from all over that went through those first few months with us. It must of been hard being a part of this tragedy and experiencing it through a blog on the internet. Again thank you all for your compassion to our family.
The first time that the newspaper ran a quote that I had written, I felt violated as my posts were for friends, family, and us to remember it all. I realized that our story was supposed to touch many lives, hopefully save many lives and that made it good. If all of this keeps one person from lighting a lighter where they shouldn't, one child to go on through pain, one parent to see how a split second can take your child away, then it has purpose.
This is a very lonely journey for my family. None of us really know how Myles feels in enduring his daily pain, his physical scars, and thoughts of the future. None of us really know how Aaron feels in enduring his daily pain, his emotional scars, and thoughts of the future. Neither one of my sons can understand my pain and fear as a mother of what has happened, and still is. We are all dealing with our own separate journey through this, the same destination, but separate journeys. Maybe when this is all over we will be able to try and explain in retrospect to each other what we just can't seem to do now. As I said, it is a lonely journey that we are experiencing side by side.
This blog site has become a "Wilson" for me, like in Castaway. A friend that I have been talking to, telling our story to, for almost six months now. It doesn't judge, ask for anything, it is something that is just here for me whenever I asked it to be. Like a good friend that you can call in the middle of the night because you can't sleep with too much on your mind.
Through this site this year will be remembered for all that it is, pain, sorrow, fear, hope, love, faith, friendship and family.
Love to you all and thank you for helping us through this path that is ours.
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Best Friend Dave
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Tuesday 8/1/07
Thursday, July 26, 2007
The Detour



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Saturday, July 21, 2007
Wound Care went WELL!!!!
Claustraphobic Mom
Friday, July 20, 2007
Surgery is over!

Much love
Sherry
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Bowl-a-thon
Much love from our family
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Salt Lake City Bound
Thursday, July 5, 2007
The Farm
Toby - our black quarter horse who "owns" the ranch. He is our watchdog as if anything is happening within a few miles of our house, he knows.
Chelsea - Our white Arabian horse. She is Toby's "kick the dog" as anytime Toby is mad he bites Chelsea's butte.
Wendy and Donkey - our two miniature donkeys who's EEEEAAAAWWW can be heard for miles.
Teetzie - the love of my life, she is a miniature horse that stands about 28 inches high. She's brown with a blonde mane and tail. I also call her my surfer chick.
Mamma, Tristen, Kassie, and Phil - our pygmy goats. Kassie will be having babies in about a week. The babies are so cute and small, only about 7 or 8 inches high when they are born. Phil is a cry baby, we are all going to get shirts made that say "SHUT UP PHIL" on them.
Cinnamon, Egore, and baby - our baby cows who are still on the bottle.
Sadie and Ged - Sadie is our 100# golden retriever and Ged is our 140# yellow lab.
Tina, Lucy, and Jazzabelle - our three cats, Jazzabelle (or Roo as we call her) belongs to Tuyet and Aaron. Tina and Lucy are Angels babies that we decided to keep after Angel died of an infection. We also have Ebony who came with the house. She stays outside and comes around every once in a while for food.
Birdie and Figero - our two parakeets.
Ferris and Chicabay - our two albino ferrets.
Saucer - our black pygmy rabbit.
Seventeen chickens
Eight homing pigeons that live in the barn.
An aquarium full of fish. Only two are named, Bruce is our Black Red tailed shark, and Ralph is our albino cat fish.
A pond full of koi and goldfish.
That's all, as least for now
Monday, June 25, 2007
Group Effort






Friday, June 22, 2007
Myles' New Therapy




