Monkey t-shirts for sale.

I am getting ready to place an order for my famous Japanese monkey proverb t-shirt. The t-shirt colors that will be available are:

Cardinal red, royal blue, forest green, black, and charcoal. The color of the print will be white. I will have sizes from small to XL. If you would like one just let me know by contacting me at rckreed@yahoo.com

Thank you so much.

Each shirt sells for $14.00

*****UPDATE****** These are the shirt sizes and colors that are still available. Please email me if you are interested in what I have. I will be placing another order probably in the next two weeks or so.

Cardinal red-XL-1,medium-1, charcoal gray-XL-2, medium-1, royal blue-medium-1,large-1,XL-2,and Black-large 1,medium-1,XL-1

Japanese Garden in Portland

I had a wonderful trip to Portland,Oregon where I went to one of my favorite places, The Japanese Garden. It was a beautiful day filled with walking through the garden,taking pictures, and feeling like I was back in Japan.

In Memory of my mom

My mother was such a huge support during my battle. I was the second child in my family to deal with this, unfortunately my little sister Angie passed away from the disease in 1978. I never knew how hard it was to lose someone so close that I loved dearly until my mother passed away January 30th,2008. This is a picture of my dear mother and me that I will cherish forever until I see her again in heaven. I thank God that I had such a wonderful mom.

Welcome to my cancer blog

Hello and welcome to my blog or in Japanese "Konnichiwa" and "Yokoso" to my blog. Thank you for coming and checking out my blog and checking out my "Gan Shourisha" Cancer Survivor and "Gan Shourisha wa watashi no tomo" which can be read Cancer survivors are my friends or My friend is a survivor of a cancer depending on if you read from top to bottom or vice-versa.

I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Non-hodgkins Lymphoma in Japan on April 6th, 2001. I then returned to Oklahoma one week later and less than 3 weeks after I arrival I began chemotherapy treatments. I went into clinical remission after six months of chemotherapy but in order to keep my cancer from coming back I had a stem cell transplant. My brother Doug matched as a donor which was amazing considering there was only a 25% chance that he would match. I wish I could say everything was smooth sailing after that but it wasn't. I went through a rejection phase which affected my heart,skin, and my muscles to atrophy. When I was 32 years old I couldn't even get up from the ground because I had no leg strength. I have spent nearly 4 years in physical therapy to build muscle back up, to gain flexibility, and to learn how to get up from the floor.

On November 19th,2008 I will celebrate my 7th anniversary of my stem cell transplant. I am so thankful for the healing that has taken place in my life. I thank God for those who supported me during difficult times.