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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Hey Everyone,
It's so weird not having serious health
news to report on Shelsi. She really is doing GREAT and seems
to be getting her strength back more every day. So I was looking
for excuses to send out an email anyway and just thought of a
good one. As many of you know she is trying to build her Avon
business. Imagine being in her shoes, just having survived one
of the biggest challenges that life can throw at us -- not having
enough strength yet to go back to a "job" but just enough
strength to do a little bit of something here and there.
She had just started selling Avon when
she was diagnosed with cancer. On her website I tell a story of
when she was in the Critical Care Unit at Cedars, she had just
got the pre-meds before her very first Chemo treatment. The nurse
was hooking up her IV to start administering the chemotherapy
when Shel's phone rang. Now mind you, the pre-med drugs tend to
knock you out, especially at first when your'e not used to them,
and Shelsi had never taken any kind of pain killing drugs before.
They had just hit her when her phone rang. I watched her as she
answered her phone, and without missing a beat and ever so professionally
walked the woman on the other end through how to log onto her
website, which is why she had called. The women had no idea what
was going on with Shelsi, or even that she was sick -- and Shel
never let on, even though at that very moment she was hooked up
to life saving machines, and getting toxic drugs to kill her cancer
before cancer killed her. Shel ended the conversation with "Thanks
so much for calling and feel free to call me back if you have
any more questions."
It didn't matter what was happening in
her life during this 15 month trial -- chemotherapy, brain tumors,
brain surgery, chemo, feeling awful, more chemo, 25% of her life
spent in the hospital, too tired to hold her head up,etc. Shel
worked her Avon business every week either from home or from her
hospital bed. She always sent her orders in on time and never
missed a week (that I know of.) She knew that it was a way for
her to help take some pressure off of Eric and help supplement
their income, and it gave her something to do and look forward
to. It made her so happy! (and still does)
I know that many of you already have an
Avon representative, and some of you ARE Avon representatives
(Kathryn:-)and she is NOT trying to take away any one's business.
But if you haven't tried Avon in a while, or ever, and don't already
have a rep, give Shel a try. Their products are very reasonably
priced, they have a lot of different stuff to choose from, and
fully returnable if you're not satisfied. The shipping is even
free if you have it shipped to Shelsi and she delivers it to you
if you are close by. Otherwise standard shipping rates apply.
This is the link to her site or you can write her directly. www.youravon.com/sstolworthy
or there's a link to her site on her website http://shelsisentinel.stlawson.com
I'm a fully healthy adult with few physical
problems, and yet have difficulty motivating myself to do anything
extra. I have been amazed at Shel's tenacity in trying to work
this business through the worst part of her life. Imagine what
she can do, when she REALLY feels good.
Thanks again everyone for your amazing
love and support. You are all awesome!! We will keep you posted
on when the celebration party is planned. I think she is shooting
for end of summer.
Sheri
Shelsi on Mother's Day 2008
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