Update
Hello angels!
It's been a while since I've added to this blog, but I thought you'd like a brief update on everyone I've heard from recently. There's good news and bad news.

Great news from Peggy Glass Matlock! Her son Marshall is on the mend after his bone marrow transplant and 100 day recovery in isolation. Peggy herself is back to work and Marshall is getting better and better reports from each check up. Peggy literally lived with Marshall four almost four months after the transplant, steriliziing surfaces and sharing an amazing recovery.. The Matlock Angel fund eventually contributed over $13,000 to support Marshall and the Matlock's through a grueling six months of expenses without income.

Over the moon! That would be Julie Johnson Barnard who's Oklahoma Beta daughter Meredith just delivered Julie's first granddaughter, Isobel. She's beautiful! And Debbie Gosney Forshee is a proud new MiMi as her Oklahoma Beta daughter Callie just delivered her first daughter, Avery. Also a beauty!

I heard from Lyn Field that she's started a new job.

Susan Parks Dornblaser has had her hands full dealing with moving her parents into assisted living from the home they lived in for 36 years. I can certainly relate as I deal with the challenges surrounding my dad who had to be removed from his home for his own safety. Barbie Herzig Benson has just moved her Pi Phi mom to Enid with she and Eric. Barbie's daughter, (also an Oklahoma Beta) has just moved to Australia!

JoNelle was just a champion in organizing the Matlock Angel Fund. I want to be on her team whenever there's a project. She also came over to Stillwater for a day in August when we ran a four day Bone Marrow Registry Drive to "Pay it forward" for Marshal Matlock. Barbie, Julie, and Susan also worked as volunteers on the drive that registered 324 donors.

Cissie is still moving back and forth between Plano, Tx and Angel Fire, NM and enjoying being a grandma to lots of little ones. She hosted a dinner in Frisco, TX in August and Debbie, Ginny and I got to see Jan Mahan and Nancy Martin.

Ginny's had the best and worst of times in the last six months. She lost her dad in November. Debbie and I attended the funeral that was a real celebration of Seabrook Griffin's life. Then in December, we saw her son Scott marry a darling OSU Theta. Now her husband, Terry is very ill and in Presbyterian Hospital in OKC. Debbie and I are hoping to take her to lunch on Monday.

That's pretty much all I know (and I can't guarantee I got all the above facts straight) but I do know, without a shadow of a doubt that we're all very lucky to have each other's enduring friendships as we face life's challenges.

love,
Lea Anne