From: felix
on May 17th, 2007

Re: Recent News

Hi Stacey! First, sorry about your friends Gwen and Ana. Best of luck to Ana in getting a transplant; I will keep her in my thoughts and hope that a transplant will come and that she continues to keep her spirits up in the meantime.

Anyhow, I was happy to see you last week and thanks for inviting me to Jenny’s party… that was fun and maybe Jenny is even out of her brace by now! I esp. enjoyed meeting Ann; she was very fun with lots of energy and good humor. Of course, it was great to hang out with Alyssa and you on Wednesday too! Thanks again!

From: Stacey
on May 15th, 2007

Recent news

Hi Libia, thanks for leaving a note on my blog! I hope to see you at the climbing gym soon.

A lot has happened in the last month…some sad, some glad! Some of the sad news is that my friend Gwen passed away; she had a transplant one month after me. She was a loving, affectionate young person and we will all miss her. She suffered a lot all through her life, but I am happy she got to get married to her boyfriend David before she died. She was very religious and I am sure she has gone to rest in peace.

My friend Ana is also having severe troubles with her health. A year ago, she earned a gold medal in the Transplant Games in the butterfly stroke, and now she is having trouble walking, even with oxygen. She is keeping her sprits up, and has many people to love her as she awaits another transplant. Ana had her first transplant 7 years ago, and she recovered beautifully. Please keep her in your prayers.

The good news is that I have met a new friend, and we spend many hours laughing, talking and sharing secrets. She is the love of my life and I am even moving in with her at the end of June. I am teaching her to climb, and she is teaching me about so many different aspects to life. My life has been so entertaining and fun since I have been with her for the past month. This week she started a new job and I have been spending more time at her place in Milpitas, about 30 minutes away from where I live now.

From: Busalacchi
on April 12th, 2007

Rock Climbing

Ciao Stacey!

 Thanks for all of your guidance and tips re rock climbing.  Lead climbing is awesome, but you’re correct in that it requires undivided attention and lots of practice!  I’ll be climbing with Mario tonight at the gym - hope to see you there.  Again, you’re my inspiration!  Climb on!!

 Libia Busalacchi


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