Fwd: Re: [Joe and Marlene] To Joe & Marlene

Delia,Tom and Girls...I still don't have the hang of this blog...but it was so great to hear about your newest adventure...27 1st graders....wow!!!!! had a professor in college say 'your 1st year of teaching is a grand experiment and the kids always come out on the bad end of it.'..I'm sure that will not be your experience...once they come to know and trust you the rewards are endless...keep a lot of Purell on hand....1st graders are great huggers....I always loved the classroom and never wanted to move to other offers....my biggest fault was telling Paul every night about these kids  he didn't know except for my endless talking about them...he did meet many of them who were the ones we mentored...we will be staying in NY during the continueing chemo and the 5 weeks of radiation...we live too far away and wouldn't even consider having treatment any place other than MSK....they did us right on 6 occassions and we hope our good fortune continues..love to all,Susie...aka..M andP