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Friday, November 26, 2010

Happy Apples

I just want to let the world know that Happy Apples do not make me very happy.

They are the pre-packaged caramel apples that are sold seasonally in the grocery store. The apple is too small and often not crisp. So as a caramel apple connoisseur, Happy's apples are not so happy. It is better to shell out the dollars at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory or the summer fair.

Just an FYI!

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Thank You to the Following Donors!

Murry Parrish, Oklahoma City, OK
Jan Ward and Betty Mears, Bullhead City, AZ
Phyllis and Chuck Seward, Amarillo, TX
Jan Ward, Bullhead City, AZ
Juanita Fishbaugh, Spokane, WA
Brandy and Mike Corbin, Ocala, FL
Kate Harris, Spokane, WA
Susan Kirkland, Spokane, WA
Chuck and Phyllis Seward, Amarillo, TX
Jan Ward and Bill and Betty Mears, Chandler, OK
Keri Garr, Gordon Coles, and Jessi Garr-Coles, Rathdrum, ID
Anonymous, Oklahoma City, OK
Glenn and Carolyn Folmsbee, Norman, OK
Zeta Phi Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Auburn, WA
Jeri Justice, Oklahoma City, OK
Hi W. Staten Jr., Bartlesville, OK
Rick and Amy Brown, Stoutsville, OH
Profiles Styling Salon, Cranberry Township, PA
Shane and Susan O'Doherty, Arlington, TX
Dian Gabriel, Santa Barbara, CA
Phil and Rose Williams, Hilliard, OH
Victor Abreau, Dominican Republic
Jorge Cardi, Dominican Republic
The George Wahn Family, Boston, MA
Dr. Steve and Mrs. Lorie Luber, Colbert, WA
Mike and Renae Lang, Spokane, WA
Steven and Christy Meltzer, Medical Lake, WA
Konrad Heinle, Los Altos, CA
Dr. Ella Grabska, Warsaw, Poland
Peggy and Robert Cook, Norman, OK
Philip and Mindy Penttila, Warrenton, OR
Tim and Minka Wimmer and Family, Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan
Tom Logan, Sunland, CA
Karen and Rick DeLuc and Family, Denver, CO
Steve and Denise Poth, Colorado Springs, CO
Anonymous Donor
Dan and Kathleen Peterson, Bremerton, WA
Cindy Stevens, Norman, OK, In Memory of her littles sister, Kelcie Ottmar, who lost her battle with CML
Beta Rho Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Woodland, WA
Amy and Jeff Kelly, Spokane, WA
Phillip Barow, New York, NY
Joy Kunz, Santa Barbara, CA
Herbie Gulam, Anchorage, Alaska
M.L. and R.E. Sterling, Colbert, WA
Hugh Harris, Norman, OK
Jennifer Johnson, Astoria, OR
Denise and Gordon Gum, Yakima, WA
Dan and Sharon Graville, Goodyear, AZ
Thea Amer Ttee, Los Altos, CA
Nancy and Paul McLain, Bullhead City, AZ
Charles Cayce, Ocala, FL
Carla Shelton, Norman, OK
Lori Maederer, Blanchard, OK
Mary Machtolf, Therese Designs, Spokane, WA
Barry and Carole Jones, Spokane, WA
Richard and Mary Adams, Spokane, WA
Richard and Marlene Vincent, Santa Barbara, CA
Rachel Lou and David Dayvault, Wichita, KS
Nikki Friedman, Scottsdale, AZ
Ronald Garber and Rebecca Garbett, Goleta, CA
Bill and Sue Fenstemaker, Elizabeth, NJ
Laurel McKee, Auburn, WA
Beth Tysdal, Post Falls, ID
Ashlyn and Dan Strobek, Spokane, WA
Kelly and Mike Pankey, Spokane, WA
Patricia McLean, Colorado Springs, CO
Members of The Moose Lodge, Circleville, OH
Jackie Johnson, Circleville, OH
Bruce Adams and Valerie West, Circleville, OH
Amy Brown, Circleville, OH
The Simmons, Bellevue, WA
Mark and Mary Lenz, Spokane, WA
Helen Parrott and Carole Carpenter, Olympia, WA
Jen and Doug Mirner, Los Angeles, CA
Larry and Sandra Canonica, Seaview, WA
George and Patricia Vernon, Naselle, WA
Anonymous Donor
Richard and Joan Artman, Onalaska, WI
Bob and Barbara Wikoff, Oakdale, CA
Barb and Arlene Hoyer, Bremerton, WA
Brian and Casilda Barlow, Albuquerque, NM
Farrel and Julie Droke, Norman, OK
Belinda Adams, Circleville, OH
William and Margaret Ann Meeker, Joplin, MO
Robert and Catherine Stroup, Leavenworth, WA
Clancy and Lisa Welsh, Spokane, WA
Joseph and Jo Ann Peterson, Longview, WA
Anonymous Donor
Norman High School 1988 Class Reunion, Norman, OK
Lawrence Bates, Clatskanie, OR
Ann Kendellen and Jonathan Harker, Portland, OR
Greg and Laura Davis, Houston, TX
T. Angulo, Santa Barbara, CA
Tammy Dobrotin, Goleta, CA
R.D. and K.E. Brady, Bullhead City, AZ
Norman Wallis, Highland, CA
In Honor of George and Pauline Kellenberger, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Brandon and Kim Bryant, Yokusuka, Japan
Scott and Nellijean Mahon, Bloomfield, NM
Susan Gregory, Norman, OK
Jill Rowse, Los Angeles, CA
Casanueva Design Build, Santa Barbara, CA
Jovalene Pemberton, Colorado Springs, CO
Terry Hagerman, Colorado Springs, CO
Marcilla Ankum, Colorado Springs, CO
Barbara Paulsen, Colorado Springs, CO
Marilean Kelly, Colorado Springs, CO
Bonnie Johnson, Colorado Springs, CO
Lore Shelley, Colorado Springs, CO
Holly Hagerman, Colorado Springs, CO
Lee Schmitt, Colorado Springs, CO
Carol Crombie, Colorado Springs, CO
Elizabeth Arsenault, Colorado Springs, CO
Mitzi Gramly, Colorado Springs, CO
Arlene Young, Colorado Springs, CO
Earline Crochet, Colorado Springs, CO
Volunteers of Penrose St. Francis Hospital Information Desk, Colorado Springs, CO
Women of The Moose, Circleville, OH Chapter, Circleville, OH
Nell and John Patterson, Port Ludlow, WA
Nell Campbell, Santa Barbara, CA
Howard and Della McCaleb, Seminole, TX
Judi Rowand, Spokane, WA
Sean and Stacey Mohr, Spokane, WA
St. John's Episcopal Church, Norman, OK
R.C. and J.C. Willison, Federal Way, WA
Kelly Noel, Bonney Lake, WA
Patricia Grade, Silverdale, WA
Bill and Carol Kingsley, Surprise, AZ
Bill and Milly Hathaway, Suttons Bay, MI
49'er Truckstop, East Burnstadt, KY
The Jim Baerwald Family, Eau Claire, MI
Principal Truck Parts, Columbus, OH
FYDA Freightliner, Columbus, OH
Jerry Holmes, Columbus, OH
Tom Eisele, Westfield, IN
Wilco Truckstop, Calhoun, GA
Backyard Cafe, Pinehurst, GA
Eric Snyder, Columbus, OH
Bill and Suzanne McGraw, Galloway, OH
Employees of Knight Electric, Columbus, OH
A & E Legacy, Columbus, OH
Bob Smith, Columbus, OH
Edison Equipment, Columbus, OH
Danny and Colleen Rittinger, Galloway, OH
Anonymous Donors
Lisa Kanen, Santa Barbara, CA
Roger Ball and Dick Jewell, Palm Springs, CA
Rita and Terence Anderson, Spokane, WA
Sue and Doug Wolford, Spokane, WA
Barbara and Scott Vilander, Santa Barbara, CA
Marjorie Forrester and Betty Mears, Chandler, OK
Keeter Aerial Spraying, Inc., Olney, TX
Elayne and Damian Holther, Bullhead City, AZ
John and Kathleen Brown, Grove, OK
James and Claire Laschinger, Spokane Valley, WA
Udesh and Janell Bali, Mansfield, TX
Lisa Boyette, Niwot, CO and on behalf of her late mother, Jackie Sadler
Philip Barow, Marina del Rey, CA
Numerica Community Involvement, Spokane, WA
Theresa Simon, Spokane, WA
John Paul Robertson, Spokane, WA
Jason Morris, North Las Vegas, NV
Tamara Kersha, Sparta, NJ
John Anderson, Columbus, MS
Viola Buitoni, San Francisco, CA
Bradley Kelly, Kingman, AZ
David Williams, San Francisco, CA
Mark McClellan, Norman, OK
Anna Moore, Norman, OK
Hali Rogers, Bullhead City, AZ
Mike and Cindy Follensbee, Bullhead City, AZ
Manar Landis, Norman, OK
Ozone Bike Dept LP, Austin, TX
Rachel and David Dayvault, Wichita, KS
Nikki Friedman, Scottsdale, AZ
Rebecca Garbett and Ronald Garber, Goleta, CA
Marilyn Holland, Goodyear, AZ
David and Trina Bostwick, Baldwin City, KS
Brandy Corbin, Ocala, FL
Adam and Teresa Axthelm, New Palestine, IN
Michelle DeLeon, Spokane, WA
Scott Moses, Norman, OK
Michael and Lenore Warden, Norman, OK
Kay Lowry, Blanchard, OK
ANON Members, Santa Barbara, CA
Joy Kunz, Santa Barbara, CA
Robert and Judy Green, Sandy, UT
Pamela Post, Santa Barbara, CA
Marie and Don Dawson, Spokane, WA
George and Leigh Griffith, Kannapolis, NC
Clifford and Nicola Ghersen, Santa Barbara, CA
Barry and Carole Jones, Spokane, WA
Richard and Mary Adams, Spokane, WA
Richard and Marlene Vincent, Santa Barbara, CA
Candy Duke and Adam Belsher, Waterloo, ON
Emily Deng, San Francisco, CA
Kim and Robert Biehler, Toms River, NJ
Carrie Ohly-Cusack and Thomas Cusack, Santa Barbara, CA
Jack Norville, Colleyville, TX
Tony and Kami Green, Katy, TX
Monty and Catherine Allen, Parker, TX
Kenneth and Elizabeth Hyland, Beaverton, OR
Lori Coulter, Brentwood, MO
Shelly Girardo, Virginia Beach, VA
Susan and Donald Oliveri, Spokane, WA
Patrick and Kristen Souers, Spokane, WA
Donna Forrester, West Hills, CA
Stephanie and Brent Stuber, Wichita, KS
Dale and Bradley Morgan, Chicago, IL
Rita Gay Wells, Mesilla Park, NM
Terry Little, Andrews Air Force Base
Amanda Bullard, Spokane, WA
Fred and Shannon Vint, Edmond, OK
Anne Harris, Norman, OK
Pamela Zwehl-Burke, Santa Ynez, CA
Marc and Randice Simon, Oak Brook, IL
Russ and Teresa McCoy, Bullhead City, AZ
Thomas and Donna Gallahan, Macks Inn, ID
Dax and Barbara Nance, Brighton, CO
Carol Biles, Purcell, OK
Frank and Sheryl Coulter, Norman, OK
Shane and Susanne O'doherty, Spokane, Wa
Ann Foley, New York City, NY
Dee and Mary Ann McGonigle, Spokane, WA
Pat Nance, Thornton, CO
Nadia Amer-Coleman and Greg Coleman, San Francisco, CA
Sharon Keigher, Goleta, CA
Jessica Ryse, Spokane, WA
Rita and Michael Higgins, Santa Ana, CA
Carolyn Aaker, Spokane, WA
Andrew and Beth Beckett, Oxford, OH
Kathleen Coleman, Zelienople, PA
Sara Farrar, Summerland, CA
Stuart and Laura Wilson, Santa Barbara, CA
Amil Garcia, Santa Barbara, CA
Kym and Jon Bishop, Goleta, CA
Marcela Stamulis, Goleta, CA
Rod and Veronica Nikcevic, Los Angeles, CA
Nicole and Charles Crickman, Spokane, WA
The Traxlers, Santa Barbara, CA
Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, CA
Heal The Ocean, Santa Barbara, CA
Ken Warfield, Isla Vista, CA
Cindy Cason, Norman, OK
Eric Beuville and Vivian Valentin, Goleta, CA
Gerald and Laura Darling, Moorsetown, NJ
David Delancey, Charleston, NC
Dale Foster, Norman, OK
Anabela DaCruz, Elizabeth, NJ
Steve and Megan Miley, Santa Barbara, CA
Rick and Elyse Raljevich, San Pedro, CA
John and Joyce Stitt, Norman, OK
David and Cynthia Nanto, Littleton, MA
Clayton Johnson, Toms River, NJ
Scott and Betty Woods, Saint George, UT
Sandra Ziegenfuss, Spokane, WA
Sandra Schuck, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Randy and Janet Rouse, Santa Barbara, CA
Sandra Hatch, Spokane, WA
Tom and Lyle Nations, Katy, TX
Allen Bostwick, Spokane, WA
Rod and Milena Brower, Whitefish Bay, WI
Nancy B., Spokane, WA
Amanda Bullard, Spokane, WA
Steve Reynolds, Norman, OK
Bill and Leslie Wagner, Chino Valley, AZ
Kathryn and Brian Soligon, Issaquah, WA
Thomas Grace, Bullhead City, AZ
Corey and Kristi Plaster, Spokane, WA
Corey and Corie Shank, Spokane, WA
David and Angie Wood, Sallisaw, OK
Jack Norville, Colleyville, TX
Tony and Kami Green, Katy, TX
Monty and Catherine Allen, Parker, TX
Ken and Elizabeth Hyland, Beaverton, OR
Lori Coulter, Brentwood, MO
Shelly Girardo, Virginia Beach, VA
Susan and Donald Oliveri, Spokane, WA
Patrick and Kristen Souers, Spokane, WA
Donna Forrester, West Hills, CA
Keeter Aerial Sprayings, Olney, TX
Elayne and Damian Holther, Bullhead City, AZ
John and Kathleen Brown, Grove, OK
James and Claire Laschinger, Spokane Valley, WA
Udesh and Janell Bali, Mansfield, TX
Roger Ball, Palm Springs, CA
Rita and Terence Anderson, Spokane, WA
Susan and Doug Wolford, Spokane, WA
Barbara and Scott Vilander, Santa Barbara, CA
Marjorie Forrester, West Hills, CA
Fred and Shannon Vint, Edmond, OK
Steve and Suzy Thompson, Norman, OK
Benjamin Richardson, Gloucester, MA
Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Oklahoma City, OK
Lillian Speckmann, Fort Mohave, AZ
Creative Video Works, Norman, OK
Lorne Carter, Springdale, AR
Emily Simon, Somerville, MA
Elizabeth Bunford, United Kingdom
Michelle Lonsinger, Erie, CO
Karen and Rick LeDuc, Denver, CO
Beverly Dixon, Vista, CA
Bruce and Kerrie Sing, Colbert, WA
Adrienne Ulrich, Ellwood City, PA
Katy and Mike Powers, Norman, OK
Gerald and Sherry Turnbow, Post Falls, ID
Scott and Donna Higgins, Watchung, NJ
Miffie Magnuson, Spokane, WA
Joan Leeds, Spokane, WA
Mohave Valley United Methodist Church, Ft. Mohave, AZ
Sally Tanner Smock, Long Beach, CA
Susan and Edward Betts, Bullhead City, AZ
Jan and Galen Ward, Bullhead City, AZ
Linda Fluken, Lincoln, CA
Graham Farrar, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Arica Johnson, Spokane, WA
Mike Lopez, Santa Barbara, CA
Dawn Young, New York City, NY
Jennifer Voss, Santa Barbara, CA
Erica and Ryan Layton, Spokane, WA
Michael Hanrahan, Carpinteria, CA
Ann Sommerlath, Stilwell, KS
Fran Schmidt, Norman, OK
Thomas Sockwell, Bullhead City, AZ
Shonna Glenn, Honolulu, HI
Valerie Neilson, Spokane, WA
Marci Goodwin, Edmonds, WA
Glenn Platt, Somerville, OH
Bonnie Nickles, Ft. Mohave, AZ
Heather Bauer Artman, Skillman, NJ
Lorie Gay, Yukon, OK
Robin Kinerk, Gig Harbor, WA
Cindy Wolff, Bullhead City, AZ
Melinda Ray, Brian Head, UT
Michael Eichorn, Spokane, WA
Allison Rose Barnum, Ft. Myers, FL
Jeanene Perry, Charlotte, NC
Dan and Ann Nolan, Valrico, FL
Betsy Hanson, Santa Barbara, CA
Ambrosia Porcelain, Troy, NY
Rick and Rebecca Weidemann, Manfield, TX
Stephanie and Mark Perko, Spokane, WA
Elvira and Silvio DeCaro, Spokane, WA
Tom and Jessica Ryse, Spokane, WA
Catherine Davis, Cheney, WA
Vincent Messina, Granbury, TX
Sidne Ward and Chris Jackson, Overland Park, KS
Ruth and Clay Hall, Eagle, ID
Chris and John Minerd, Austintown, OH
Pat Mazei, Youngstown, OH
Biljana Hoffmann, Newport Beach, CA
Jennifer and Bob Archer, Seattle, WA
Pat and Margy Waddell, Veradale, WA
Greg Lampton, Oklahoma City, OK
Dan and Dianne Morris, Valleyford, WA
Michele and George Huertas, Alamo, CA
Anthony and Jennifer Grosso, Danville, CA
Thomas and Tinsley Hutson-Wiley, San Francisco, CA
Tim and Val Houts, San Francisco, CA
Trevor and Sarah Ashenbrener, Spokane, WA
Alicia and Ken Moore, Valleyford, WA
Mark and Therese Babler, Spokane, WA
Brandy and Mike Corbin, Ocala, FL
Fay Lumpkins, Colorado Springs, CO
Alyssa and Daryl Ando, Spokane, WA
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Edmiston, Spokane, WA
Mary Frances Gence, Spokane, WA
Ryan and Emily Chaplinski, Phoenix, AZ
Marjorie and Jim Forrester, West Hills, CA
Ginger Griffis, Seattle, WA
Karyn and Dennis Higgins, Kent, WA
Ann Gorman and Joe Felice, Spokane, WA
Janice Richardson, Spokane Valley, WA
Wendy Engle, Spokane, WA
Mia and Darin Davidson, Spokane, WA
Kris and Keri Robertson, Germany
Sarah Morga, Fort Mohave, AZ
RK Mays, Bullhead City, AZ
Rob Dollarhide, San Antonio, TX
Larry Tunforss, Bullhead City, AZ
Roger Dines, Liberty Lake, WA
Andrea Bailey, Spokane, WA
Timothy Ernster, Bullhead City, AZ
Chuck Dewald, Bullhead City, AZ
Renee Rupp, Alexandria, VA
Ronni Collins, Spokane, WA
Orchid Comitz, Bullhead City, AZ
Nick Senger, Spokane, WA
Dawn Morley, Tucson, AZ
Carol Droter, Veradale, WA
D. Branson-Unwin and Lyle Branson, Olympia, WA
Michael and Gayle Agostinelli, Helena, MT
Michael and Alison Delay, Spokane, WA
Michael and Joan Shanks, Spokane, WA
Kenette Wentner, Spokane, WA
Georgianna Valley, Spokane, WA
Marsha Todd, Spokane, WA
Temira and Clay Hatch, Spokane, WA
Chuck and Phyllis Seward, Amarillo,TX
Patricia DeCaro, Seattle, WA
Emily and John Dirksen, Cloverdale, WA
Teresa and John Kafentzis, Spokane, WA
Stephenie and Michael Hines, Spokane, WA
Emily and Scott Scelfo, Spokane, WA
Robin and Erik Johnson, Toms River, NJ
Jeffrey and Krista Branson, Spokane, WA
Alyssa and Daryl Ando, Spokane, WA
Anonymous Donors, Spokane, WA
Greg Polkinghorn, Kent, WA
Jenny Hinch, Spokane, WA
Victoria Dalebout Insurance Agency, Spokane, WA
Karen Cook, Spokane, WA
Neil and Heather O'Keefe, Spokane, WA
Betty Mears and Jan Ward, Chandler, OK
Las Vegas Airport Slots, Las Vegas, NV
Linda and Estes Grade, Bullhead City, AZ
Denise and Steve Poth, Colorado Springs, CO
Sue and Carl Fenstemaker, Warren, NJ
Anonymous Donors, Spokane, WA
Adolfo Ojeda-Casimiro, Duvall, WA
Stephanie Langton, St. Louis, MO
Kellie and Chris Rizzi, Nine Mile Falls, WA
Anne McGonigle, Seattle, WA
Sonja Vaughan, Seattle, WA
Camille DeMarco, Spokane, WA
Judy Rapp, Spokane, WA
Spokane Valley Firefighters' Benevolent Association, Spokane Valley, WA
UPS Store at 57th and Regal (Services), Spokane, WA
Jeff Valley, Spokane, WA
Cheryl Lepper, Spokane, WA
Phyllis and Chuck Seward, Amarillo, TX
Jan Ward, Bullhead City, AZ

A Little About CML

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia is one of the four types of leukemia. It is subdivided into three stages: chronic, accelerated, and blast crisis. At diagnosis, I was categorized as accelerated.

Leukemia is essentially cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It is characterized by the uncontrolled accumulation of blood cells. Statistically, the odds of someone under 40 getting CML is less than 1 in 100,000.

In CML, genetic testing is done to establish the presence of the Philadelphia chromosome, a translocation of the arms on Chromosomes 9 and 22. This results in an abnormal fused gene called BCR-ABL. It is not understood what process stimulates this to occur. Fortunately, it is not hereditary.