BMT Day +197 Thank yous

Thank yous and apologies

Both Teri and I would like to thank all of those who came to her “Awake Wake’.  

We would like to thank all of those who were invited but could only attend as they replied, in spirit. 

We would like to apologize to those we wanted to invite but couldn’t due to logistics and space.

We would like to apologize to those who wanted to call and visit both locally and from out of town.  Teri’s awake hours and functioning have declined rapidly making timing difficult.  She requested that we close her circle to the immediate family and a few visitors. 

More photos from the 'Awake Wake'

We share some more photos from her living ‘awake’ wake.

 Photo from the Celebration program – Sonny & Cher look, 1977 thereabouts 

Dean (Madison)

Becky (NJ), Lois (NY) Master of Ceremonies and sister Terri (CA)

Paul (Madison) – fellow peds resident with B, pianist, proposed home white coat ceremony

Rachel & Mom

Ben & Mom

Jack & Po Po (mother’s side grandmother)

Jack with inquiring gaze

Judy with daughter Meleah (IA), budding cello virtuoso

Phyllis (niece IA) – pianist, mother of Meleah budding piano virtuoso as well (but not a Tiger mother)

Ron – from Columbus, now Milwaukee, husband of Kari Suzuki teacher of Rachel and Ben

Manu – my new chief of peds GI here

Jack and Popo (maternal side g'mother)

Tony & Martha (Milwaukee) – have provided constant Chinese food for Teri, my father & I

Sharing a mother-daughter laugh

Becky (NJ) – college friend “Teri emitted feelings of love and truth as she talks to you, as if you were the only in the room.”

Donna from Froedtert – recounted how Teri’s singing outloud with her iPod while walking on the ward impacted the cancer ward culture

Memee (Madison) – B’s mentor, friend, 1^st pediatrician, called Teri ‘her 2^nd daughter’

Fresh flowers (for the first time in many moons) & mingling

Anna (Madison) spouse of Kok Peng – fellow peds resident “Teri was my role model”

B & Teri

Best friend Steve Master of White Coat Ceremony (Madison) – fellow peds resident

Jack participating by beating the drum

Teri puts white coat on Ben

Jody, Elena, Paul (Milwaukee) – brought natural (Jody) and freshly prepared food (Elena) for Teri... Elena and Teri put signs in their respective pediatric and hospital windows facing each other across the street:  "WBC 2.4"  "Teri kick butt"  "Jack is coming"  "Jack is here"
 

Memee and Ray – UW faculty mentors, great friends, and their kids/grandkids also great friends  Advice to Ben "Remember you don't know anything, you're starting out at the bottom of the totem pole - be humble!"

Siblings – Tony (CA), Anita (CA) and Terri Lin (CA) – tremendous help for over 8 weeks throughout her illness on site, bone marrow drives off site …

Mary and Steve (Madison) - 40+ vacations together pre-kids, with kids, post-kids ...