Who We Are

[sarah]

Hello,
My husband and I were filmmakers, mainly making documentaries and music films. He directs, we co-write, co-produce and I edited. I retired in '99 when I was first diagnosed because editing was too time consuming for me to continue and soon after that we moved to the south of France and changed our life completely and haven't regretted it.
we love to travel, garden, read. We've been married forever and he's been great through all my illnesses.
Yesterday we and our rescue dog, a griffon, (photo) drove to Italy and had lunch there. Love this life.
After my recurrence in 2004, I was hesitant to make plans too far out but over the last several years (even whle still getting Herceptin) we decided to travel widely and have traveled all over Asia and still continuing to travel.
What's nice about this thread is how everyone has taken control of their life and living it well, hopefully we can all continue to do so.
health and happiness
sarah
I forgot to mention that along with a psychologist and chemo nurse, I helped found a Cancer Support Group for Anglophones in Mougins in the south of France, we are now celebrating our 3rd year and hope to continue to help people here. We all speak fluent French as well and have French members, Dutch, Chilean, German, Canadian (me), Danish, English and American. Our temp website is:
www.csg06.therivierawoman.com

[mschwab]

My name is Maryann and I am 52 years old. I am the Regional Compliance Officer for an integrated health system in Portland, Oregon. I was born in Portland, and returned 4 years ago to take my current job after living in San Francisco and Seattle for 10 years. This is where my family is, so it's nice to be home.

I am single - never married - and currently without pets. Come to think of it, I don't even own a house plant. I have 5 older brothers and I am the only girl in my family. My father is still alive and well, but I lost my mother 14 years ago (and still miss her everyday). I have 10 beautiful neices and nephews, and 9 (soon to be 10) beautiful grand neices and nephews.

I love to travel and was lucky enough to work on a cruise ship for a time after college. That started a life long love of exploring the world. I also enjoy cooking and reading. I am currently obsessed with the "Game of Thrones" series of books by George RR Martin. Not getting much sleep these days because I stay up too late reading.