Here is a link to the video that Channel 2 news aired on Owen's journey.  It's almost 7 minutes long!

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/owen-a-courageous-fighter/1372887551

    My friend, Pam, and I went to the Psychic Fair in Buffalo yesterday.  We had gone to Lilydale a few years back-prior to Owen's diagnosis, and have been meaning to go back, but obviously circumstances have not allowed us to do so.

  The woman I had a reading done by was amazing.  Pretty much everything she said was right on.  I told her that I had lost a child in October, and she had me hold a stone and she put her hands over mine. She said, "I'm sensing alot of pressure in his head?" and then "There is a little dog with him..."  It was crazy!!  I have no idea how you feel about psychics, but she had no prior information about me-did not have his name, my last name, how he had died, etc...She said that he does not feel any pain right now (which would be the obvious thing for anyone to say) and then said that he is able to walk and run now (which, again, I had never said that he was unable to walk for the last few months)...

  I finally have been dreaming about Owen-good dreams, where he is with me again.  I love those!

  Remember, our Relay for Life is Saturday, June 13.  If you would like to join our team, it is only $10 to sign up, and you get a tee shirt!  http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?team_id=442366&fr_id=14019&pg=team

Love and miss you, Owen!

Miss you, Owen

Please Help Support Make A Wish and Relay for Life!

Betty Crocker is generously donating the money to provide one child a week (for twelve weeks) a wish at Make a Wish chapters across the country. Make a Wish of Western New York provided Owen with his amazing wish trip to meet the Power Rangers at Walt Disney World. I am hoping that everyone reading this will take the time to click on the link I am providing and vote for the Western New York Make a Wish chapter each day in honor and memory of Owen, knowing what a dream it was for him-they truly made his wish come true! Please bookmark the site and vote daily!!! Thank you! The top 4 chapters from each category at the end of the 12 weeks will receive the money to provide a terminally ill child with their wish!
http://www.bettycrocker.com/stirringupwishes/Support.aspx

In addition, with snow on the ground and a bite in the air, it may seem impossible to believe that Akron, NY's Relay for Life is just around the corner!! This year, the event is taking place on Saturday, June 13, 2009 from 12 noon - 12 midnight. Again, the Event Location is the Akron High School Track at 47 Bloomingdale Rd. in Akron, NY 14001. I have started a team in honor and memory of Owen named Frogger's Family and Friends. You can find our team home page at: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?team_id=442366&fr_id=14019&pg=team
Please join our team, donate in memory of Owen and/or another loved one, and/or plan on joining us on June 13. You do not need to stay for the entire length of the Relay, stop by for an hour or so to show your support, or donate your time before or during the Relay to help raise money, gather baskets/donations for a Chinese Auction, help raise money through bake sales, etc---(feel free to give me ideas since this is my first time being a team leader!!!). Last year was the first Relay that Owen attended--as a survivor. He cut the ribbon at the Opening Ceremonies with my Aunt (also a cancer survivor). It will be difficult without Owen there (physically) with us this year, but I think that walking in his memory is a wonderful tribute to him.
Thank you all for your continued support. There is not a minute that escapes me without a thought of Owen, and there is nothing that I do that is not accompanied with the wish to have him there with me. However, there are moments throughout the day that I am able to hear his giggle, see his eyes twinkle with a smile, and hear him tell me that he "wuvs" me. I certainly have a great emptiness without him-it is like losing a limb. Yet, I continue to be so incredibly grateful to have had him in my life. How incomplete it would have been without ever having him at all...

I wish that this would have all shown up, but I can't figure out how to get it to fit so that it all shows..

  What it is showing is that March 7th is Ice Cream for Breakfast Day in support of Give Kids the World, a village where kids stay witth their families while in Orlando for their wish trip.   Because Owen's trip was a rushed trip (we found out he had relapsed and were in Orlando the following week because the cancer had come back in numerous spots in his brain and spine so quickly), we did not stay at Give Kids the World, however, we did visit daily to eat, ride ponies, play miniature golf, etc.  

  For more information on Give Kids the World or to make a donation, please visit their website at  http://www.gktw.org/

 Let's all show our support for children with terminal illnesses and eat ice cream for breakfast on March 7!!

Celebrate Founder's Day  by having Ice Cream for Breakfast! March 7th, 2009 All of us at Give Kids The World Village are getting ready for our Founder's Day celebration on March 7. Four years ago we started a tradition... encouraging everyone to "eat ice cream for breakfast" to help us celebrate. Whether you were a guest at the Village, share your time as a volunteer Angel, send Wish Children here as a Wish Granting Organization or are one of our treasured partners, you are a special part of our GKTW family. We hope that on March 7, you will start your day off with ice cream and thoughts of the thousands of precious children we have served. Show us how you celebrate Ice Cream for Breakfast Day by sending us your photos. You may even see yourself on our website or our fan page on Facebook! Please send your photos toDream@gktw.org. Our world-famous Ice Cream Palace is open from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., so that our Wish children can have ice cream for breakfast every day of the year! Wish Child, Jack enjoys an ice cream sundae with his mom and sister in the  Ice Cream Palace at Give Kids The World Village. A Wish Child's sister, Ruby enjoys some delicious chocolate ice cream in the  Ice Cream Palace at Give Kids The World Village. The staff of Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon, one of our partnering Wish Granting Organizations, celebrates Give Kids The World's 2008 Founder's Day with a yummy bowl of ice cream for breakfast!   For more information about Give Kids The World, visit www.gktw.org. To receive the next edition of our online newsletter and GKTW News, please visit our subscription page. [Return to Top]

About Give Kids The World Give Kids The World Village (GKTW) is a 70-acre, non-profit resort in Central Florida that creates magical memories for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. GKTW provides accommodations at its whimsical resort, donated attractions tickets, meals and more for a week-long, cost-free fantasy vacation. With the help of many generous individuals, corporations and partnering wish-granting organizations, Give Kids The World has welcomed more than 90,000 families from all 50 states and over 65 countries.  For more information about Give Kids The World, visit www.gktw.org. To find out how you can help create memories and hope for children with life threatening illnesses please visit our How to Help section. To receive GKTW News, please visit our subscription page.  Give Kids The World 210 S. Bass Road Kissimmee, Florida 34746 United States