For PERSPECTIVE, compare and contrast Irene’s skin color as it has morphed along her journey …. it’s an amazing metamorphosis …. from turning BLACK in July of 2007 following the chemo and stem cell transplant to ….

July 28, 2007, at home in the garden

August 19, 2007, fun “tea party” with Carmen & Jane & Jocelyn

October 27, 2007, front yard

April 3, 2008, on the Monterey Bay
Irene is putting weight back on and her skin is slowly returning to its natural olive complexion. Despite the chronic nausea and the recent increase in amyloid value within her bloodstream, she’s enduring it all with JOY and a SMILE on her face!! Her courage and attitude on this journey have truly been inspiring!!!
Caminando con Fé
Dave