Happy New Year!

Ok, so it has been a couple of months since my last post. I have been busy with the holidays, schoolwork and my son lately. There are a lot of things to say about Mom, memories, stories, etc., that I can write in a blog. There are also other people who I loved very dearly, who have now passed away, that made huge impacts in my life, that I would like to share to the world.
The problem with trying to maintain a blog like this, is that it can be emotionally draining, so I like to keep the spirit a little upbeat. I also want to be respectful to their memory, to myself and to anyone who chooses to read these posts. Everyone who has ever lost a loved one knows what I mean.
Even though it has been over 10 years, it is still sad to think that this person is physically gone from your life. You can no longer give them a hug or talk to them and you can only speculate what they might be like today had they not died. However, their memory is still very much alive, and although it is still hard, we know that they would not want us to be sulking or distraught over their death, but rather living life to the fullest, loving those that we still have with us and that they would want us to be happy when they cross our mind.
In closing, apologies for not updating sooner. Any feedback is welcome and Happy New Year to you all!

Info on Colon Cancer

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Check out the link for some cancer info. Cancer is still a huge concern, but steps are taken every day with the advancement of research and public awareness.


How many people get colon cancer?

In 2010, it was expected that in the United States, about 100,000 people would be diagnosed with colon cancer and about 40,000 people would get rectal cancer. The good news is that the number of people who die from colon cancer has been going down because screening and treatment have improved. Talk with your doctor about how and when to be screened for colon cancer.

Cute and Funny

Here are some pics of me as a baby, some with my cousins, Heather and Valerie Calvert. You can also see me and Mackenzie and our childhood pets.

And here we have a picture of Tammy and Debra Carroll, showing us how awesome the 90's were.

That's all for today folks. More updates soon.

Obituary and Poem

Click on the individual images to see them full size.

To Answer a Few Questions

I had a Facebook friend ask if all my posts could be seen or if she needed to subscribe.
For now, everything is public, what you see is what you get. If you choose to subscribe or follow my blog, I think it will send you notification through your blogger accounts. If you don't have a blogger account, I think you can choose to be notified through gmail, or google+. Otherwise, you could just check it once a week and I am sure that more will be added.
I have some more content coming real soon, I have just been a little busy this weekend and right now I have to finish up on last week's school work.
So thanks to everyone for your encouragement. Also, if you have any questions, comments or concerns, feel free to leave a comment.

Quick Update

I always thought that memorial sites were kind of a weird idea. I am not sure why I started doing this tonight. I was looking through an old notebook that she left, reading through her notes, and I decided it might be a good idea to have a digital copy. One thing led to another and I decided to create a website with this stuff. I think it will be fun. I don't expect heavy traffic or to make money off the ads or anything like that.
As I started on this, I began to think about my son and how much Mom would have loved him. He is 3 years old now, and with him growing up in a digital world, there may still be a way for him to get to know her, to see what kind of woman she was, to hear a funny story about her and to feel her love. I know that he is young right now and won't understand anything, but there are others right now, nieces, nephews, cousins, who she did meet in life and loved very much, but they may be too young to remember her very well.
I will be making new posts from time to time. I expect to do quite a few here in the start-up process with weekly or biweekly updates in the future. I also want this to be an interactive experience and invite everyone to join in on discussions and so on.
Also, if you have lost a loved one, other than Tammy, feel free to ask me if you can do a guest post, who it is about, and I will give you instructions on what to do. Since the site is dedicated to Tammy Fuson, I would prefer that this would be someone she made a connection with in life, such as a friend or relative. It is not limited to this but it is a suggestion and I must approve all candidate posts before they will be published.
Even if you did not know Tammy and found this site by chance and can relate to anything on here, please feel free to leave a friendly comment anytime. For now this is a public website, but if any abuse occurs, I will make it private.
Thanks,
Billy

Better Pic Soon.

Hi, my name is Billy Fuson and I have decided to create a memorial website for my mother.
Tammy Fuson passed away on Father's Day, June 17th, 2001. She was born May 27th, 1965. I am working on this site to share my fondest memories of her, introduce her to people she never met or were too young to remember her well and to keep her memory very much alive by sharing my stories of her, and I bet many of you reading this have some funny or sweet stories of Tammy you would like to share. I will give you more info on how to do that later, for now, feel free to leave a comment and/ or contact me directly at billyspongemonkey@gmail.