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We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
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Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.

It's time to move on and move forward.

PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.

But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.

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If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.

So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!

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Old 06-24-2014, 07:05 PM   #1
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THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH

my DN, Lisa had a PET scan done and she is CANCER FREE.

Thank you all for all the thoughts and best wishes and especially for the P word. Whether it was a pixie or a prayer....it worked. I appreciate it......and I can't begin to tell just how much.

Lisa still has 4 more chemo sessions and her doctor wants to complete them for precautionary purposes.

Thank you all, again.
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I hope she tolerates the rest of the chemo well and is soon holding her kids again whenever she wants.
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So wonderful for Lisa nad her young family!
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So Happy for all of you !!! Such great news !!!
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That is wonderful. Happy for you all.
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So happy to hear the good news. Hope she handles the last treatments well
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What fantastic news! I hope she'll resist the urge to go out and about too soon and will let her body recover its strength and ability to protect itself from infection. Such happy news!
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