WOW!

I originally drove from Las Vegas to see a couple of the Dancing with the Stars shows in Hollywood, but because of various things I have stayed five weeks. It has been so wonderful to be here with not only Julianne but Katherine, and Derek. It would have been very hard if I would have been in Vegas watching the show and find out that Julianne had to be run to the E.R. I am so glad that I was here in L.A. with Julianne when it happened.

Julianne is only 20 years old. But she has been all over the world. She has had many good and bad experiences and is very independent. Although she is very independent and is used to taking care of herself, it has been great to be mom and do all the things that moms do.

Julianne is so touched by the response of all the fans. I would like to thank all those who have expressed their concerns for her.

Today was the first day she has really been back to herself. She is a tough cookie! I have seen her compete and run off the floor exhausted and sick and then keep competing. Basically being an athlete, very busy schedules, flying red eyes and singing or dancing the same day Julianne has a high threshold for pain. In fact, that is one of the reasons her doctor was concerned about doing the surgery now instead of later.

She might continue suffering and more serious problems may arise. Julianne had a cyst on her left ovary that was removed. She had smaller endometrium cysts other places and her appendix was inflamed and had attached itself to her right hip with a lot of scare tissue that was removed. We are grateful to her doctor for being so thorough and competent.

Julianne’s wish and why she was so candid on T.V. is that her experience will bring an awareness to women to take better care of themselves and get the treatment they deserve instead of living with pain they might think is normal, and that left untreated could cause other complications.

Thank you all for your support. Julianne will be back on the show in another week. Stay tuned to the result show next week for a surprise that Julianne is so excited about.

Sorry, I haven’t kept current, but I’m sure you understand. When I get back to Vegas I have a ton of pictures I want to get on the web site.

Lots of love!

Being mom for now,
Marriann

Today I gave Marriann a call to get her reaction to Derek’s perfect score on tonight’s show. Marriann told me that she loved Derek’s foxtrot tonight and especially liked the costumes. She said that she watched it with Julianne at Julianne’s place. Marriann told me that Julianne described Derek’s dance as beautiful and great. Julianne was proud of both Derek and Cody.

Marriann also wanted to let everyone know that Derek choreographed the Paso Doble group number.

Marriann told me a little bit about a Halloween party that Derek and Shannon had at Shannon’s house. Marriann said that she always made a big deal on Holidays and so Derek seems to have carried it on. She described Derek and Shannon decorating the house like a haunted house with lasers, smoke and the whole 9 yards.

Sounds like a fun Halloween. Of course, I forgot to ask her if she took any pictures of the event. I can’t imagine that she’d go to such a nice party and not take at least a few pictures. We’ll see if she has any that we can post in the future.

Nice to see that even amidst all the dancing and singing the Derek’s doing he can still take some time out for some fun on the Holidays.

Sorry for the simple update. More updates coming soon.