Benefit Dinner

1st Annual Ryan Holaday Benefit Dinner. We will be serving ribeye steak, baked potatoes, salad and homemade rolls and honey butter.  We are so excited to see you all on Saturday June 19th at 5pm at Howard's Nursery in Fruitland. Ticket's can be purchased for $25/person on this blog or at the door. There will be a live auction following the dinner. We have got some GREAT auction items. Here's a few:

Live Auction

Eric Collet  4 Piano lessons

Wide West Marketing Martin bow  

American NW Outdoors St Croix Steelhead Fishing Pole/Shimano Reel $700

Country Corner Full size weighted basketball hoops sunkist logo

Country Corner Full size weighted basketball hoops sunkist logo

Country Corner Full size electric scooter

Conrad Bischoff 5lb hershey bar

Dr Carroll Vasectomy

Redlin Photography  Family session and print

AspenTimeshares  7 night stay for 8 in McCall 208-634-7028

Sierra Gardner Collector Wine Set Sierra Gardner

Plaza Restaurant Pie of your choice

Plaza Restaurant Pie of your choice

Ben Cottier Idaho Steel Heads Suite for 12  2010-11

Tim Huff DDS "Zoom" In office tooth whitening $600 value

Hammer Store  Coke Limited Edition Guitar Wireless Controller

Winegar Farms 2 Cords of cherry wood cut and delivered w/in 30miles of Fruitland

Stan Flowers 4x8 Hand Made Picnic Table

Rob Coddens Diesel chip

Bob Jennings Signed Basketball from Utah Jazz

NFR NFR finals tickets in Las Vegas

Cave Falls Retreat 2 night stay for 8 in Ashton, ID

Heart 'n Home Caldwell BSU Basket

Dixie Peterson House Cleaning

Minda Jacobson Cake

Jessy Presher Fighter Wall Decor

Jessy Presher Fighter Wall Decor

Jessy Presher Deer Wall Decor

Jordan Gross Signed NFL Gear 

Phillips Auto Car

Flying V Saddlery Jerry Vincent

CT Derm

Brandon Jennings Fastenal Tools

Sunset Lanes 10 Lanes of bowling

Diane Holaday Fighter Scentsy Gift Basket

Micron Employees Putter and Balls

Reece Distributing 10 speed Huffy Bike

Conrad Bishcoff Camping Kit

Conrad Bishcoff Gatorade Cooler on wheels

Ste Chapelle Winery Red Wine Basket w/Concert Tickets

Ste Chapelle Winery White Wine Basket w/Concert Tickets

Makin Bacon Farms/Tommy Evers Pig for butcher

East Side Floweriest  Plant

Flower Trunk Flower Arrangement 

Blossom Shop & Tea for Two Plant Plant

2 nights lodging/2 day ski pass at Sun Valley Resort
Chad Holaday/Natalie Blume Martha Steward Patio Set

Silent Auction

1 Angie Warnke 60 min message

2 An Angels Touch $100 Gift Certificate for tattoo

3 Fit for Life 1 yr gym membership fit for life

4 Silver Bit Steak House Dinner for 2

5 Shoreline Pest Control   $75 gift certificate

6 Shoreline Pest Control  $75 gift certificate

7 Kancice Dickinson/Lissa Munn  Pampered Chef basket

8 Snake River Vet Weekend Boarding and vaccines

9 Amy Caviness Paradise Pedicure 

10 Mahlon's Lawn Care $100 Lawn Care Gift Certificate

11 Angie Rynearson Cut and Color Gift Certificate

12 Howard Landscaping 5 lawn sprays

13 Howard Landscaping 5 lawn sprays

14 Diane Holaday Scentsy His basket

15 Diane Holaday Scentsy Hers basket

16 Norms Dry cleaning  $20 gift cert

17 Tanya Boles Premier Design Jewelry

18 Karen Sheppard Spa Manicure and Pedicure

19 Electric Beach Spa Kit

20  Kimber Kurt Hand Made Beaded Watch

21 Fiesta $30 Gift Certificate

22 Gateway Inn 1 Night stay any room

23 DJ's Restaurant $40 gift Certificate

24 Dr Martin pair of shoes of your choice

25 Dr Martin pair of shoes of your choice

26 Warson Brands Florsheim Shoes of your choice

27 Warson Brands Florsheim Shoes of your choice

28 Gale Farrow Afghan

29 Gale Farrow shelf 

30 Cody Lloyd Hand Made Watch

31 Robin Crowley-Mize Hand Made Necklace

32 Robin Crowley-Mize Hand Made Earrings

Body Shop 3 month gym membership

True Value Pot hanger

Kathy Sorensen Jewelry 

Sierra Gardner Wine Basket 

Rhynos Carpet cleaning Carpet Cleaning for 2 rooms

Joan Hagon Pampered Chef

Big O Tire $40 Gift Certificate

Big O Tire $60 Gift Certificate

EZ Mart Wine Basket

Jessy Presher Deer Wall Decor

Conrad Bishcoff Camping Kit

Conrad Bishcoff 3 Large Chamois

Conrad Bishcoff 3 Large Chamois

Conrad Bishcoff 3 Large Chamois

Dale Stevens 2 hrs property maintenance

Katia Boudreau Sign

We will also be celebrating Ryan's 30th birthday!!!! There will be a live band following the auction. Please come and join us. 
Thank you.

Ryan Holaday Benefit Dinner has been changed!!!

Please click on the flyer below for details

"FIGHTER" posted by Amber (Ashley's sister)

When we started this process of creating an event to raise money for Ryan's care, Ashley told me that if we raised $5,000 she would shave her head. I knew that would be easily obtainable because of the amazing family, friends and community we live in. I told her, "You better shoot a little higher Sis. We will raise that easily. How about if we raise $20,000 you shave your head?" She said, "Nope, $5,000."  We all know you don't argue with Ash when she sets her mind to something, but I honestly thought she was kidding. Well, two days ago I was going over our donations and we had $4,800. The past week the checks have finally started to pour in. I have been getting several each day, plus the paypal. I called Ashley and asked her if her razor was sharp because by tomorrow I was SURE we would have $5,000. She said "SERIOUSLY!" I gave her a list of all you wonderful friends that have donated, sponsored holes, and bought slots for the tournament. She put me on speaker and made me repeat everything to Ryan. They were SO excited!!! She said to Ryan, "Honey, looks like I am shaving my head." I reminded her that I though she should shoot higher. She said NO she said $5,000 and that is what she meant!

The next day I had set up a meeting set up at 5:00 with some fellow volunteers that are helping me with the fund raiser. Ashley called and told me she would be there at 6:00 to shave her head. I have to admit I tried to put her off on doing it, but again, you all know Ash. She, Ryan, the boys, Ryan's family, and our family showed up at 6:00 ready to go.  She was seriously going to have Ryan shave her head.

When the time came it didn't go as smooth as we thought it might. It was a VERY sobering, emotional moment. There was MANY tears shed.  It was so amazing to see th strength Ryan and Ashley have, and the love they share.  This terrible trial has brought them together in a way that cannot even be explained. Before Ryan shaved her head he tearfully told Ashley what an amazing, wonderful wife she is and how much he loves and appreciates her. She told him that he has been the most wonderful "FIGHTER" she has ever seen. That shaving her head was nothing compared to all he has gone through.  

When Ryan finished shaving her head he kept telling her over and over, "Honey, you are so beautiful. Isn't she beautiful?!" 

 I am so proud of Ryan and Ashley.  I must say Ashley, you can pull off being bald. ;) We love you both!!!

Me kissing her hair goodbye 

Pain Pain Go Away :)

Yesterday after two days of Ryans pain being uncontrolled at home, the Dr admitted him to St Lukes Downtown. His pain in better today and they are trying to get his cortisol levels figured out. He had a MRI yesterday to look for infection in his spine since he has had a lot of pain there and a high fever. The results are that his cancer has spread to the T12 level of his vertebrae. We are waiting on the information from the Rad Onc to get started on radiation of that site as well. They will start this today, since they are worried that the tumor would make him paralyzed since it is laying on his spinal cord.
We have an amazing view from our presidential suite (broom closet) of the ER and have completely enjoyed the sounds of the chirping birds(machine alarms) and the four star linens on his bed and my cot, and are looking forward to a few more nights in paradise. On a serious note, they have done well today getting his pain under control and he is talking and feeling much better today.
Until Later!
Love, Hope, Faith!

Ryan Holaday Benefit Golf Tournament!

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SAVE THE DATE . . .Ryan Holaday Benefit Golf Tournament

1st Annual Ryan Holaday Benefit Golf Tournament!!! River Bend Golf Course in Homedale, ID, June 19th at 8am. $250/4 person team. Dinner included. Benefit auction to follow. $100 minimum to sponsor a hole. We are also looking for donations for the auction. If you aren't a golfer, you are welcome to attend the dinner. It will be $25/person. Registration deadline for the golf tournament and dinner is June 12. We will also be looking forward to celebrating Ryan's 30th birthday at the golf course!!!

Ryan is 29 and has stage 4 adrenal cancer. He is married to Ashley Bieker Holaday and they have 2 boys. Brody, age 5 and Kolby, age 3. Ryan had a major surgery in November to remove a 5+ pound tumor, a kidney and his gallbladder. He and his family went to Chicago for 2 months to undergo a clinical trial which was unsuccessful. Unfortunately, we recently found out the tumor is back, about the same size, and the cancer has mets to his liver. Ryan is currently undergoing radiation.

All proceeds will aid in his care. Register online at http://www.theholadays.blogspot.com/ or call Amber Stice at (208) 880-9940 or Zach Bieker at (208) 739-8543.

Thank you all SO much & we love to you all!

Radiation Radiation Radiation . . .

Radiation has been tough. Monday was day 1 of 14 treatements. Ryan walked out of the radiation vault feeling great, and I was shocked that he was out so quickly- nothing like chemo. We went home afterwards and Ryan wanted to go into Boise. We made it as far as Middleton when Ryan started puking along side of the freeway, and then it began. Radiation sucks! We now have it somewhat figured out. Before each treatment(daily) he goes in for fluids, anti-nausea and pain meds through his port. This has made all the difference in the world. When we saw his Rad Oncologist Friday she explained it like this-
Ryan's tumor is pressing up on his stomach and when they radiate the tumor, it also radiates his stomach. This is also causing the stomach to fight back and thus the reason he is so pukey. She said that this radiation would be miserable, thanks to the location of the tumor, but she is hopeful that when the 14 days are complete he will have good pain relief.
Yesterday he ate a great breakfast and we celebrated food by going to Texas Roadhouse.(Ry's favorite restaurant)
We are looking forward to next week. Ryan's Grandpa is coming to visit for a while. It has been 3 years since we last saw him and Barbara. The boys are looking forward to seeing Grandpa Burr!! Monday will be day 6 and the half point will soon follow. As much as we love all the nurses at MSTI, it will be extremely nice to not spend the majority of each day with them :):) We need to get ready for camping season!! YAY!!