Hi, it's Syd.  Happy New Year's to everyone! For those of you who followed my caringbridge journal (www.caringbridge.org/visit/sydneymartin) at this time I usually write my top ten list.  So here is my top 10 of 2011
1. Continuing to be LCH free!
2. Making the New Trier Dance Team
3. Graduating from Junior High School
4. The 2nd Walk for Syd Rocks last summer
5. Starting high school
6. Making new friends and still being great friends with the girls who have gone through everything with me!
7. My other friends with Histio who are also disease free now
8. Going to my close friends Bat Mitzvah in St. Thomas
9. Being one of the newest members of the Kids Advisory Board at Children's Memorial Hospital.
10. Continuing to raise money and awareness for LCH.
I appreciate all of the above so much, I really am so fortunate.  I wanted to also thank my advisory for helping make and sell Syd Rocks necklaces at school before the holidays. It was very meaningful to have everyone helping to raise money for research for Histiocytosis.  I am looking forward to another great year and will be posting soon about upcoming Syd Rocks events. One of my New Year's resolutions is to raise another $30,000 for research this year and with your help I know I can. I wish everyone health and happiness for 2012. Bye for now, Syd