This week, my minutes, hours and days have been monopolized by the work to get a very important fundraising effort off the ground: my mom is sick and needs our help.
The long and short of it is this (which I posted on Facebook):
A humble call for help: In 1999, my mom was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, Multiple Myeloma, but after a successful stem cell transplant it went into remission. However, it has returned; at this point, her only option is another transplant in Jan 2013. Unfortunately, the cost has skyrocketed to $425K; insurance will cover most of it, but we must come up with $25K before they will even book the transplant. We have tentatively scheduled a charity golf tournament for Friday, September 7th at the Snohomish Golf Course. Anyone interested in golfing, working as an event volunteer or donating items for the silent auction would be wonderful and appreciated more than you know. I'm not one to ask for help but I know that my family can't do this alone.
The amount of work involved with this has been incredibly massive. In the last several days, we've started putting together a golf tournament, a website, fliers, donation sites, bank accounts, and so much more. And the tournament is just one of several events we have in the works. I think my average bedtime this week has been around 1am, and only because I collapsed from exhaustion.
But, the response to this call has been incredible. We've had numerous people say they want to volunteer, others who want to golf or kindly donate items for our auction. Last night, I received an email for a valuable silent auction donation that made me cry; a big feat, as I am not a big "crier". Somebody else has already given a sizable cash donation for the treatment fund. We have been so humbled and overwhelmed by the great support and love from family, friends and our community.
If you want to know more, check out our newly-hatched blog/website, Save Our Mom.
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