Sorry to leave you all hanging…we are excited to share with you the "charity" that we have decided to help support. Well, it’s not really a charity at all. We needed to clear it first (with “them”) before announcing it to all of you, so, without further adieu…
As most of you already know, Kristi's sister's husband Eric was diagnosed with Lou Gerrig's disease back in May of this year. Like us, Lori and Eric are accumulating a mountain of bills. Fortunately, we have insurance, as do Lori & Eric. However, as Lori and Eric are also finding out, there are things that insurance doesn’t cover. In Eric’s case, he has to buy special eating utensils so he can eat; he has to get all of his old fillings removed and replaced because his current ones could be toxic; he had to get his deck modified to make it more accessible; the list goes on. Also like us, Lori and Eric are blessed with a very supportive church and family and friends. They have had people already volunteer to do different things for them (like rebuild their deck). The bills still accumulate, however, as surprise expenses hit.
So when Kristi and I started thinking of a "charity" that we could give to, we didn’t have to look very far. The money that is generated by our website will be given to Lori and Eric to help off-set some of their bills. Each time you click on the advertisement on the left hand column of our blog, our blog earns a credit. For instance, we have already generated almost $40 in the first week. Not much, but it will help off-set some of their expenses. We don't have control of what is advertised - they should be "clean" and tailored to our website, but, you never know. So please let us know if you ever see an ad that is inappropriate. Hopefully some of the ads will actually benefit some people reading our blog too!
Some specific prayer requests for this week:
* That we all stay healthy this week
* Kristi goes in for blood work tomorrow. They will probably check her CA125 level later this week too. Please pray boldly for a number around 35
* Pray that whatever the CA125 number comes back as that we will have the wisdom to look to the great Healer for support
* Kristi's neuropathy is getting bad. The tingling has moved all the way up to her knees. You know what it feels like when your feet fall asleep? She has that feeling all the time. This is a side effect of the chemo.
* Her energy level is down. Pray that her energy level goes back up this week.
* Pray that Kristi’s spirits stay high this week as her energy level is down.
P.S. If you’re one of the 20 or 30 people that read my first draft of our blog last night I must apologize. My first draft said something like “we have an exciting announcement to make tomorrow” not thinking that someone might think we were going to say something related to Kristi’s cancer. Kristi thought of that while we were on our date last night. So when we got back I reworded last night’s blog entry to say “we have an exciting announcement to make tomorrow regarding our charity selection.” Sorry for the confusion. If we ever have something to announce regarding Kristi’s cancer we will never leave you hanging like that. It will always be shared right away.
