It's not about me

This time this post isn't about me, it's about two dear friends that inspire me. While both of these individuals have told me that I inspire them for being so strong, I want them to know that their actions to help others is what inspires me.

First, is my dear friend Kathleen Price (a.k.a Kat). Some of you have the pleasure of knowing Kat directly, others might "know of" Kat for the following reasons/stories:
1) She is the creator of my new fabulous pink external cranial prosthesis
2) She made me laugh when she explained to me that cancer was not a hobby
3) She has an incredible job as makeup supervisor of 6 (or is it 7 now) Cirque Du Soleil shows in Las Vegas
4) She taught me to draw on eyebrows during my first battle with cancer in the bathroom of a California Pizza Kitchen (good times)
5) She invented the "Malaria Shot," a shot served to all guests at my Survivor party after my battle with Hodgkin's disease. (In case you are wondering it was Goldschlager and Rumplemintz.)
6) She created my Hodgkin's Disease Survivor logo (yes, I had a logo).
7) So many more stories...I could go on and on...

Anyway, the reason why Kat inspires me is because she is voluntarily shaving her head in an effort to raise money for St. Baldrick's Foundation, a non-profit organization that funds childhood cancer research grants. She has joined with 20 other Cirque Du Soleil performers, employees and friends with the goal of raising $50,000 by shaving their heads!

As Kat explained to me last week on the phone, she's tired of feeling helpless (and tired of making soup) when so many of her friends and family have fought "The Cancer". Well, if you know Kat, when she jumps in, she jumps in with both feet. So she's not walking to raise money, she's shaving to raise money! I so look forward to seeing what kind of fabulous external cranial head gear she will be wearing once she is bald like me (Kat, does this mean I need to send you back the pink wig??)

I'd like to ask you all to consider making a donation in support of Kat, Cirque Du Soleil and the St. Baldrick's Foundation. But more importantly, I ask you to consider a gift to help find a cure. For more information or to make a donation, here is Kat's page:
http://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/katzgonnashave
Also, here is the team home page for the Cirque du SoBald:
http://www.stbaldricks.org/teams/mypage/teamid/64839

My other dear friend that has provided me with much inspiration is Bonnie Gillespie. Bonnie has worked all over the world fighting malaria, providing disaster relief and caring for those less fortunate than us. She is now on the ground as a volunteer in Haiti on behalf of the American Red Cross. Doing disaster relief work stretches your boundaries emotionally, physically and spiritually. Me, I learned I needed running water to function (thank you dear Karen for that self realization in Florida after Hurricane Charley). Bonnie, I dont know if she has limits. She sacrifices comforts in order to help others. If you have donated to the Red Cross to help provide relief in Haiti, please visit the following site for information that Bonnie is posting on how your money is being put to use to serve others. And if you haven't, well, these videos might just inspire you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8t7yCHn4iQ

Love to all.
Lynn