For those who know me through this blog, you know that my amazing friend Linda has had a crazy year, having survived a coma and becoming a quad amputee.
Besides being a beautiful, hilarious, generous, and crafty genius, I find her determination and independent drive so inspiring as well. Oddly enough, I don't think she realizes how kick-a$$ she is--remember this? She crafted that word "joy" with her fingertip-amputated fingers. Incredible.
What has been eye-opening to me has been the little challenges that one takes for granted: being able to scratch an itch, pick up a tiny piece of paper, or turn a page with fingernails and fingertips, being able to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night without having to put on a pair of prosthetic legs, being able to pick up a toddler with full hands and steady legs, and not being immobilized when a swelling prevents putting on prosthetic legs.
But before all this, Linda was a published and still is a well-regarded scrapbooker. She was on the design team for Cocoa Daisy and now they are having an amazing fundraiser raffle for her.
The prizes are AMAZING. Besides the top prize of the Greece event, major scrapbook celebrities and manufactures have donated fanatastic prizes for this fundraiser. The prizes alone are worth the $10 raffle ticket. The last day to have your donation count as a raffle ticket is tomorrow, May 22.
Because as amazing and determined as Linda, she could still use a helping hand. She lives in a second floor (you can imagine how demanding that is on a person with a pair of prosthetic legs) two bedroom condo with her husband, mother-in-law, and two young sons and they aim to move to a one-story home in the hopefully near future. Her insurance coverage is somewhat limited and doesn't cover test leg prosthetics, which are so key to a good fit for her permanent set of legs. Apparently there are a variety of prosthetic legs and fit and feel is different for each variation.
I hope you'll join me in helping out Linda and participate in this fundraiser.
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you forgot to mention my friend who helped me get through it all without eating a shotgun. <3
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