Note from Diane: Hey, friends. I have a friend who could use a little support. If I wasn't down to my last 12 bucks from my own back probs - to the end of the month, I would do something. This is the woman who always helps everyone. She ran a fundraiser for me when I was losing my house 3 yrs ago - and SAVED it. Now she has been chronically sick, her husband is struggling to find work, and if you can help at all? She is a tireless lefty and all around saint. If everyone I know sends even 5 bucks, we could make a huge difference!
Her donate button is here in the left sidebar:
http://www.firefly-dreaming.com/
She's gonna wanna kill me for posting this here, but too bad - I'm bigger than she is - I'll deal with it... ;-)
I emailed Ria last night, and she replied this morning.
Here is her reply (below the fold)...
hey
pf8 called yesterday & said everyone was worried.....
i'm sorry i haven't let y'all know- didn't mean to worry anyone
i'm okay (i guess) i'm going through a depression phase again i think...
my dad came through his pacemaker operation well (i suppose- they never wrote back after saying he came through)...
my son is now in a support group kinda like AA but relying on your OWN strength & having a support network... not "a higher power". it's taken months to get him straightened out somewhat. i just hope he's really commited to this now. i don't think i can take much more
please think happy thoughts for him.
i've been through either several bouts of bronchitis or else the same one is getting better & relapsing numerous times. at any rate it's really taken it's toll on me. all the coughing left me breathless to do anything else- and gha the amount of snot that came out could fill an ocean.
mrD is still without a regular job- just pick-up work here & there.
our internet was cut off for dec & jan- just got it back...
regarding firefly-dreaming....
do whatever you think needs doing
they HAVE NOT sent me a bill yet so .... please do NOT contact Lee at soapblox about taking donations... the longer they go without us on their radar the longer we have to raise funds.
i'm trying to get back to life but right now it's just real hard.
i think i did toooo much on occupy & got my hopes too high that it'd make a difference.
i'll be by when i can
love you
ria
Diane again:
Had not someone sent me a card yesterday with that kind of "love" in it, who knows what my kid and I would have eaten this week.
What goes around comes around.