SaraR needs words of love and support.
Sara was diagnosed with squamous cell oral carcinoma. The good news, it’s in the early stages. Betsy Ross of Daily Kos is about to undergo MAJOR surgeries to remove the tumor, several teeth, as well as part of her lower jaw will be removed. Skin grafts from elsewhere on her body will be used to reconstruct part of the inside of her mouth. She is staring down at least several months of recovery. Surgery is scheduled for April 19th, 5:30 a.m. PST. Where ever you are, what ever you’re doing, please send positive energy to SaraR!
In case you weren’t aware of Sara R’s profound impact on the overall vibe of this unusual website, here is a diary that Meteor Blades wrote about her in 2010: www.dailykos.com/…
More than any other individual, Sara R is responsible for making Daily Kos a loving community.
Sara R and her sister, winglion, have sewn, added messages to, and delivered 165 Community Quilts since the first one, which went to Othniel in September of 2009. Lastly, a virtual tour of the Daily Kos Quilt Community, penned by Sara R herself: www.dailykos.com/…
To speed up SaraR getting a Community Quilt, she chose one I had made. ericlwise0 has already added comments from the first diary. I’ll add new comments, quilt it, and send it off to another DKos member, maggiejean for binding. A true DKos collaborative effort!
Because the surgery will be putting SaraR out of commission for a spell, we are also raising money for her (while she waits for her Disability application to process — if it does.) If you leave a comforting message for her in the comments below, we suggest a donation of $20, if you can swing it. (Matching fund offers will also gladly be accepted.)
The official quilt enterprise PayPal donation link is:
www.paypal.com/…
Or if you prefer, the link to Sara R’s personal PayPal is:
www.paypal.com/...
Sara R’s actual PayPal email address is:
rainwoman*at symbol*mac.com.
If you’re not a Paypal person, kosmail me, and I’ll DM you an address to send checks.
Let’s support SaraR and her sister, winglion, by helping provide a financially stress-free recovery and words of support and comfort, as they have done for so many others! Post your comment below and I will copy it onto the quilt.
Thank you Dkos members. We always step up to help each other.
