...chronicling my mother's battle to live with liver disease and raising awareness of hepatic encephalopathy, together.

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Raffle Today!

Had a vendor fair today. Not a great turnout, so I made no profit. BUT I also held a raffle with a ton of prizes from local places for ALF. Today's prizes were all about foodies; Chipotle, AppleBee's, Starbucks, Juice It Up, Siggy's, Big Cheese Pizza....it was great! So blessed to have so much local support! Between last week's donations and selling the frog bonnet, that brings the total cash donations to $108!

I have one week left, so please consider a donation of any amount. My personal goal is $150, and our team goal is $1,500. Two really easy ways to help are right here:
1) click HERE to be directed to our team page and donate and amount securely though paypal,
2) click HERE to be directed to the getpear.com website, click a few clicks, answer 2 questions, and earn our team points toward custom t-shirts that will be sold. Proceeds will be split between ALF and my mother's caregiving expenses. This is a LIMITED TIME sponsorship - I only have 7 DAYS LEFT to get as many clicks as possible. PLEASE click...it costs you nothing and could make a real difference.

Thank you so much for supporting us! Someday, I hope I see a treatment or cure for liver disease that doesn't require a  transplant. So many lose the battle waiting on a matching donor, and people like my mother don't even get listed because her main issues are ascites and HE, which aren't counted in the MELD score that transplant lists rely on. So little is known, and this is so common...some liver disease can be prevented and some might be genetic, but more research must be done to make any improvements to the lives of those affected by liver disease, including the fifteen thousands kids who receive liver transplants annually.

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