Anniversary Gift

Kevin and I celebrated our eighth wedding anniversary this week. We spent the evening enjoying dinner out and when we reflected on the past year we really could not believe how quickly it seemed to go by. Of course, it has been a rather exciting year for us and we have so much to be thankful for.

Instead of getting each other anniversary gifts, we wanted to give something more meaningful. Last month, I posted about our visit with our friend, Alyson, while we were in Calgary. I feel very compassionate about Alyson’s efforts to raise money for brain specific cancer research so I want to reach out to our network. I have included some info from Alyson’s blog below. Just click on the text below to go to her blog and read about her story. If Alyson’s story touches you, consider making a donation to help her reach the $50,000 target.

I know I need help. I am grateful for the overwhelming support from friends, family and strangers, that I have and continue to receive every day. I know if I have the right target, I can mobilize this network into an Army that will fill back up this pot I have been given and create that significance difference I have looking to make.

The Target – $50, 000

Target Reason – Want to break even on my chemo-therapy drugs

The Pot – Alberta Cancer Foundation – Brain Specific Research Trials and Grants

Pot Reason- Every dollar raised will be put specifically into research that will try to find a cure for MY “incurable” cancer.

Success is fine, but significance is the real name of the game.