Saving Stephen

March 2nd, 2009 by Karen

The last couple of weeks, I’ve been working on a side project to help out one of my brother’s best friends, Stephen.

Stephen is a 28 year old young man, husband, uncle, and brother. He is a musician, a friend, a God loving person, and overall a very good man.

Since 2006, Steve has been battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He has gone through countless chemo and radiation treatments with little success. He just finished a 20 day stint in the “bubble” at the hospital where basically he was in total isolation as they killed off his immune system once again with two different kinds of chemo.

There is a place in Houston, Texas called MDAnderson that has had great success with treating hard to cure cases like Stephen’s and it is our sincere goal to send him there. Only problem is that it is out of network for him and just to walk in the door is nearly $42K. Add on travel for him and his wife Rosemary and other expenses and it is nearly an insurmountable cost. As his friends and family, we feel it is our duty and our priveledge to help Stephen with this part of his journey.

“…during your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.”
~Footprints in the Sand

There is a high probability that Stephen will need a bone marrow transplant, so a drive has begun for that in addition to the drive to help him get to Houston for additional treatment.

Please visit SavingStephen.com to help.

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Surface

March 1st, 2009 by Karen

floating
like a forgotten blossom
on a wood ringed pond

making nary a ripple
bobbing slightly with the breeze
as the mist swirls tightly

all promise of life
lost in the chill of evening
and the depths of oblivion.

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