I have posted 15 items onto eBay!
Under my TeamDenise eBay ID
YAY!
It was a
Struggle to get
Everything right
Correctly
Submitted
Revised
Retracted
Resubmitted
But now
I’ve got my template
Corrected
Completed
Saved
And its all
Done and
Good for
Future listings
I had forgotten how much
Fun it was to be
Selling
And I have
My first bid!
I have more to
Sell
More photos to
Take
More items to
List
Which I am already
Working on
I had forgotten how much
Fun it was!!
Tags: eBay
I’m having a lot of hits, from people searching for “Sara Sullivan”. They hit on the post that I wrote about her passing and my feelings. Many have included the word “donate” in their search.
Yes, Sara and I are different… different women
She was young… I am older
She had a loving and supportive husband, partner… I am single, alone
She was a mother, leaving behind a young child… I am childless
She was filled with the light of her faith… my faith is being tested
There are Many things which Sara Sullivan was… that I am not
I do believe though,
Sara did not want to die… I do not want to die
I do believe
Sara wanted to live… I want to live
Sara fought bravely… I am still fighting
Sara had insurance… I do not have insurance
I wish these people
who search for a way to donate to Sara Sullivan’s cause
would consider
donating a little to me, to my cause
so that some day soon
someone else
is not
writing about
my passing.
Tags: Sara Sullivan
Been working on my fundraiser…
The “dry rub” transfers are looking like they are what I needed. The project should be “up and running” within 2 weeks.
YAY!!
Tags: fundraising projects
The dry rub transfers came in! That was the Quickest mail service from Canada!
Now to see if it’ll work for what and how I need.
One Step Forward for the fundraiser…
Yay!
Tags: fundraising projects
Still working on my fundraiser…
After many trial and errors, I decided that what I need to find is a supply for something called “dry rub” transfers to be able to make my own. I went online Presuming that I would find something here in Houston, but the best result I got was someplace in Canada. With price and shipping was even cheaper than what the manufacturer sells for online.
What The Heck?
Canada??
This is Houston, Texas… HOUSTON. We have Everything here. I’m Sure I can find it, but I really don’t have the time to go traipsing all over Houston hoping to locate what I need, so I went ahead and ordered from Canada, a couple days ago.
Now I wait for delivery, and to see if it does the trick I hope for.
Tags: fundraising projects
Working on this Fundraiser is getting frustrating. Its been a month, and I’m Still not ready to get it started, am Still just trying to get it together!
Not that I’m gonna stop, but there are issues that I have to find solutions for, and when I THINK I’ve got the solution, only find out that it’s Not Quite the solution I need. So it Seems like I’m back to “square one”, even though I Know that I am making progress… just not fast enough.
I need to find some type of spray sealer for vinyl. Everything I’ve tried so far either makes the vinyl sticky or causes (dried) ink to run. I have several Friends who are helping with ideas, and I am searching the internet. Its taking time…
I will be Sooooo glad when I can announce this!
Tags: fundraising projects
Friday, when I went for the Zometa infusion #4 at North Cypress Medical Center, we were told that we would have to be off the premises by 5:30 pm or we would not be allowed to leave for an undetermined period of time.
Huh?
Why?
Well, seems that Speaker of The House, Nancy Pelosi, was scheduled to be visiting the hospital and there was the matter of security – Secret Service, FBI and the local police force.
Wow. Regardless of your political views, that’s pretty much a big deal…
Speaker of the House of Representatives…
Visiting a local hospital in Cypress, Texas…
Visiting a local hospital in Cypress, Texas?
Seems there’s something about a “doctor-owned” hospital (physician owned hospital) that the government is interested in, for one reason or another. I’m not privy to that info, so I don’t even want to speculate, though if I was to Guess, I’d guess it had something to do with the proposed Health Reform Bill.
So Mom and I are wondering, How I can get my info to Madame Speaker… we asked around.
Didn’t look good for it.
When we were leaving, we saw the local police force arriving, quite a few patrol cars and canine units.
So we asked.
No Way.
Specifically – No.Way.In.Hell.
Security would be so flipping tight, that my chances of getting close to The Speaker were about the same as my sprouting wings and flying off across the pond.
Oh well, it was a thought.
I feel like a juggler.
The one you see who keeps getting more and more balls added to their act.
I was talking with the PAP Rep from Roche about my Xeloda PAP eligibility denial, when I noticed the dates on the letter…
From Roche it was dated Aug 11 2009 and stated I had one month to resolve.
The date stamp from our mailroom was August 27 2009,
I received it on the 28th.
Today is Sept 04, and a long holiday weekend is coming up.
That will give me 4 days next week to get this done.
Four Days to navigate Texas Bureaucracy.
Four short days…
Thank Goodness the Rep was able to get my time extended for one month.
She advised me to call her and let them know if I was able to get any resolution.
I told her that she would not have to worry about me keeping in touch.
Just add another ball…
Since I received the letter from Roche, advising me of the discontinuation of my PAP eligibility, I’ve been trying to contact Texas Health and Human Resources so that I can apply for Medicaid for assistance with my Xeloda prescription.
Of course, if I’m accepted, then all my other financial assistance goes out the window.
It’s really a no-win situation for me there.
I’ve been on the phone every day, and still have only accomplished being on hold for long periods of time without ever talking to someone. By long periods of time, I’m talking 63 minutes, 88 minutes, 97 minutes and more…
Since I’m a temp, my salary depends on my actual hours of work. I’m paid for holidays only if I work a minimum 30-hours of the week prior to the holiday. Since my diagnosis, I’m always close to that 30-hour mark due to time lost. Next week, with Labor Day holiday past, I can take off some time to go down to Texas Health and Human Resources in person.
And hold there.
Last night (Sunday) was my last dose of Sodium Phenylbutrate… my last 8 pills from my August supply. And my last dose of AmnioCare A10 (which appears to be a form of the Antineoplaston Therapy)… my last 2 pills from my August supply. The last of my supply…
I haven’t been able to pay for my September supply yet. I’m trying to get the money for September, but until I do, I’ll have to forego part of my treatment. That’s kinda scary, expecially since I just had bloodwork done and am waiting the results.
Especially scary cuz “It has been shown (Samid 1992) that Phenylbutyrate arrests tumor growth and induces differentiation of pre-malignant and malignant cells through this non-toxic mechanism.” and “Phenylbutyrate has been shown to be a non-toxic differentiation inducer, promoting maturation of various types of malignant cells. Maturation makes the cells less aggressive, causing them to cease dividing and eventually die.“
Let’s see that again… “makes the cells less aggressive, causing them to cease dividing and eventually die.“
Yes – DIE.
Scary cuz I will have to go without until I can pay for September’s supply.
And after September…
October…
November
December…
I’ve said it before…
CANCER SUCKS.
AND SO DOES THE COST OF TREATMENT.
Tags: Finances, Sodium Phenylbutrate
