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As some of you know, my best friend Melissa has Crohn's Disease. I posted a thread a few weeks ago to send her mucho love and phin power. But, I'm asking you to 'kick it up a notch'. She is currently raising $ to help find a cure for the disease and help children with Crohn's and Colitis--and I promised I'd pimp-up my BN and PH friends to help support her.

If you would like more information about Crohn's Disease, here is a great link: http://my.webmd.com/hw/inflammatory_bowel/uf6004.asp. I'll spare you all the in-detail information about the disease, because it's not pretty. It's not necessarily (but can be) life threatening...but it is most certainly a life-long illness that is not fun nor easy to manage. If any of you are familiar with the movie "Poltergeist" the little girl who starred in that movie also suffered and died as a result of her battle with Crohn's. (Bet you didn't know I knew that, did ya 'Lis!!)

These are pledges to support her as she participates in the CCFA walk. Melissa is definitely not a gal that just deals with what life hands her. She's definitely out doing something to help the cause.

If that wasn't enough, here's a link to her donation Web site (with a picture). I'm tellin' ya guys...she's HOT!!!
https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/do ... d=73965842

From this link you will have the opportunity to learn more about Melissa and her struggle with Crohn's disease. She's very young, very beautiful, and has had to deal with more crap (literally) than any person should ever have.

But wait! There's more!!!! I'm not 'Lis' only BN connection. She is also the sweet cousin of our very own PHAW Webmistress--the mistress of all things pimping (I had to learn it from somewhere).

So, if you can, please donate. If not, please send continued well wishes her way! Thank you everyone, so much, I really, really appreciate it!

one of my best friends has Crohns.

he recently had to have surgery to remove part of his innerds ... the treatments he was on had stopped being productive. Its been about 6 months since the surgery and he is looking / eating / feeling almost normal again.

I pitched in $10. Wish it could be more. Great donation site, really easy to use. Everybody should go check it out!

Four Play wrote:I pitched in $10. Wish it could be more. Great donation site, really easy to use. Everybody should go check it out!

Seriously!! That helps out a lot!!! Thanks Bill!!

I suffered from Crohn's for several years and I wouldn't wish it on Hitler. Pain like you simply cannot imagine. Drinking-warm-Nightrain-straight-from-the-bottle-to-try-to-kill-the-pain type pain (it didn't work). Praying-for-someone-to-kick-you-in-the-nuts-just-for-something-different type pain. Praying-for-nuclear-war-to-just-end-it-now type pain.

I had surgery seven years ago and have been sympton-free since then (knock on wood). But currently there is no "cure" for it and many people aren't so lucky. (My surgeon said that, in his experience, it's about 50/50 if it ever comes back after surgery).

So I can at least promise any of you thinking about contributing that this money is going to a good cause.

HawaiianGator wrote:one of my best friends has Crohns.

he recently had to have surgery to remove part of his innerds ... the treatments he was on had stopped being productive. Its been about 6 months since the surgery and he is looking / eating / feeling almost normal again.

Thank you so much for your thoughts. I'm glad your friend is feeling better.

Big Red Parrothead wrote:I suffered from Crohn's for several years and I wouldn't wish it on Hitler. Pain like you simply cannot imagine. Drinking-warm-Nightrain-straight-from-the-bottle-to-try-to-kill-the-pain type pain (it didn't work). Praying-for-someone-to-kick-you-in-the-nuts-just-for-something-different type pain. Praying-for-nuclear-war-to-just-end-it-now type pain.

I had surgery seven years ago and have been sympton-free since then (knock on wood). But currently there is no "cure" for it and many people aren't so lucky. (My surgeon said that, in his experience, it's about 50/50 if it ever comes back after surgery).

So I can at least promise any of you thinking about contributing that this money is going to a good cause.

Wow! Glad to hear the surgery went so well for you and thanks for sharing your story and helping bump the thread back up to the top.

I had mentioned this a few weeks ago, but Melissa has been through several surgeries (one of them so big and icky I don't even feel at liberty to share), Remicaid treatments, etc. etc. Sometimes she responds well...sometimes not...but she hasn't been in remission for over 2 years.

BTT

Glad you posted this Mal (great pimping btw ) - I had forwarded my e-mail home to post it in case you didn't

the more EXPOSURE the better

Thanks so much Renee!!!! Lis needs to know how cool it is to be PHdy.

i'm in for 10.00 ,i to wish i could do more.best of luck in reaching your goal.my prayers will be with you.

your right she is cute.

Melissa's account has been bumped another fitty...

There's plenty of us in here and if it's $5, it's $5...if it's $100...less work for the rest...

((P))((H))((I))((N)) ((P))((O))((W))((E))((R))

To Melissa from St. Pete Beach, FL

Melissa's Fundraising Goal:
$2,500.00
Money Raised to Date:
$180.00

I am in ...

One of my mothers friends sons is severly effected by it .....

PHAW Webmistress wrote:Melissa's Fundraising Goal:
$2,500.00
Money Raised to Date:
$180.00

She's up to $200 now.

SMLCHNG wrote:

PHAW Webmistress wrote:Melissa's Fundraising Goal:
$2,500.00
Money Raised to Date:
$180.00

She's up to $200 now.

I am sure it can get it higher!!!

Hey everyone! Thanks so much to everyone who has donated and sent good thoughts her way!! I really appreciate it (and Melissa too)!!!

funds coming from the Balcony Girls . .

couldn't do the on-line thing, so a check is in the mail . .

you're right, she's quite beautiful . .looks very much like Marie Osmond. . and I say that in a good way . .

is there anyway I might put a get well card in with my check . ? ? will she get it personally . . .? ?

balcony girls wrote:funds coming from the Balcony Girls . .

couldn't do the on-line thing, so a check is in the mail . .

you're right, she's quite beautiful . .looks very much like Marie Osmond. . and I say that in a good way . .

is there anyway I might put a get well card in with my check . ? ? will she get it personally . . .? ?

Oooh. I have no idea if she gets it personally...but I can certainly pass along her info if you'd like to send her a card! You rock!

I suffered from Ulcerative Colitis for 5 long years resulting in the removal of my entire Colon (large intestine), had the wonderful side bag for two long months until surgery #2 where they reconnected my inner plumbing. surgery #3 and #4 were emergencies due to two seperate plumbing leaks.
Surgery # 5 was another emergency as a result from the original condition, had the gall bladder and part of my liver removed. Coming from someone with experience, let's help find a cure for this thing, it is not only painful but it really really sucks big time. Help where you can.