Dear friends,
May I tell you about someone? It’s about one courageous woman who has a beautiful heart who just happens to have a brain tumor. She has undergone surgery and a long bout of chemoradiation, and although she has fought hard and continues to fight to maintain the kind of ‘normal life’ someone as lucky as me would take for granted, she was forced to reach out.
Namely, she is at risk of losing one of the few ‘luxuries’ she has…her home.
Her father puts it plainly when he says, “Given that she has a small, one-bedroom apartment, with no cable TV and no Internet, looking for ways to cut further costs is a challenge.”
So how do I know her? Through her kind-hearted parents; her father actually has this wonderful blog—about his journey with their very special canine named Ray—that puts a smile on my face everyday.
I really want this blogging community to get to know them—both Melanie and her father, Colin. Not just for the purpose of ‘helping’ someone, but so you can get to know two wonderful people who exist in what can seem to be sometimes a rather discouraging world. And also because I am simply inspired by them.
So I’m going to provide some links for you:
💙 To get a glimpse of Melanie’s compassionate heart, click here to read her as she reflects upon a day of reaching out to some of the less fortunate in her community.
💙 To get to know her father Colin and his awesome/adorable/hilarious canine buddy Ray (and also to read about Melanie)…click here and be cheered with a panoramic closeup of a big dog head!
To find out more about Melanie, her need, and how to lend a hand…please click on the heart below:
Wishing you all a much blessed day.
With love,
Phoebe
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I just found out this morning that my niece has a brain tumor…MRI tomorrow to see what will happen next. Prayers for Melanie, Colin, and my niece and her young family. Life takes such turns so quickly it seems.
Yes it does. 🙁 Sending much prayers your way!
thank you!
Your compassion embraces the page of this post ♥ Thank you for sharing Melanie’s story.
Thank you so much for reading. 🙂
We’re here to help others. Fantastic job, Phoebe 🙂
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This is beautiful and wonderful Phoebe. Very much appreciated and I hope she gets the help. ❤❤❤
Me too. Hugs to you. 💙
Thank you so much Phoebe. What a lovely surprise and, of course, any additional publicity that could help Melanie is really appreciated. 🙂
Please don’t thank me, Colin. I wish I could do more!
Of course I should thank you Phoebe. You took a small portion of your life and spent it to help my daughter. I am sure that we all wish that we could do more, but let us not trivialize what you and others are doing.
🙂 🙂 🙂