For p3aches
A rare public post. This is a re-post from cyan_blue's journal. p3aches(the female in the icon to this post) is good people, and deserves the help.
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Hi everyone,
As some of you may have already heard, our dear friend and community
member Teri Harget was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She
discovered this a few weeks ago while doing a routine breast
self-exam, and she has been undergoing many tests to determine the
severity of the cancer as well as what her best treatment options are.
To make matters even harder, Teri had just begun a new job in the
weeks before she was diagnosed, and therefore she was not covered by
medical insurance at the time of her diagnosis. Hence, her medical
bills are already in the thousands, and there will still be additional
medical fees to cover even as her insurance begins to cover it.
For those of you who don’t know her - Teri is a mother of 4 children
as well as an MFT intern who is working to complete her hours towards
licensure as a therapist. She has a huge heart and a welcoming smile,
and is always there with an open ear for others. People just plain
feel good in her presence.
We love her a ton and so we are reaching out to her communities to
request support in various ways. Financial support will be the best
way to help her right now, so that she can go through her medical
treatment without the added worry of how to make ends meet at home
given the mounting medical bills. But, even if you aren’t in a place
of being able to donate, please keep reading because there are other
ways to offer her and her family support as well.
Ways that you can help:
1. Donate - Below is a donation button where you can donate money
towards her medical expenses. You don't need a paypal account to use
it - it will accept credit card numbers too. Donations will be
collected by Geri Weitzman (cyan_blue) and Jay Glass (brian1789), and paid directly to the medical centers on Teri’s
behalf. If you wish to donate by some other means (check mailed, or
cash given in person), please contact Geri at geriweitzman@gmail.com
or Jay at bjay1789@gmail.com
For those who don't know Teri, Geri or Jay and wish to see some proof
of Teri's medical condition before donating, please email Geri at
geriweitzman@gmail.com and we can show you a copy of Teri's diagnostic
paperwork.
(Go here for donation button: http://cyan_blue.livejournal.com/653675.html)
2. Pass word along - Even if you aren’t in a place to donate, perhaps
somebody else who you know is. Cross-posting this info, or a link to
it, in your own blog or face book would be great.
3. Teri will likely undergo surgery within a few weeks and
chemotherapy or radiation for several months thereafter. It would be
useful for people to help out with things like cooking, cleaning,
shopping, and child care around that time. Please contact her at
408-621-4016 to arrange this with her.
4. Reach out to her partner Scott, if you know him. Scott is a
wonderful man who has been Teri’s primary emotional support during
this and other hard times, and he could use company, child care, and
check-ins as well.
5. Check in on Teri often - your love and care and presence will help
her to feel supported in these hard times. Text messages, emails,
phone calls and visits all help. Sometimes Teri wants lots of company,
other times she needs alone time and might be slower to respond to
messages - but keep on checking in; the loving words are always
welcomed. She can best be reached at 408-621-4016.
6. Do your own breast self-exams and mammograms regularly! Teri dearly
wants the other women in her life to take preventative measures in
order to insure that any cancer is caught as early as possible. 10-12
percent of women get breast cancer at some point in their lives. Many
additional peoples’ lives are impacted by the breast cancer struggles
of those around them.
Thanks so much,
Geri and Jay
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Hi everyone,
As some of you may have already heard, our dear friend and community
member Teri Harget was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She
discovered this a few weeks ago while doing a routine breast
self-exam, and she has been undergoing many tests to determine the
severity of the cancer as well as what her best treatment options are.
To make matters even harder, Teri had just begun a new job in the
weeks before she was diagnosed, and therefore she was not covered by
medical insurance at the time of her diagnosis. Hence, her medical
bills are already in the thousands, and there will still be additional
medical fees to cover even as her insurance begins to cover it.
For those of you who don’t know her - Teri is a mother of 4 children
as well as an MFT intern who is working to complete her hours towards
licensure as a therapist. She has a huge heart and a welcoming smile,
and is always there with an open ear for others. People just plain
feel good in her presence.
We love her a ton and so we are reaching out to her communities to
request support in various ways. Financial support will be the best
way to help her right now, so that she can go through her medical
treatment without the added worry of how to make ends meet at home
given the mounting medical bills. But, even if you aren’t in a place
of being able to donate, please keep reading because there are other
ways to offer her and her family support as well.
Ways that you can help:
1. Donate - Below is a donation button where you can donate money
towards her medical expenses. You don't need a paypal account to use
it - it will accept credit card numbers too. Donations will be
collected by Geri Weitzman (cyan_blue) and Jay Glass (brian1789), and paid directly to the medical centers on Teri’s
behalf. If you wish to donate by some other means (check mailed, or
cash given in person), please contact Geri at geriweitzman@gmail.com
or Jay at bjay1789@gmail.com
For those who don't know Teri, Geri or Jay and wish to see some proof
of Teri's medical condition before donating, please email Geri at
geriweitzman@gmail.com and we can show you a copy of Teri's diagnostic
paperwork.
(Go here for donation button: http://cyan_blue.livejournal.com/653675.html)
2. Pass word along - Even if you aren’t in a place to donate, perhaps
somebody else who you know is. Cross-posting this info, or a link to
it, in your own blog or face book would be great.
3. Teri will likely undergo surgery within a few weeks and
chemotherapy or radiation for several months thereafter. It would be
useful for people to help out with things like cooking, cleaning,
shopping, and child care around that time. Please contact her at
408-621-4016 to arrange this with her.
4. Reach out to her partner Scott, if you know him. Scott is a
wonderful man who has been Teri’s primary emotional support during
this and other hard times, and he could use company, child care, and
check-ins as well.
5. Check in on Teri often - your love and care and presence will help
her to feel supported in these hard times. Text messages, emails,
phone calls and visits all help. Sometimes Teri wants lots of company,
other times she needs alone time and might be slower to respond to
messages - but keep on checking in; the loving words are always
welcomed. She can best be reached at 408-621-4016.
6. Do your own breast self-exams and mammograms regularly! Teri dearly
wants the other women in her life to take preventative measures in
order to insure that any cancer is caught as early as possible. 10-12
percent of women get breast cancer at some point in their lives. Many
additional peoples’ lives are impacted by the breast cancer struggles
of those around them.
Thanks so much,
Geri and Jay