I'm finding it curious that since Emru passed away last year, I've been handed a lot of professional contracts in the realm of leukemia. And I do mean "handed." I haven't had to bid on any of them and they have all come from new clients through referrals. It seems far too many to be coincidence and I wonder what the universe is trying to tell me; ( Read more... )

I've spent the morning in tears, mourning the loss of a man I barely knew but who has touched so many lives, including my own.

Emru was a man who lived life. You could tell by his smile, the brightness in his eyes, and his actions. His fight with leukemia over the last eleven months, and his family's tireless efforts during this time to raise ( Read more... )

For my friends out in Kansas City... The National Marrow Donor Program is in the middle of its annual “Thanks Mom” program. Through May 19, the program is waiving the $52 fee that potential donors pay to cover the cost of tissue typing.

Please consider going out to one of these drives and registering as a bone marrow donor.  Double your fun and ( Read more... )

This weekend I was at an event with lots of prominent black/African-Caribbean/coloured business people and community leaders. Naturally I was talking up Emru's plight and the need for donors of African Caribbean ancestry. Almost everyone I spoke to was sympathetic and I was constantly being introduced to new people to explain the situation. However ( Read more... )