Hi everyone. I’m going
out on a limb here, and giving something a try. Before you continue I want to
ask 3 things of you. Please consider each one!
1.
Read this entire
post to the end, even if it doesn’t go any further than you just reading it.
2.
PLEASE share this
post, with an encouragement to others to get on board, even if you can’t help
the cause yourself.
OK, so you’re probably
wondering what this is all about. Most of you know two things about me. First,
my daughter was diagnosed with cancer at 3 years old and was treated at St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Second, I am a writer. My books are
generally geared for the young adult crowd.
During the first week of
January we will be returning to St. Jude in Memphis for Emma’s 2 year
off-treatment checkup (she’s been in remission for 4 ½ years now!). St. Jude
treats upward of 5,000 kids a year, including teens. Many of these patients are
in Memphis for long stretches of time (sometimes 2 months, sometimes 9 months,
it just depends). What I would like to do is take a box of my young adult books
and hand them out to the teens who are being treated while we’re there. My goal
is 50 books, but I can’t do it alone. It costs me roughly $10 per book. If I can
get 49 other people on board who would donate $10 each, we could take 50 books
to give to the teens who are fighting cancer right now. But I will take
whatever number I can get—if we get 10 donations, I’ll take ten books. On the
flip side, if we get 100 donations, I’ll take 100. I want to stress, I won’t make a penny off this. Also, if you are a
writer, and you’d like to donate some of your own books, feel free to contact
me about that. I’d be happy to bring more.
Sharing is vital to the
success of this idea. If I share it with all of my friends, and even half of
you share it with yours, it will reach so many more people. These teens are fighting
for their lives, and they’re isolated from their friends and normal life. A box
of books isn’t much, but it’s something, and books are what I know.
If you feel even the
slightest pull on your heartstrings for this idea, I hope you’ll consider not
only sharing about it, but also donating. Again, you can donate here: http://www.gofundme.com/h74i30. Thanks so much for reading!
