Something Fantastic

My Mum has multiple myeloma. So does the Hot Awesome Dude, boyfriend of the wonderful blogger Brandy. Some of Brandy's Interweb friends have got together and done something fantastic:

from http://www.kylaroma.com/

Our friend Brandy is a brilliant writer, a wonderful teacher, and a generous friend. And she is in love with a man who has just been diagnosed with multiple myeloma.

We are raising money for the Multiple Myeloma Research Fund in his name. For the price of a cinnamon dolce latte, half-caf, hold the whip, you can be part of an effort to cure a disease that affects approximately 750,000 people worldwide.

http://www.loveharder.org

Every dollar brings us a dollar closer to a cure. And every donation brings a sliver of hope to a girl who needs all the hope she can get.

Love Harder,
Kyla

What You Can Do

* Give. Be part of a worldwide effort to cure a disease that affects approximately 750,000 people worldwide. Every dollar helps.
* Pass it on. Forward this story to five people. Share this blog post. Become our fan on Facebook.
* Love harder. Life is short, love is unbending, and no one knows what could happen next. Tell someone you love them today.

Where Your Money Goes

* The American Institute of Philanthropy recently named The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation one of the best organizations to give to in terms of their accountability and use of resources.
* By working closely with researchers, clinicians and partners in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, the MMRF has helped bring multiple myeloma patients four new treatments that are extending lives around the globe.
* The MMRF has advanced twenty Phase I and Phase II clinical trials. They need your support to advance these clinical research programs and accelerate the development of better, more effective treatments.
* The MMRF’s Multiple Myeloma Genomics Initiative recently became the first to sequence the multiple myeloma whole genome in its entirety.
* A whopping 98% of your donation to the MMRF will be used immediately to support high-priority multiple myeloma research.
* With diminishing funding for early stage drug development and the next myeloma treatments not expected to be approved until 2011, the MMRF desperately needs your help.

DONATE: http://www.loveharder.org
CONTACT: theloveharderfund@gmail.com
FACEBOOK: http://facebook.loveharder.org
MORE INFO: http://www.themmrf.org

Listening

Happy 2010!

I read this today and it just made me laugh. There are bits of the Bible that really ring true and remind me that people can relate to each other even if they live thousands of years apart.

8 And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.' "

9 Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor.


Today's New Internation Version (TNIV) © Copyright 2001, 2005 by International Bible Society from Bible Gateway



I laughed because I thought "Yep, even the Israelites at the time of the Exodus didn't listen to God very well" and then I also thought "Yep, when people are worked too hard (such as in sweatshop factories) it's very hard for them to think about anything outside their immediate situation."

And, for something completely different, some time soon I will share a funny story about my Mum & Dad.

Sarah, if you're reading this, I hope everything is going well for you!