Carl sends along this benefit info from the owner of Sycamore Place Gallery…

Yesterday was Desiree’s 32nd birthday.  She completed her third round of chemo and came home for a brief respite from the hospital room.  She returns tomorrow and will finish her fourth and hopefully last round of chemo by summer’s end.  She is appropriately grouchy and overwhelmingly grateful for the prayers, cards, food gift cards, babysitters, financial contributions, rides to and from the hospital, soups, those who packed and moved her belongings from her apartment to my house, the house cleaners, the books & DVD’s, the baseball games for the boys, the camps, and general all over support from the communities of L5P and Decatur, notwithstanding her family and friends from out of town.

She has been denied medicaid.  At this time she cannot work and receives no social services.  The current wait for disability is 2-6 months.  She was diagnosed formally on April 18 and the answer is still up in the air.

Kodac Harrison, Eddie Owen, and Stephanie Stuckey Benfield are coordinating a musical benefit and auction on Thursday, July 31st at Eddie’s Attic.  The musical acts currently include Kodac, Caroline Aiken, Angela Motter, Sonia Tetlow, Elise Witt, Emily Saliers, Matthew Kahler, Klimchak, and Yellow.  A lovely dance/spoken word performance by Lori Guarisco and a reading by Rupert Fike will round out the evening.  There will be auction items including restaurants, art, sports tickets, massage, vacation rentals, and more.  An all-ages show begins at 6:30 and an adult show follows at  8:30 pm.

Please come and enjoy the event and forward this information to friends.  There will be a $20- donation requested at the door.

If you would like to make a financial contribution Ira Katz has set up an account at B.O.N.D. Community Credit Union called “Friends of Desiree'”.  If you would like to make an auction item available please contact Stephanie Stuckey Benfield at .

Thanks, everyone, once again and I hope to see you on the 31st!

Sylvia Cross aka Desiree’s Mom aka Cartman & Schroeder’s Grandmama