For those of you who are less familiar with my family, I have an older sister, Kim who is married and has four beautiful children ages 7, 5, 3 and 1. Last summer Kim was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Last Friday was her 5th round of 6 chemo treatments. In the midst of the icky chemo, it truly was a good Friday... She got scans back indicating that she is winning the battle! Her most recent scans show no cancer cells in her body! Praise God!!!
Thank you to those of you who have been praying for my family this year and throughout Kim's treatment. Still one more chemo treatment and a bone biopsy ahead, but celebration must be paid for the current victory!
I also can't help but put in a plug: In the midst of Kim's treatment battle, she's not short on ideas about how to use her experiences and love for others to make a difference in the world. As of last Friday, two of her entrepreneurial adventures have been selected to compete for Pepsi Refresh community grants for $25,000 and $50,000 in Des Moines for community good.
The Pepsi Company decided during this year's Super Bowl to NOT advertise but to instead take that money and distribute it in other more innovative ways to communities across the U.S. Kim's organizations made the first cut in being selected for the month of April. This is a huge step in just being selected!! Now she is competing for the actual grant awards.
The projects with the most votes get the grants... The following are the links to vote for Kim's organizations:
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If you happen to be interested in more information about the companies, there are links on the right hand side of my blog under "Things I Like." Click Be.Cause or Be Women.
Thank you again! Happy Easter!
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