It has been an incredible few months. We have had 3 super successful fundraisers that netted over $20K. The generosity and support that has been given KM3 astounds me. I feel so lucky to be part of helping some neat people who need and deserve it.
A special thank you to my board members who work so hard and help this all come to fruition. You are the bomb! ****************************************************************************************************** So I went today to visit our oncology social worker at my old stomping ground at St. Jude. It's funny because every time I step in that elevator to go to the 2nd floor Cancer center the scent is the same.. It is not bad by any means...it seems like a mix of cleanser and sanitizer. So anyway that smell is like a comfort to me. I feel safe when I smell it and my heart warms. It's like I have a physical and mental reaction to the smell knowing where the elevator will stop. A place that holds so many memories for me now. Some of my favorite people in the world walk that floor. I have met so many incredible folks patients and medical staff that have forever changed my life. The 2 men who saved my life are there as are the nurses who have imprinted on my heart. The people I met in the waiting rooms and in the Chemo lounge are etched into my memory. Some I might see again in the hallways but others can only be met in our next lives. I love that place and it feels like perhaps it should be a place where I get nervous and anxiety but I don't for the most part. I know that while I am in the company of all the amazing people filling the rooms and walking the halls I am safe. They will save me. A place that holds the memories of the scariest moments of my life...A place that gave me the key to me finding my strength and led me to discovering my passion. A place filled exceptional human beings either fighting cancer, curing cancer or supporting all those affected. Anyways, I am there a lot so I guess its good that I love it for all that it is.
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AuthorKirsten Ann Arbon Archives
January 2019
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