Yesterday, a member of the St. Louis blogging community and new acquaintance of mine received the kind of news that takes your breath away and stops your heart for a moment.
She has cancer.
She is just in her mid-30's, and is one of those beautiful people that would appear to be the picture of health. She has a young son and husband...and thankfully a large network of friends and family in the area to help her out.
She is regular visitor and commentor on this site, and is known here as "motherofbun." She writes the blog "Midwestern Mommy."
You can read about her situation here.
Many people mention they wish there is something they could do. There is.
First, add her and her family to your prayer list. Nothing is more powerful!
Second, stop by her blog, and leave some words of support and encouragement. You'll see that she already has a HUGE outpouring from St. Louis, and beyond. We have an incredible blogging community here in this wonderful city
Third, you can donate money to the American Cancer Society here. Please do! You can even do it in her name, but as I'm unsure if she really wants her real name given out, I'm not going to list it here. Just flag your donation in the name of "motherofbun" or "Midwesternmommy.com" if you wish.
I'm popping over to check out Midwestern Mom - thanks for the info!
Posted by: Rightmyer Rants | July 30, 2008 at 08:59 AM
I heard about motherofbun through abunslife and mammalogues. Seems that we run in the same "blog" circle. Very sad and shocking. I left a message for her on her blog. Praying for her too. Her son is a year older than mine.
Posted by: Monkey's Momma | July 30, 2008 at 10:48 PM