Spider Robinson needs your help.
farrellj
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I recently found out that his wife, Jeanne, has cancer, and that they
are running out of money due to the cost of medicine and other needed
care that is not covered by the Provence of British Columbia's medical
system.
If you can't afford to kick in some money, then at least help spread
the word.
Here is the announcement from Spider's website:
http://www.spiderrobinson.com/index2.html
HELP JEANNE STAY HEALTHY
Earlier his year a brilliant surgeon, Dr. Andresz Busczowski, helped
Jeanne Robinson beat back a rare and virulent form of biliary cancer.
But it=92s so rare even he can=92t say how much time he=91s bought her, how
soon it might recur=97and her latest blood tests have been so
discouraging they=92ve now decided she needs to start chemotherapy as
soon as possible. Besides the prescription drugs to counteract the
chemotherapy, she needs special therapies and supplements, counseling,
and extensive diet and lifestyle changes, to reduce her stress level
and the strain on her liver to as close to zero as possible. All those
things are expensive...and like many artists today the Robinsons were
already running on fumes financially.
But Jeanne, a Soto Zen monk, has been spreading love and kindness in
all directions for a long time. So her Buddhist sangha in Vancouver,
her neighbors on Bowen Island, and friends as far away as Florida have
all spontaneously come together to raise funds to help keep her around
as long as possible. Your participation is welcomed. A Bowen benefit
concert, =93WE DREAM FOR JEANNE,=94 will be held at Cates Hill Chapel at
7:30 PM on Friday Sept 18 details here; goods or services can be
donated for eBay auction (such as rare Babylon 5 scripts and other SF
memorabilia) by contacting Jan Schroeder at <dreamfo...@aol.com>,
and PayPal donations can be sent to http://wedreamforjeanne.blogspot.com/.
Another way to help would be to buy our books from Amazon by clicking-
through from this site http://www.spiderrobinson.com/books.html, so
Jeanne and I can get the affiliate commission. We promise you an
entertaining read.
You can read Jeanne=92s recent blog entry, The Third Act, to get a sense
of how she=92s feeling at http://stardancemovie.blogspot.com/.
Jeanne and Spider both warmly appreciate your help, support, prayers
or just good thoughts.