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May, Lupus Awareness Month. My good friend Heidi is living with Lupus, a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body. My goal is to raise 10K by the end of June, which will be used to help her pay medical fees. She was recently denied medical coverage and told by the government to get a full-time job. Our new goal has changed because I wanted to come up with something more realistic for Heidi. Sure we’d love to get more than we ask, but that’s not the main reason for doing this campaign. The main reason is to spread awareness of Lupus and in doing so help several people receive assistance. Recently, May 12, Heidi was diagnosed with white Lupus plaques throughout her frontal lobe and her disease is progressing rapidly. She was told that she must start Imuran treatment immediately and that she will be starting full blown Cytoxin/Rituxin chemotherapy infusion within six to eight weeks time. This treatment will cause her to be very weak, needing a scooter to get around. As for the other side of the campaign: With the hair that I shed, a child awaiting a wig will finally get one. In doing so, I will create a video documentary of cutting my hair, giving it to a wig maker, and giving the wig to a local child. NOTE: Every 10 cents on the dollar will go towards Carry Me Productions, a nonprofit that makes movies to help other nonprofits. About Heidi, she’s a single mother of 3 awesome children, one who is going to college in the fall. Her youngest son has recently started to show symptoms of lupus, so she has many challenges to face and not much financial support. She’s a great actress and friend. I first met Heidi when I was looking for an actress in the bay area for a short I was directing. We’ve been friends ever since. Heidi has been through a lot: homelessness, passing of her mother (who also suffered from lupus), pain, and fear. Through it all, she is one of the strongest women I know. See her blog for more details about her struggles. http://lupuslyfe.blogspot.com/ Check out the shorts she’s starred in on my youtube page: www.youtube.com/carenow78 Film titles: Can you help me? Coffee with Nancy Who Me? Fight 4 Life Please see the following Web site for more details about Lupus: http://cruelmystery.org/www.youtube.com/carenow78 Film titles: Can you help me? Coffee with Nancy Who Me? Fight 4 Life Please see the following Web site for more details about Lupus: http://cruelmystery.org/

One of my coworkers shaved her head this month to raise awareness for a friend of hers who is suffering from Lupus and was denied medical treatment. Please signal boost, donate what you can, etc.

I was hospitalized this month for something debilitating and life-changing, but my insurance is covering me. I don’t know where I’d be physically and emotionally if it hadn’t.

Help a girl out and see that she gets treatment, and support a good cause, and thank a brave coworker who shaved her head in an office full of dudes to get a message out!