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Hey There! My name is Dori Smith, or Granny Smith for short! I live on a small farm in Ramona, CA with my granddaughter, my roommie, and a bunch of animals. To get right to the point, I am going through a new treatment for a rare and deadly autoimmune disease, and I can't afford the medication. So I'm making home-made Summer Hats, Bags & Totes, Barefoot Sandals, and lots of other awesome and stylish things in exchange for donations. I hope you will read on!
You see, I have a disease called SCLERODERMA, (watch a video about Scleroderma here: Scleroderma Info). For the past 9 years, my rheumatologists told me that scleroderma is progressive, there is no cure, and I'd probably die young from not being able to breathe. Yuck! Thanks for the hope!
But I'm excited because I have much to hope for! New research in immunotherapy is very promising, and while it's not a perfect cure (yet), it promises to make my quality of life BETTER.
I'll take BETTER!!! Better means having the energy to do fun things with my granddaughter, like volunteering at her AWANAS meetings. Better means being able to drive her to youth group meetings at church on Friday nights, and going to church myself! Better hopefully means being around here on earth longer, so I can be at her wedding, and help her with her children. I'm all she has. Better... is... good.
So nine months ago, I found a doctor who specializes in scleroderma immunotherapy, Dr. Al Franco in Riverside, CA (Check out his video here: Arthritis Center of Riverside.) After a ton of testing, I embarked on the 1-2 year treatment protocol. In November, my biomarkers showed that the treatment was starting to work!!! Since then, I am very slowly improving. Whoo-hoo!!!
The bad news is, the medications are expensive, and insurance only covers part of it. I am on disability, and I am also raising my granddaughter Jana on my own, so it's just a fact of life now... I simply can't pay for the treatment on my own. There are 5 medications that I take each day that cost nearly $400 per month, which a wonderful friend has been helping me pay for. But she doesn't have much money either. So by helping me, she is hurting herself. That's not good.
So I came up with a plan. I thought, "What can I still do to make some extra money?" I am an excellent knitter and crocheter... and I make the fancy, most difficult things too (I'm also pretty humble about it... LOL!) But what can I make quickly? Usually my knitting takes me a long time to complete. But, WAIT! HATS! So I decided to make hats in exchange for donations, and hopefully make enough to continue my treatment. I sure can't stop the treatment now that it is making a difference!
Since I started the hats in December, I've made enough money to cover my medications every month! So thank you all so much!!!
But I still have more than a year to go, so will you please help me with a donation? That will pay for the yarn and the shipping, and leave about $20 for my medicines. Great idea, huh? But only if you can help!
You will not only be helping a grandma (and a granddaughter!) that truly needs it, but you will also receive a beautifully hand-made item that will look so great on your little ones! (Or on you!!!) I have over 600 styles to choose from, for babies, kids, teens, women, and men. I even have hats and outfits for dogs and cats!!! LOL! You've got to see these here: Click HERE for Pet Stuff!
After you donate, be sure to send me an e-mail with your item choice to GrannySmithGifts@gmail.com. I'll get back to you as soon as possible to let you know when I'll be starting your custom, quality, hand-made item, made out of high quality cotton yarn for to keep you cool in the summer.
Thank you again for your donation, and May God Bless You for helping me to get better! And please, don't forget to share this page with everyone you know! The more people who see it, the more successful this campaign will be!
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