1400s

Carol is a blessing to those who know and work with her.  When she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer that required traveling across several states, we stepped in to provide assistance.  This is her unexpected response to a gift from an unknown group, The 1400′s.

Dear 1400′s Guys,

Words can not begin to express how I felt when your check came – witnessed by all the wadded up pieces of paper around me as I struggle to find the right ones.

You caught me off guard, defenses down, and I cried like a baby.  It was not so much the money – although that will be a huge boon to me in paying down deductibles, buying a wig, getting medicine that isn’t covered by insurance, etc. It was so much more. And that’s where the difficulty lies in giving thanks.

To be lifted up by your generosity – just three short days before I start chemo – (this is about to become another wad of paper) made me feel happy and hopeful and loved and valued and important and finally – humbled.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. When this is behind me, I vow to become a member of the 1400′s myself.