WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!

I am writing to update you on some exciting progress with Chemo Ninja. At some point or another, you have been supportive of my desire to create an organization that assists people currently battling cancer. You may have purchased a shirt or just been on the long list of people who I've talked with about it and what I hope to accomplish through this ministry. As most of you know, Chemo Ninja comes straight from my heart. My battle with cancer would have been financially devastating without the support of family and friends who loved us and were caring enough to give freely in our time of need. It is my intense desire to not forget the many difficulties faced at a time like that, and how it affects not just your medical bills, but medication costs, childcare expenses, loss of income, travel for medical care, etc. Christmas makes this even more challenging to these families. We have finally begun moving forward with the progam and I am looking to see who among you is willing to offer assistance to a family in need at this holiday season.

We are currently working in conjuntion with Let There Be Mom - www.lettherebemom.org - and they have found a local family that is battling cancer and in need of our assistance. How much we are able to help will depend on you! Kelli Rogers is a 25 year old leukemia fighter, and 3 weeks ago she received a bone marrow transplant from her brother. She is currently being treated in Charleston, SC and will be there during most of her treatment and recovery/100 days of isolation.

Kelli is a single mom who has recently started living back at home with her parents due to her illness. Kelli has a 5 year old daughter, who is lucky enough to have two older playmates in her cousins, 8 and 9 that are also living with Kelli's parents who are retired. Needless to say everyone is in a tough situation when throwing a battle with cancer into the mix. Kelli's mother is in Charleston helping take care of Kelli, while her father is here in Greenville making sure the kids are taken care of, getting them to school and taking care of their daily needs.

What we're asking is for you and hopefully your office's willingness to help provide various things for Kelli and the 3 children. There are definate needs that we would like to meet, and we would also like to help the family have Christmas as well. If you're willing to help, please respond to this email as soon as possible so that we can identify the needs that the family has (ie. clothing, food, care expenses), who can help and how. Here are the ways that you can help:

a- Sponsor a child's christmas (clothes, toys, etc)
b- Sponsor Kelli's christmas
c- contribute small gift cards to chain restaurants to help provide meals for Kelli and her mom while they are in Charleston for her recovery/isolation period
d- provide funds and/or gift card for some auto care expenses the family is facing

I know that helping others dealing with cancer is a mission that has been laid on my heart. I hope that you share this with as many people as possible and we are able to truly make this battle a winning fight. I would like to have all materials and funds in no later than December 15th. Thank you for your help in this mission. We will be filing our nonprofit paperwork soon, but unfortunately have not made it in time for this event, so current contributions will not be tax deductible. Thank you, in advance, for your willingness to contribute in some way!

Brian Bogle

Our Sponsor Family! Help us Help them!

I've been in communication with Let There Be Mom and they've helped us find a family to sponsor for this Christmas!  The Rogers family is who we'll be helping and I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do for them.  Kelli Rogers is a 25 year old leukemia fighter, and 2 weeks ago she received a bone marrow transplant from her brother.  She is currently being treated in Charleston, SC and will be there during most of her treatment and recovery/100 days of isolation.
 
Kelli is a single mom who has recently started living back at home with her parents due to her illness.  Kelli has a 5 year old daughter, who is lucky enough to have two older playmates in her cousins 8 and 9 that are also living with Kelli's parents who are retired.  Needless to say everyone is in a tough situation when throwing a battle with cancer into the mix.  Kelli's mother is in Charleston helping take care of Kelli while her father is here in Greenville making sure the kids are taken care, getting them to school and taking care of their daily needs. 

We're waiting on a some information back from Kelli and her family on how and where we can help the most.  We know that there will be some basic needs that will need to be met for the kids as they are still young and growing.  But we also know that Christmas is right around the corner and we want to help them have a memorable in a good way Christmas.  I'll be listing specific things we will be needing as we get them.  In the mean time if you are willing to contribute by means of money or gift cards that we can put towards helping the family for Christmas.  I know that clothing will be needed for the kids and for Kelli and I'll list their sizes when I have them all. 

You can donate through the donate tab to the right of the screen or you can send checks or Gift cards to:
CNCA
33 Crossvine Way
Simpsonville, SC 29680

or you can call me if you have questions: 864-907-8371

Please help us help this family. 

Check It Out!

Well I got my shirt in the mail the other day thought I would share it with you. 

I've been playing phone tag with a few groups that would lead us to a family to help.  Hopefully after we develope relationships with some of these groups, helping won't be so hard.  I will let you know more when I do. 

Waiting on the Doctors office.

So I've spoken with the Doctors at the Cancer Centers where I was treated.  They've recently been purchased by the local mega hospital, so getting approval and patient information is a little more difficult.  I will call again tomorrow and see if I can get a name for some one to help.  If we are still coming up with nothing I'm going to look into some of the local churches and see if we can find a family to assist through there. 

Other news:  I spent 3 days at Greenville Memorial Hospital this weekend.  My wife had some pain in her right side and that we later discovered to be gall stones.  She had one lodged in a bile duct that was causing her a great amount of pain while also backing up into her liver.  Luckily the doctors recognized her condition being sever and they bumped her up to the front of the line.  Long story short, she had 2 different procedures in a 5 hour stretch.  She's recovering nicely.  A little sore, but otherwise doing well.  To those that have been praying for her and wishing well we thank you!

I'll keep you up to date on when and what is going on with the family we sponsor.