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• If Only Tonight We Could Sleep ....... forever.
  by Craig Shillington

  “*if only tonight we could sleep / in a bed made of…

  if only tonight we could sleep / in a bed made of flowers / if only tonight we could fall / in a deathless spell / if only tonight we could slide / into deep black water / and breathe / and breathe… then an angel would come / with burning eyes like stars / and bury us deep / in his velvet arms and the rain would cry / as our faces slipped away / and the rain would cry don’t let it end… (click the lyrics to listen to the song) Today I received some sad news. My little Jordy man has Cancer again. :( I am at a point right now where I am very lost. Anyone that knows me well enough, will understand the bond I have with my Three Boys … but especially so with Jordy … my little Alien. When Jordy was about 4 years old, he got skin cancer in his ears. Something a lot of animals with white fur get. Luckily Kim and I got him to the Vet before it had a chance to spread and they cut it out. Since then, Jordy has been my no ears little Alien. The Ironic thing is that when Kim brought him home as a Present … I said he was the ugliest cat I had ever seen …. he is now the most beautiful thing I have had in my life. The vet has told me without Chemo, he probably has about 3 months to live … but that is with pain. :( I can’t afford the Chemo for him sadly. :( And even with the Chemo, the cancer is too far spread … it won’t cure him this time … just prolong his life. With a heavy heart I now need to make a decision on timing :( At some time soon I need to figure out that Jordy is suffering and allow him to be free of that, so he can forever watch over me. This will be one of the hardest things I will have done. I am going to share the next few months here …. some of this may not be nice, but it will help me too. I am going to miss …. this gorgeous Monkey on My Back so much!!!

• My Interview With Shayne2011 WHAT YOU PROBABLY DIDN"T KNOW ABOUT HIM
  by Susan Grissom

  After my Interview / by the lovely and tale…

  After my Interview / by the lovely and talented / Marilyn Brown / the torch has now been passed to me. / / I am choosing a very special person whom I have not only been inpressed with his work but how he gracefully handled his cancer. He continued to journal (deleted by RB) write poetry, paint and upload work, even on really bad days. I never heard him complain or feel sorry for himself. He has shown me how if struck with life threatening disease like he was , how I would want to handle myself . I admire him for his optimistic spirit as well as his wonderful work and his wit. Shayne has a burning fire in his soul to get his message across in his work, I love his feistiness and tenacious personality. I have come to see the beauty in him and I hope you will see it and get something from what he has to say. Shayne what inspired you during your illness? Inspired? I’d like to say I was inspired, but it was a far more earthy experience than that, basically it’s been a constant slog, claw over fist, the struggle for survival travelling with the bloody nightmare of intensive chemo. I don’t know how I got through it, but I do remember some things – the smell of fresh cut grass, the thought of laying on the beach getting sunburned, the colours of moss and pidgeons, six litres of Stolichnaya, Rembrandt, Elgar and Shakespeare, smelly Brie and laughing with friends. p.s. I lied about the vodka, I don’t drink. How did making art help you through your cancer journey? I think we can cathart the nightmares onto a canvas or whatever our medium/a so we are purged of them. How do you look back on your life now that you are in Remission in relation to your art.? Looking back through my portfolio of the last 5 months, with a view to culling it, reminded me of some milestones in that short time. There was the Mardi / Gras / which involved working 12 hours to capture the parade and party. It was, I thought, “the last thing I might do,” so, although I felt pretty sick, I took the job on. It was such a wonderful night, I don’t know how I photographed anything through my tears. The first work I did regarding my cancer was this one: (deleted by RB following forum dispute) which was the ultrasound of the lymphoma. I decided right from the start to try to make something beautiful of it. Then there was some work I did when friends kindly came to take me on outings and I saw how truly beautiful life is like this / one The transition (deleted by RB), was created when I believed I was going to die, and looking back, I’m surprised I seemed so impassive about it. But I do remember taking a long walk in the wee hours of that morning, sitting alone in the dark in a park, coming to terms with the idea; so I guess this is the resolution of that. I took / this shot when I got back that morning, everything just seemed so serene. It became important to me that others should understand that HIV is associated with my lymphoma, that being HIV+ is not often a walk in the park There were some poignant moments when I felt very much at / peace and full of hope and times of great empowerment when I became convinced I was going to conquer this afterall My last two / works were the first paintings I’d done for six months and intended to show a great calm after the storm. :) I sit here in my hospital bed awaiting my final discharge papers, I’ve finished 4 months of chemotherapy, the cancer is in remission and my future is looking very exciting. It is truly amazing how this experience has heightened my appreciation of life; and while recovery from the chemotherapy will still take some months, I have so much to do and don’t want to waste a single moment. What would you like to tell someone going through what you have just been through? Well, I see it like this. If you imagine time doesn’t exist, where you want to be is already here, just across a field of shit. All you have to do is keep putting one foot in front of the other; and you’re there. Oh, and what I’ve discovered is that the life programme crashes everytime you try to run the manipulation, resentment or self pity programmes with it. And last in meeting other patients here who’s prognosis was ‘incurable’ I always felt myself very fortunate; as I did too for being in such a world class hospital, and with such wonderful staff. :)

• Concerning a fighter:
  by Dayonda

  Simon Whittaker wrote this regarding a woman fighting breast cancer, and I’ve offered to pass it along to you, my friends: / — / Simon Whi…

  Simon Whittaker wrote this regarding a woman fighting breast cancer, and I’ve offered to pass it along to you, my friends: / — / Simon Whittaker wrote you a BubbleMail 1 day ago: / This is a group BubbleMail, sent to all members of The Human Condition. / If you are only ever going to read a message from me, please make it this one. Hi everyone, Since joining the Human Condition I have been amazed by the quality of the images and the power and dignity these photos show. We see images of joy, content, sadness and misery – emotions that for better or worse define us as human beings. I have featured a work by Flipteez, a Human Condition member who is battling cancer. When I saw battling I mean fighting tooth and nail. Her photography follows her life and reflect this terrible condition. I featured “Cancer can kiss my wobbly arse’ and “Breast Cancer” because they typify her courage and her resolve. The specific reason I am sending this bmail to you is to ask you to look at these two particular peices and favourite them if you wish, let your favouritings show up on your watchlists and spread this message amongst our community and raise awarness of breast cancer, after all – we all have mums, sisters, aunts and friends.

• TOP 10 winner....THANKS!!!!
  by Sheila Pasket

  *THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR THIS IMAGE!! IT MADE IT IN THE TOP 10 OF THE EVERYDAY WOMEN GROUP’S OCT. IS BREAST CANCER AWARE…

  THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR THIS IMAGE!! IT MADE IT IN THE TOP 10 OF THE EVERYDAY WOMEN GROUP’S OCT. IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH CHALLENGE!! I apologize for not posting this THANK YOU before now, I forgot to check the results. This is a portrait I did of my Aunt Sue & her daughter Heather. They were laughing like crazy, and I just had to snap it. My Aunt was diagnosed 2 yrs ago with stage 4 Breast Cancer. She survived!! She has been 2 yrs cancer FREE today, Sept. 25, 2008!!! She is couragious, and strong. I hope that if I ever come up against something to powerful as cancer….I can be as strong & couragious as she was! She now lives everyday to it’s fullest. Heather, her daughter, was only 16 when her mom found out. What a shock it came to her. But she stood up tall, proud, couragious and strong right along with her mom!! These two ladies in my eyes are POWERFUL WOMEN!!

• My Cat has Cancer of the Eye.
  by Lynette K.

  So, yes. I just found out my cat, Frodo, has some sort of eye cancer. Took him the the vet this am. Dropped him off. The Dr. sedated him …

  So, yes. I just found out my cat, Frodo, has some sort of eye cancer. Took him the the vet this am. Dropped him off. The Dr. sedated him and took a smear of the small mass on his eye. The small mass started out as a scratch. Which we tried to treat with antibiotics. We took him in for a recheck where they were going to clean his eye and remove the debris. Well unfortunetly all they did was clean it and give him another medicine. / / A week later, today… They say it is some sort of cancer. They will send off the smear and let use know results within a week or so…Depending on the results he may lose his eye. I will update this journal entry once I know something. I may be taking him to his old vet for a second opinion next week. I am praying for the best. With or without his eye, he is still a handsome boy.

• To All Redbubblers "Important Information"
  by Ilunia Felczer

  “I received this email from my daughter-in-law and I thought I need to share this with all of you.” / / Hi All: Thought this might b…

  “I received this email from my daughter-in-law and I thought I need to share this with all of you.” / / Hi All: Thought this might be of interest. / / / From: Dr. Paul Nahid Neman “Who works in the breast cancer unit at Mt. Sinai Hospital , in Toronto. “ If there is a female you care anything about, / Share this with her. I did!!!!! I am also sharing this with the males on my e-mail list, because they need to tell the females THEY care about as well! Recently a lipstick brand called ‘Red Earth’ / Decreased their prices from / $67 to $9.90. It contained lead. / Lead is a chemical which causes cancer. The lipstick brands that contain lead are: CHRISTIAN DIOR LANCOME CLINIQUE Y.S.L ESTEE LAUDER SHISEIDO RED EARTH (Lip Gloss) CHANEL (Lip Conditioner) MARKET AMERICA-MOTNES LIPSTICK. The higher the lead content, The greater the chance of causing cancer. After doing a test on lipsticks, it was found that the Y.S.L. Lipstick contained the most amount of lead. Watch out for those lipsticks which are supposed to stay on longer. If your lipstick stays on longer, it is because of the higher content of lead. Here is the test you can do yourself: 1. Put some lipstick on your hand. 2. Use a Gold ring to scratch on the lipstick. 3. If the lipstick color changes to black, then you know the lipstick contains lead. Please send this information to all your girlfriends, wives and female family members. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center “Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast cancer.”

• Fundraiser: National Cancer Institute
  by Mark German

  Howdy, RB folks :) I would like to point your attention to a fund-raising effort underway in our bubble. / What, another fund-raiser, ...

  Howdy, RB folks :) I would like to point your attention to a fund-raising effort underway in our bubble. / What, another fund-raiser, you say? / Well, yes. Like all charitable causes, this is a good one. People knock on my door almost everyday, asking for donations. We become desensitised to it all – my standard reply, is “I already donate to two charities regularly, thank you”. It is impossible to donate to every charity, no matter how much we’d like to. But what we can do, is break from the desensitisation for a moment, and consider – what exactly have we done for others in need lately? The Gift of Art is a joint account, established with the sole purpose of donating funds raised from sold works to good causes. For the months of May till August this year, it will be for the National Cancer Institute. I myself have had 4 members of my family die from cancer and I am sure most of us have been touched by the effects of this illness – whether it has been close to home, or a friend, or a friend of a friend. Cancer is one of life’s bastions we have not been able to surmount. Yet it is responsible for so much pain and misery. Headway has certainly been made, however all research takes funds – and as we know, governments are not always keen to attribute large portions of their budget to causes that will not directly bring them votes. And so it is up to us, as individuals, to contribute as we can to causes that are crying out for assistance. It is what makes us human. It is what raises us up from the common selfish animal. And it also raises our spirits – because there are few things in this life that give more pleasure then helping a neighbor. This journal entry is to encourage you that read it, to consider this redbubble account as a place to purchase art, either for yourself or for a loved one – or indeed, for a sick loved one. Perhaps you had plans to make a purchase sometime soon? Well, here is a chance to help others while doing it. Please visit the account, make comments if you will – but most importantly, buy something – anything. Even cards help out. During the month of June, I will be donating all profits from sales on anything in my folio to this cause. The two artworks I have in the group account should be purchased directly from there, though. Finally – please consider: it is easy to sympathise and offer condolences when someone needs support. And there is nothing wrong with that, of course. But sometimes we need to put our money where our mouth is, because unfortunately, that is what makes things happen. If you have read through this entire journal entry, thank you for your time :)

• THE JORDY FUND
  by Craig Shillington

  I have added this Journal Entry to show a running total of Profits made towards the Jordy Fund. If you want to help out … Please read m…

  I have added this Journal Entry to show a running total of Profits made towards the Jordy Fund. If you want to help out … Please read my previous JE’s about Jordy here _ – when I first discovered he had Cancer_ and here _ – when I found out he could have surgery_ Any help with this is very appreciated. Or you can follow his progress HERE at my blog. :) Thank you so much to everyone for Supporting Jordy and Myself {{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}} P.S. A couple of people have donated thru PayPal … if that is easier for you to do, my email address thru PayPal is casphotography@people.net.au. I am not sure how you go about making the payment in there, but I know you somehow use that address in Paypal. Thank you so much to the following people for your support: Anne van Alkemade Profit made: $1.50 Total: $1.50 tainia Profit Made: $3.00 Total: $4.50 / / Angela McConnell Profit Made: $4.50 Total: $9.00 Thank you so much to webgrrl for placing $20 in my PayPal Account!!!!!! {{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}} Profit Made: $20 Total: $29.00 Anon Profit Made: $10.50 Total: $39.50 Moya T Profit Made: $55.00 Total: $94.50 coffeebean Profit Made: $3.00 Total: $97.50 binjy Profit Made: $7.50 Total: $105.00 bellmusker Profit Made: $4.50 Total: $109.50 Jodi Webb Profit Made: $12.00 Total $121.50 Thank you so much to jaffa for placing $20 in my PayPal Account!!!!!! {{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}} Profit Made: $20 Total: $141.50 Mia1 Profit Made: $10.50 Total: $152.00 animalkrackers Profit Made: $15.00 Total: $167.00 Anon (USA) Profit Made: $7.50 Total: $174.50 Thank you so much to Venessa for placing $50 in my PayPal Account!!!!!! {{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}} Profit Made: $50 Total: $224.50 Anon Profit Made: $4.50 Total: $229.00 Lucindawind PLUS (omg VBS) a deposit of $15.44 into my PayPal Account!! {{{{HUG}}}} Profit Made: $16.94 Total: $245.94 PLUS a deposit of $18.75 into my PayPal Account!!! {{{{{hug}}}}} Suse Profit Made: $25 Total: $270.94 digitaldavers Profit Made: $7.50 Total: $278.44 Shellyb41 Profit Made: $1.50 Total : $279.94 Karen Cougan Profit Made: $0.75 Total: $280.69 ianandcas Profit Made: $7.50 Total: $288.19 Anon (USA) Profit Made: $1.50 Total: $289.69 Jami~ Profit Made: $12.50 Total: $302.19 Thickblackoutline Profilt Made: $10 Total: $312.19 Not sure who this was Profit Made: $19.50 Total: $331.69 Sarah Bentvelzen Profit Made: $1.50 Total: $333.19 Thank you so much to Jennifer Wood for placing $2 in my PayPal Account!!!!!! {{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}} Profit Made: $2 Total: $335.19 RedBubble Profit Made: $55 Total: $390.19 Thank you so much to Jennifer Wood’s Partner, Victor Huerta and her Mum, for placing $5 each in my PayPal Account!!!!!! {{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}} VBS VBS Profit Made: $10 Total: $400.19 Amy Boddie Profit Made: $7.50 Total: $407.69 Anon Profit Made: $1.50 Total: $409.19 Jamiecreates1 Profit Made: $8.40 Total: $417.59 Thank you so much to Peggy V, for placing $34.46 in my PayPal Account!!!!!! {{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}} VBS VBS Profit Made: $34.46 Total: $452.05 Tiffany Dryburgh Profit made: $15.50 Total: $467.55 Thank you so much to Sue Ireland for the wonderful visit to Jordy and myself and also for a donation of $20 towards the Jordy Fund :) {{{{{hugs}}}}} Profit made: $20 Total: $487.55

• "To Dairygirl08 true friends on Red Bubble"
  by jase8812

  !It brings me pain and tears to say Anne-Marie AKA Dair…

  !It brings me pain and tears to say Anne-Marie AKA Dairygirl08 has her test results back. Our worst night mare has began. She has Bone Cancer again ! Only this time worst, it is rite threw her. she will love the support that you can give , regards Jason !

• Breast Cancer Awareness 2009 Calendar Now Available
  by trwphotography

  As with the art 100% of the proceeds of this calendar’s sales will be donated to the Susan G Komen Foundation for the Cure / There is no t…

  As with the art 100% of the proceeds of this calendar’s sales will be donated to the Susan G Komen Foundation for the Cure / There is no time limit on the calendar sales all proceeds will be going to this foundation. For the month of October all sales of my PINK collection will be donated to the Susan G Komen foundation for Breast Cancer Awareness research / Click below to see all of my PINK collection. Breast Cancer Awareness – 100% of sales go to charity Let me know what you think!!

• I Feel Love
  by LittleHelen

  sexy pants… On the 31st of May and the 1st Of June…which is in three weeks. I will be participating in the 2008 Relay for Life…a…

  sexy pants… On the 31st of May and the 1st Of June…which is in three weeks. I will be participating in the 2008 Relay for Life…at Evandale Gardens on the Gold Coast…Yay! This is an event to help raise money and awareness and all those good things…for the Queensland Cancer Foundation…:D Relay for Life is held in honour of our friends and family who have had cancer and remain with us today. The survivors…like my Mum! :D / But for me and so many others it is also about the friends and family who had cancer and never came home…never came back. / There is a ceremony in memory of those much loved…it is called the Candlelight Ceremony. You can read more here :) / Relay for Life Ok..now I am in this team with quite a few people..one being my friend, fellow bubblehead and sometime punching bag Steven Lippis our team is football related…I think we are the Gold Coast Titans? Steve if you could clarify that for me. What can you do to help? You can make a donation…I’ll send you over to Steves journal for that. Feel free to donate..but don’t stress if you can’t ;) / What else can you do? Give me the name of someone you have lost to cancer..and I will light a candle for them…and I will walk that relay with them…and I will remember them. Thanks…I ♥ you xx

• Jordy gets a Visitor :) VBS
  by Craig Shillington

  Today was such a beautiful day for Jordy. :) He had a visit from the wonderful Sue Ireland who als…

  Today was such a beautiful day for Jordy. :) He had a visit from the wonderful Sue Ireland who also lives in Kellerberrin. :) It’s the most attention my little man has had for a while and he lapped it up :) I am sure it did him the world of good :) Little Fudge wasn’t one to be outdone though and wouldn’t leave poor Sue alone. giggle Thank you so much Sue for taking the time to come and visit and also for your beautiful Card and for the $20 donation to the Jordy Fund. :) {{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}} Sorry I’m not the best at making coffee ;) Thank you SO much!! :) Jordy’s Story

• This is how we did it....
  by LittleHelen

  The 2008 Relay for Life / What can I say…apart from having had little or n…

  The 2008 Relay for Life / What can I say…apart from having had little or no sleep and with heavy eyes and pretty sore feet…’That was a blast!’ / It has rained most of the week on the Coast..so the Relay was moved to an Indoor Basketball Stadium…for the first time ever in its long history. / It may have been lacking in bodies…because of the rain…but certainly not lacking in soul. There was more than enough of that. / A big thank you to my team…The Legion for being dedicated guys and a lot of fun to be with and our team captain Steven Lippis You did a great job Walnut ;) / This years Relay raised over $160,000 for the Queensland Cancer Council…and I am proud to say I was a part of it. Here are some pics of an emotional and very tiring 18 hours…but a totally fulfilling one. :D Le Capitain / Our Camp! / Our Banner / One of the many teams involved in the Relay / Pink Ladies / Suzanne / Survivors Handprints / The Survivors do the First Lap! / I am too sexy for my hair :| Hahaha / Smiles :) / The Candlelight Ceremony… / for those we love who have lost their lives to Cancer. / Those of you I promised to light a Candle Bag for…I did so….the difference being…this year we had to use glow worms instead of candles…but those bags sat glowing up in those stands all night :D I felt like I was being watched over by so many hearts and spirits. We miss you and we love you :) / / Oneday….there will be a Cure for Cancer….we / Thanks…nite xx

• Art for charity - Your help is needed.
  by trwphotography

  Alright, as you all know (if not the you do now) October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. I have put together a few pieces that all the …

  Alright, as you all know (if not the you do now) October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. I have put together a few pieces that all the proceeds will be donated to the Susan G Komen for the Cure foundation. My goal is $150 by the end of October. If we all pull together we can raise this money for a good cause. I believe that this can be done! / I am spreading the word and already have a few pledges. / So lets see how this community can pull together for a great cause. (Isnt the a group for this too?) So spread the word to your family and friends. If you yourself feel lead to purchase a piece for the cause then Thank you in advance! I have always been an avid supporter of Breast Cancer awareness because 1 in 8 women will have some form of the disease at some point in their life. (if the stats have change please let me know) This month all sales of my PINK collection will be donated to the Susan G Komen foundation for Breast Cancer Awareness research

• updated for cancer
  by Tony Middleton

  I have found the time (which in the scheme of life is very easy) to update an image of mine that I feel may represent how those battling…

  I have found the time (which in the scheme of life is very easy) to update an image of mine that I feel may represent how those battling or have loved ones battling cancer may feel at times as various treatments or diagnosis are offered. / / view the photograph I speak of by clicking on the thumbnail below / / / Having had both my parents battle terminal cancer at the same time and losing one whilst the other continues the battle – this is yet another plight close to my heart. I’m not after sympathy – it’s people’s time,understanding of others and generousity that I hope to evoke or inspire. so if you see a chance to donate to anti cancer councils please give generously.Have a thought or a moment for those around us,as often from the outside it’s impossible to understand the battles one might be enduring in life. I urge anyone effected to find some time to donate to the Anti cancer council tone :)

• Devastating news
  by AlexMac

  I just received the worst phone call ever, Darling Chloe has cancer, It is malignant and is also an extremely aggressive cancer and can s…

  I just received the worst phone call ever, Darling Chloe has cancer, It is malignant and is also an extremely aggressive cancer and can spread anywhere on her body. They arent even sure Chemo will help fight this. / Priscilla the mother is devestated and I am at a loss at what to do, The only thing I could think of was to dedicate my Photo of the rose to Chloe / Thankyou all for your prayers and well wishes, Keep the prayers coming, we need them more than ever now / Alex / xxxx Chloe’s Rose / This is a photo of Chloe ( on the right ) and her sister Angel taken this past christmas /

• Loss of My Mom
  by BarbBarcikKeith

  / My Mom had breast cancer and it t…

  / My Mom had breast cancer and it took her from me in 1999. / I first realized it was the beginning of the end In April when the cancer came back (she’d had a bout with it in December of 1998) way to quickly. She managed to keep a stiff upper lip and to smile and joke through it all until the pain got to bad. I had a “date” with her that Thursday and she wasn’t home.. her car was, but she wasn’t. Eventually, I found out that she had been taken to the hospital in a nearby city. I arrived there to see her and talk with her doctor. He was very uncomfortable with her confusion and wanted to have a brain scan done. / Permission given.. my brother and I found out that the cancer had spread to her brain. It was everywhere like pepper!! And.. she was dying.. / She gave me six weeks to learn to cope with losing her.. but it wasn’t enough. I bargained with God on a daily basis for one more day.. one more hour.. anything to keep her with me for one more moment. / She was a little woman.. only stood about 5’2” but she managed to occupy my entire being for over 50 years. How was I going to be able to go on without her wit.. her sarcasm.. her hugs and triple kisses.. how?? / I noticed her slipping away, inch by inch. She always thought I was there, just outside her room even when I wasn’t…. the disease did that.. / One moment.. it was WW II.. the next it was Vietnam.. she bounced back and forth through the pages of her life.. sometimes angry and sometimes sad. In a way, the disease was a blessing in disguise.. she never remembered being told that she was dying. She’d assumed that she had to be hospitalized because of the cancer treatment. There was no treatment.. they were merely keeping her comfortable while God took His time destroying her. / The hardest part, for me, was letting go. I arrived at the cancer home on a Monday afternoon a few weeks later and she was in a coma. Her body was there.. but, I’m not sure where she was. The rumor is that the hearing is the last to go.. I cried.. and whispered in her ear that she could let go now.. I’d be alright (I’m a lousey liar).. / She passed quietly on Wednesday morning at 2:10 AM June 23rd (funny how I remember that) and my life was changed forever. I couldn’t draw tor 2 years.. ended up seeing a psychiatrist for 2 years and now I’m better able to handle it. I still miss her.. guess I always will.. but I carry her in my heart now.. so I’m never without her anymore.

• Jordy Update ... and a favour to ask.
  by Craig Shillington

  Well most of you would know I received some bad news about Jordy last week. If you haven’t read about it, you can here...

  Well most of you would know I received some bad news about Jordy last week. If you haven’t read about it, you can here My Vet also suggested she could give me a referral the the Murdoch University Cancer Care unit for Animals in Perth, if I wanted to see what sort or treatment etc was available for Jordy if I wanted to go down that road as well. I couldn’t not use the referral and have Jordy get worse and put to sleep soon … and always wonder if maybe I could have done more to help. I am sooooooo glad I took him to Perth today!!! I left him there for an hour while the surgeons looked over him and they gave me three options. Leave him be to let the cancer spread to his lungs shortly and just give him a good quality of life until such time that the pain was too much and have him put to sleep (this option was the only hope the Vet had given me!!!) Scrape his tumor and do a course of Chemo to shrink and slow the growth and spread … and monitor him with subsequent checkups and then give him a few extra months before having to make the decision. Remove his eye and the surrounding tissue, check the nasal cavity and use skin from his head to patch the eye and he would almost certainly be free of the cancer (if it hasn’t spread yet) and could live another 2 years or more until he died of old age. So I am opting for number three of the above … but this is where I want to ask you all a big favour. The operation is going to cost me $3000, money I don’t have right now. The operation also needs to be done as soon as possible!!! The longer it is left, the more likely the cancer has spread and the chances of this operation working become less. What I want to ask you all (beg even) is that you support me in giving Jordy the chance to live and die in a few years of natural causes, rather than in about three months if I do nothing … buy buying my work here at Red Bubble. For every cent of Profit I make from today I will be putting in a Fund especially for Jordy’s Operation and I will start a new Journal Entry called The Jordy Fund where on request, I will paste the product bought, who bought it and how much profit (with a running total) has gone towards Jordy’s Operation. Normally I would save and plan when I needed money for something, but this is very important for me to do ASAP and so your help would be greatly appreciated. And it doesn’t matter if you just buy a card … or a Full sized Framed Print. It ALL means something to me. I appreciate your help so much and so does Jordy. Don’t forget too that I have sale Items here which are 50% off my markup if you want to buy cards etc more inexpensively

• Jordy Update (Wed 5th Nov 2008)
  by Craig Shillington

  Well I was meant to take Jordy to the Vet (who was visiting town today) but I ended up rushing him into the Vet 45mins away yesterday af…

  Well I was meant to take Jordy to the Vet (who was visiting town today) but I ended up rushing him into the Vet 45mins away yesterday after a sleepless night with him on Monday. I have him home with me again, he stayed in there over night because he had eaten Monday morning and they didn’t want to put him under on the day because of that. Sunday night while I was petting him in the quiet in bed, I could hear strange noises coming from his head. At first I thought it was the sound of static, but it wasn’t making the noise when I stroked his back, so I listened closer and a huge fear struck me. It sounded as if the skin on his head was dead and was crinkling as I petted him. I panicked!!! I thought that the Operation months ago had failed and that the blood supply to his skin there had stopped and I also linked the blood from his eye to that. The vet assured me that his skin was fine. She suggested it might have been trapped air under the skin. Although she explained something to me that I didn’t understand before now properly….. Jordy isn’t cured of cancer. :( As a matter of fact it is just going to get worse for him and what I am doing is just prolonging his life (and therefore maybe also … his pain) :( The cancer he has on his eyelid is not curable … just treatable. I can keep taking him to have bits and pieces of it frozen off … but it will get worse and worse and his pain will continue to get worse also. I am not sure now if I should be continuing to keep the treatment up or not :( This visit alone cost me just under $400. It’s money I don’t have as I am still paying off his Operation, with the help and support and love of those who have contributed to the Jordy fund thus far. Sadly now I (and all of you who have followed his story) will need to figure out when the time has come to let Jordy be free. It’s not something I want to think about right now, but it is something that will happen in the next few months and this is so hard for me right now. I would like to thank you all for your compassion and love, following Jordy’s story and letting him into your hearts. I know my love for Jordy is shared by so many of you and it helps so much. I am so sorry this update isn’t as happy as I would have liked it to have been. He is still here and he is happy and comfortable. And I love him VERY much … we all do!!!

• Kids Charity Calendar
  by Joe Mortelliti

  A few months ago a fellow redbubble member brought to our attention that images were being sought for the Kids Cancer Support Foundation …

  A few months ago a fellow redbubble member brought to our attention that images were being sought for the Kids Cancer Support Foundation Australia for a charity calendar,produced by Claire Hanna. / Seems she got overwelming support from redbubble members,offering to supply images for free. / I got an email from Claire last night advising one of my images was selected, and I’m particularly happy with this as I’m currently up to my 8 month battle with cancer. / On the PDF supplied the following redbubble members also had images selected for the calendar…. / James Pierce / Mark German / Alistar McBride / David Smith / Hope they sell heaps

• R.I.P
  by Murray Swift

  / Today Scoop (Standing above) had an x-ray of …

  / Today Scoop (Standing above) had an x-ray of his shoulder which showed he had advanced bone cancer. No doubt his sister (also above) will soon miss him. R.I.P Scoop.

• Of intertest for those seeking enlightenment for cancer....
  by Symmetry44

  Your doctor won’ tell you this because he either doesn’t know or doesn’t want you to know, IF you know what I mean $$$$$! He stands to ga…

  Your doctor won’ tell you this because he either doesn’t know or doesn’t want you to know, IF you know what I mean $$$$$! He stands to gain no profit if you know how to cure yourself my friends…. Here are a few facts I know personally about cancer which may be of help to any of you who are currently going through it or simply know someone who is. Cancer is an anoxic or anaerobic disease, which is to say that it can only survive and flourish in an oxygen deprived environment. Where oxygen is rich and prevalent cancer WILL die. / Through diet and lifestyle our bodies become acidic. This is known as acidosis. / This happens over time and at times is not noticeable until we are diagnosed with diseases such as heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, cancer and other chronically degenerative disease like these. / Inflammation is very telling of acidosis gang so be very aware of telltale signs such as lethargy, aching joints, hypertensive feelings, anxiety, stress, etc. / Cancer we should all know lives, breathes, metastasizes and proliferates off of SUGAR and the like, i.e., white breads, white pastas, white rice and/or any white flour products. / These foods converts to sugar in the body gang so BE CAREFUL with what you consume because disease is waiting to happen all around us. / Exercise is ESSENTIAL and not just some word most of us loathe and try to avoid. / We MUST oxygenate the blood EVEN IF it only means deep breathing exercises!!! / Read that again people. EVEN IF IT MEANS SIMPLE DEEP BREATHING EXERCISES!!! Deep breathing oxygenates the blood and this is paramount for optimal health, period!!! / Now comes the nutrition aspect which as well is paramount to killing and preventing disease. / Cancer it has been said is caused primarily from malnutrition and dehydration. / The foods we eat are killing us gang and that is straight up truth! / Even the veggies and fruits we eat are devoid of the necessary nutrients for sustaining life due to over planting on the same soils over and over again. / The plants use up all the minerals in the soil and the soil becomes depleted, therefore we MUST buy organic because the soil is more nutrient dense. / We are starving gang. Make no mistake about it, whether we eat till our heart’s content or not, if we are not eating what God intended then we are slowly dying of malnutrition. / Here comes the water speech we’ve all heard a millions times. You know the one. It’s the one most of us completely ignore and shun away as well. / We MUST drink at least 8 to 10 8 ounce glasses of water a day depending on size, weight and physical exertion (sweating.) This does not mean tap water either! Either drink distilled water or bottled spring water because tap water contains fluoride, chlorine and other carcinogenic chemicals such as these. We MUST take a GOOD supplement to replace what we don’t get in our diet. / I personally take Bob Barefoot’s Coral Calcium WITH Vitamin D3 to help absorb the Calcium. / This product not only has a right ratio of Calcium to Magnesium (2:1) it also has all major minerals, which are absolutely essential to life, but also has several needed vitamins AND over 70 trace minerals of equal importance. / For those who are currently suffering the ill-effects of cancer or know someone who is, here are a couple natural products that can really help and have been proven to help. AHCC – Active Hexose Correlated Compounds – increases NK (natural killer) cells which destroy cancer cells. / Avemar – Slows the progression of many hard to cure cancers. The two together work great from what I’ve read. You can Google these to find out more about them and other natural products. / There are several medicinal mushrooms out there, as well as, other helpful products. Do not underestimate the power of vitamin and minerals gang. This is why I stress the importance of buying TOP OF THE LINE when it comes to these. / Cheap vitamins and/or supplements are 99% crap and will NOT help you one iota! Minerals will alkalize the body over time as will diet. This will rid the body of acidosis and much, if not all, disease, BUT it will take time, consistency, and patience to undo the damage we’ve done over the years so BE PATIENT PLEASE!!! Coral Calcium can be found by Googling Bob Barefoot or by going to: / www.healthy4life.com DO NOT forget, if you order Coral Calcium to get the Vitamin D with it!!! Also seek out hydrogen peroxide therapy. Not the crap you buy at the pharmacy, but real hydrogen peroxide therapy from a trained professional. They are working some unbelievable things with HP nowadays. / HP will oxygenate the blood and body killing most if not all diseased cells and disease causing cells. / I personally keep a bottle of 35% grade hydrogen peroxide in my fridge now, BUT KNOW THIS, 35% grade HP, while it can be purchased online, is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY IF NOT USED AS INSTRUCTED! / I put 2 or 3 drops in 12 to 16 ounces of water and NO MORE than that. / Avoid contact with eyes, skins or any body part. I have spilled it on me and it will bleach the skin and it WILL sting like hell. / If you spill it on you wash immediately with water for 10 minutes. NEVER EVER EVER CONSUME 35% HP STRAIGHT BECAUSE YOU WILL DIE! / I’m not trying to scare anyone or to be dramatic. I am telling you 100% truth my friends. This stuff is better left to the professionals, but if you opt to purchase it DO AS I SAY PLEASE!!! I hope this helps my friends…..I love you guys and don’t ever forget that!!! For my girl flip…....

• My Dad
  by Charles Dobbs Photography

  Today at 1:30pm, my dad passed away. He passed away peacefully at home. It is really hard to comprehend how fast he really went. On Fe…

  Today at 1:30pm, my dad passed away. He passed away peacefully at home. It is really hard to comprehend how fast he really went. On February 22, the second MRI was done on my dad’s head, in particular, his right eye. We were devastated when we were informed that his cancer had developed into a mass behind his right eye. The oncologist told my dad and mom that there was nothing else could be done. They could try and radiate the mass behind the eye, but the cancer would just develop somewhere else and he most likely would not regain use of his eye. He recommended they go home and that he didn’t think he had months, but weeks, and to register for hospice. I arrived in Colorado on February 23rd and have been here ever since. When I arrived, my dad was able to get around pretty easy with only a slight wobble to the right occasionally. Sunday he was weaker, and by Monday he was unable to make it up the stairs. His speech was also weak, it kind of sounded like the voice of Clint Eastwood. He was also not eating very much. We registered him for hospice, and they took him off some medications, and also added some. One of the drugs was a steroid that actually perked him up quite a bit and he began to eat. But this would only be temporary. We would soon be helping my dad do everything. We had to get a walker, wheelchair, bedside toilet, and within just a few days a hospital bed. We slept on the floor so we could be close by help him if he needed us in the middle of the night. I can’t tell you how difficult this was to watch my dad slowly deteriorating. But at the same time I am so thankful that I had the last two weeks to spend with him. I had several talks with him that were so emotional. I got to say everything I wanted to say to him. My sister checked on him today at around 1:15pm, and when I checked on him at 1:30pm he had passed away. I remember the look on my mom’s face last July when the surgeon told her they had found cancer in his gall bladder and lymph nodes, and now I had to go upstairs and tell her that dad passed away. It is a look of devastation. My dad passed away peacefully and was strong in his faith. He often told us that he was not afraid to die, it was just the process of getting there. I want to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, and card purchases in support of my dad and the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. You all certainly made some days bearable. I will miss my dad very much.

• JORDY UPDATE (16/04/08)
  by Craig Shillington

  VBS Jordy and I just got home from the vets and he has had his stitches removed :) I think he had about 35 stitches in total, so it was a…

  VBS Jordy and I just got home from the vets and he has had his stitches removed :) I think he had about 35 stitches in total, so it was a bit of a job ;) But I can tell he is so happy to have them out because now he is back to rubbing and bumping his head on everything, including me :) :) VBS I will try to get some photos tonight and upload them to my blog (Maybe tomorrow) :) He still looks all shaved, but he is looking so much better :) :) Don’t forget the Jordy Fund. :) It’s doing really well and so far sales from my works have raised $152.50 towards Jordy’s bills :) :) Thank you all so much for helping out and sharing the love, it is so much appreciated :) :) MEOW :) :) Here is a run down of the costs P.S. :) If you have posted what you purchased in the Buyers Booth, PLEASE send me the link and I will start making those links available for others to look at too :) :)