Show for Kristen's Gift/CHaD Update

Hi All

So I was totally exhausted today and just slept. Meghan was even very quiet today. Imagine that.

Well as most of you know last night was our 3rd Annual "Come Together" show. This year we chose to raise the funds for the pediatric cancer dept. at Children's Hospital at Dartmouth so all funds raised went to Kristen's Gift. To learn more about it just google it.

The past two years we raised $1900, $2365, and this year our goal was $3000.

WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We raised $4610.00 and we still have a few checks coming in.
So we are so excited.

It was a fabulous show. All the girls and audience had alot of fun. Meghan challenged me to wear a cocktail dress, steletto heels, and fishnet stockings. So I did. Meghan did the intro and brought me out on stage with Miss NH Rachel Barker and she taught me the Miss NH Strut.
Yeah ok you can stop laughing now. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Although I had the shoes off before I left the stage. I did keep the dress on as Meghan wished. I will have pictures up here as soon as I get them.

The story of the night is not that. It is that the show was in HONOR and MEMORY of a very special girl named Paige. She lost her battle to cancer at the age of two and 1/2. She and Meghan were good friends. Paige always had a smile on her face. She always shared. She just lived life to the fullest each day with a smile. She taught me that even though life is not easy, you can still have a smile and do your best. She taught me that a smile can really change a person's life.

Thank you Paige.

So in Paige's name we will donate all the money raised. It is still coming in so I will give you the final totally next week.

CHaD Show/Kristen's Gift

The CHaD show was tonight. It was an awesome awesome time.

Our grand total raised was.....


$4610.00 and still adding

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

More info to come later.. My feet hurt

Live by this.

I hope you all take the time to read the following. It
was written by a cancer child in her last few hours to live.


YOU BETTER SLOW DOWN.

Have you ever watched kids on a merry go round?
Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

YOU BETTER SLOW DOWN.
DON'T DANCE SO FAST
TIME IS SHORT
THE MUSIC WON’T LAST

Do you run through each day on the fly?
When you ask, “How are You?” Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed with the next hundred chores running thru you head?

YOU BETTER SLOW DOWN.
DON’T DANCE SO FAST
TIME IS SHORT
THE MUSIC WON’T LAST

Ever told your child we’ll do it tomorrow, and in haste, not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch, let a good friendship go because you never had time to call and say Hi?

YOU BETTER SLOW DOWN
DON’T DANCE SO FAST
TIME IS SHORT
THE MUSIC WON’T LAST.

When you run so fast to get somewhere you miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift….thrown away.
Life is not a race So take it slower.

HEAR THE MUSIC
BEFORE THE SONG IS OVER.

Come Together Show

April 25th

Merrimack High School

Merrimack, NH

6pm

This show will benefit Kristen's Gift which supports the Children's Oncology Dept. at Children's Hospital at Dartmouth.

We are doing this show in Honor of a Paige. Paige lost her battle to cancer at the age of 2 and 1/2. She was always smiling and dancing. She lived life to the fullest.

All proceeds will be donated in her name.

Please help us. $1865.00 raised so far. We want to raise $3000 or more. Please help us get there.

You may send a donation by making a check out to Kristen's Gift and mailing it to

Success Dance and Performing Arts Center

416J DW Hwy

Merrimack, NH 03054

Attn Sue Richardson

Of course if you are near you may come to the show. We will have food, raffles, silent auction, and lots of fun. Tickets $10 adult $7 students/seniors

I am sorry I have had to stop allowing comments to be made to this site. We have had some
unwanted situations. It is too bad that some people in the world have to ruin good things for others.

Sue

CF clinic visit 4/14/08

HI

People have asked us to post Meghan's medical updates. So I will do it every 3 months, as that is when we do our clinic visits with her medical team.

Today was our April visit. All reports are good so far. Good weight gain 25.7kg to 27kg, good lung functions FEV1 160, good diabeties numbers btw 70-135 with occasional high spikes. We have some lab stuff coming back next week that tests her Kidney functions. Some of the meds she is on can affect the kidneys. Let's pray it doesn't. So all in all a good visit.

Daddy met us up there for a meeting afterwards to map out her current and future plans. Ya know those hormones are coming. Yippeeeeeee I can hardly wait.

Well that is all for now.

Sue

Hi Everyone

It is only 10 days until the CHaD Show that my dance studio is putting on to raise money for Kristen's Gift. They help the sick kids in NH that have cancer.

I am so excited because we are doing the show for my friend Paige that died from cancer. Her family is coming. I hope I can make them smile. I really miss Paige.

Meghan

Battle of the Badges for CHaD

$71,000 Raised for Children's Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD)

It was the NH police VS NH fire.

The Police won 9-3 but the firemen say bring it on for next year.

Thank you so much to all the Police and Fire Depts. from NH

for making a HUGE difference in the lives of sick children.