Yesderday I wrote a long, self indulgent post about my current anxiety over my life and how these feelings are so out of line right now… I never really write about that kind of thing to begin with – and wow, I can see why!
But I did include some very important information about a family in need of support. At the very end. It may have “flowed better” that way, but it does seem rather backward from a priorities standpoint…my angsty feelings about my life are really secondary.
So I’m reposting that part today. There are actually more direct places to get this information (visit Heather Spohr’s site). But here is what I wrote yesterday.
There are far better things that you can do with your time than feel sorry for yourself. You can help Mike and Heather Spohr defray the cost of the service for Maddie on Tuesday (which is apparently something like $7K).
I personally, have no extra money to spare at the moment, but I donated a few dollars. There is always something to forgo…a cup of coffee, the more expensive brand of frozen pizza, this week’s copy of US Weekly (although that one really hurts…) And if hundreds of people give a few dollars…
the Spohrs don’t have an income right now. Insta-Mom wrote about this today and provides far more detail, but in her words, “Heather was laid off last year and has been at home caring for Maddie since; Mike is an independent contractor and is understandably not working right now. They have no income. And they have a daughter’s funeral to pay for–an expense for which none of us ever expect to need to save.”
Any support you can give would be a huge help to this family. And they do need it right now.
I guess I had better go back and read the self indulgent post–sounds interesting!
I was away for a few days, but I did hear about the Spohrs and their loss.
I’ve been reading through what you’ve had to say here and I’m moved. Thank you for taking the time to share more of their story for your readers. You rock.