A Tribute for Goofynina

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A Tribute for Goofynina

« on: February 15, 2008, 03:52:10 PM »

Aloha everyone on this sad day --

I had been considering forming a team for our local National Kidney Foundation: Triangle Kidney Walk for a bit. Last night, when Mom and I recieved the phone call from Kitkatz about our dear Susie, I knew I had to. So last night I created our team.

Team Walking for Nana and Nina. Nana, the name Paris' (my mother's) grandchildren call her and of course Nina for the Damn Dame herself, our beloved Susie. We are walking and raising money in honor of Paris and in memory of Goofynina.

We began recieving donations only 12 hours ago and already we are above $500. If you are interested in making a donation in memory of Susie please follow the link below or you can PM me.

Just know, that on March 29th we are all joined together in spirit as those fighting or those effected by Kidney Disease and on that day we are all together, honoring Goofynina.

We all loved Susie so much, her silliness and kindness and huge smile. This is my way of honoring her memory. I love you Susie.

Aloha,
Beth

http://trianglekidneywalk.kintera.org/faf/r.asp?t=4&i=250772&u=250772-205271606&e=1522872231

***Below is the email I sent out to friends and family this morning telling about the walk and why we are raising money***

Happy Valentine's,
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> Hello! All of you know me and some, in turn, know my wonderful mother. My Mother has been living with Kidney Failure for several years now. It is a silent, but I assure you, deadly disease. I watch the pain my mother goes through both physical and emotional. She has been lucky so far, avoiding dialysis (life support) in hope of receiving a kidney transplant. I, along with several others were tested, she is at the top of the list, but unfortunately, she has a extremely rare condition, in simple terms, her body will always reject every kidney. This means a transplant is close to impossible without more research. She will begin Dialysis soon. For those who do not know, Dialysis is a process that replaces your kidney. 3 times a week my mother will sit in a room with other patients, and have every ounce of her blood taken out of her body, filtered and put back in. If she does not have this done, she will not live. It is, in the truest since of the word, Life Support. She will do this for the rest of her life.
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> Kidney Disease is widespread, we need research to better the lives of those living on dialysis and those waiting for a transplant.
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> Through this process with my mother I have had the opportunity to meet many others living with kidney failure. One was an amazing woman, Susie. Susie is a moderator on a forum for those living with kidney disease. Several members of the forum met in Las Vegas in October and my mother and I had the honor of going! While there we met Susie, when we first spotted her walking through the casino she was wearing a tiara, boa and sash that said "Drama Queen" GoofyNina, as she is known on the forum was such an incredible spirit on that trip, always smiling, always laughing. Susie lost her battle with Kidney Disease yesterday. She was 40.
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> I have formed this team in honor of my mother, Nana and in memory of Susie, Nina. On March 28th my team will walk in Raleigh in the Triangle Kidney Walk 2008. I need your help. The team's goal is to raise $2000. You can help in two ways. Follow the link to make a donation straight on our Team's site, or to join our team, walk with us on March 29, help us get to our goal!
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> Thank you so much for all of your help!
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> Elizabeth A Breakey

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