New Wings for Kara Benefit

For those of you that may be interested in the benefit and all the fun things going on that night, here is the info! :)

April 28, 2012 from 6-11 at the Greenville VFW.

Tickets are $15 for a single ticket or $25 for a couple. Dinner is included with the ticket price.
There will be a dinner at 6, a silent auction, door prizes, jail and bail, and a DJ. I hope and pray that I will stay well enough to be there, so I would LOVE to see old friends, new friends, family...come on out! :)

Tickets must be purchased in advance (can only fit so many in the hall, and we're hoping to sell out!) If you would like to get tickets, you can contact Cherolet Hutcheson at 692-9966 or Katy Linkous at 459-0496. You can also contact me and I can set you up. :) Also...we are still looking for donations for the silent auction and the door prizes. If you would like to donate anything, please get into contact with Cherolet or Katy. (or me) Thanks! :)


**Update health wise**
 I will be doing an IVIG infusion soon...should be hearing from the hospital early next week to schedule the infusion. I'm not sure I'm looking forward to it since they take a long time to administer and I'm also not sure about the side effects. My antibodies are really low (in the 300's, where normal is 700-1500) so I'm hoping that the infusion will help make that number higher. I'm also hoping that it will make a difference in the way I feel. Right now I just feel achy all of the time like I have the flu. No fun. I'm used to being on 20mg of prednisone and I need to get down to at least 10mg. When I am at 20, I don't feel the flu-like achy-ness When I start to drop my dose I start feeling it. I go back to Cleveland May 7...tentative, but believe this will be the date. I think I will have to start re-doing the tests needed to be listed for transplant. They have to be done once a year and I started about this time last year with getting some of the tests done. Not looking forward to some of those! :(

I still am truly blessed by so many friends and family out there that have been there for my family and I. Doug and I are very thankful for the outpouring of love and support and we can't thank everybody enough. I got a wonderful card about a week ago with some awesome Bible verses in the card. (Thanks, Lindsay!) :) My favorite that I would like to share, because I feel it's appropriate and relates to me is this:

1 Peter 5:10 - "In His kindness God called you to share in His eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, He will restore, support and strengthen you, and He will place you on a firm foundation."

My little caterpillar legs are so very weak and weary, so it's good to know that He will strengthen me and place me on a firm foundation! I'm looking forward to that day!!! :)