Me-One Foundation...

The other night I got a call from my friend Sonia telling me to hurry up and contact the Me-One Foundation, that there's an opportunity for me and my family/friends to spend a couple days in the wine country (Petaluma to be exact), all expenses paid! Of course I'm learning not to argue with Sonia (she's a lot like Luanne...and if you know Luanne, you don't argue). So I called the Me-One Foundation and left a message telling them that I was interested in some type of program that I'd heard about and that Sonia told me to tell them that Tina referred me. Tina is a mutual friend of ours who has quite the connections within the community. Tina is an inspiration and the person behind me opening up and meeting such wonderful women :) Thank you Tina. So I did as I was told and left the message on their machine. A couple hours later I got a call and was told that all we had to do was fill out an application (which was 11 pages total) and fax it over. However, on the application, it stated that it would be reviewed by a Selection Committee and if we qualified, they would consider us for the opportunity. At this point I wasn't quite sure what this was all about, but I went on-line and read about it. You can too, if you're interested. It actually stands for "Cancer-Zero, Me-One" and it's an absolutely wonderful program. Just like they said, it's an all expense paid weekend (from June 11-13) of pampering and relaxation for the entire family. Again, cancer doesn't affect just the patient, but the entire family. From facials, massages, hand & feet treatments, to sitting around at a campfire toasting marshmallows, it's going to be a blast. They even go as far as taking your luggage and putting it in your little cabin while you enjoy the festivities. Then, when the weekend is coming to an end, they'll load up the car again. I was thrilled that we had a last minute opportunity to get in on this, but it still had to go to the Selection Committee, so I was worried that we wouldn't go after all. So, I went to work the next day and faxed off my application hoping that somehow we'd make it. In the meantime, I emailed the founder of Me-One and she said not to worry, that we're "special guests" and that the committee doesn't even need to look over our application, that we qualify!! Yippee!! So the final approval had to come from Dr. Hui and yesterday I found out that she approved the weekend...thank you Dr. Hui!! There will be Oncology Nurses and an ER Doctor staying at the resort along with us, just in case. I'm so excited :) I was hoping that I'd have my family with me, but unfortunately John has to work and it's just not Johnny's "thing", so he declined. It's ending up being me, Jordan, my friend Roberta and her daughter Tanya. It's going to be lots of fun :) Maybe next year with more planning, I can have the entire family come, I know that John could use some relaxation, that's for sure.

Here's to some peace and quiet!! Yay for a relaxing weekend with the girls :)

Peace to you all ♥ Love, Genie