April Charity Luncheon Reminder
Just a reminder that our April charity luncheon is tomorrow, April 7 at noon. We’re having…you guessed it…barbecue.
This time Cheryl Mathis will be cooking. Cheryl is a tenant in the building and does nurse consulting for the Steinberg Law Firm. And, it turns out, she’s a barbecue aficionado. In fact, she apparently lives a double life: nurse consultant by day and Queen of the Red Hot Pig Barbecue by night over in Orangeburg. She owns the Red Hot Pig with Roger Heaton. She’s even bringing her own cooker and tools.
Pete has been relieved of duty for good behavior, but given his love of cooking, I’m sure he’s participating in some BIG way. (I just don’t know what, yet….)
For our sponsored charity in February, we raised $1300 which went to a young woman with cancer. It’s great to be part of helping someone out when they’re going through something so difficult. You all deserve a pat on the back for being so generous in tough times!
This month we’re doing something similar. Our beneficiary will be Laura Mills of the Steinberg Law Firm. Laura has had some very significant health problems lately. She’s been diagnosed with super-ventricular tachycardia (SVT) and mitral valve prolapse (MVP).
Laura’s problems appeared last summer. At first, the doctor thought it was lack of sleep or stress. However, after eventually getting her health insurance company to pay for a heart monitor–no small task as you might imagine–the monitor showed the arrhythmia. At times, her heart would beat more than 250 beats per minute.
Eventually, Laura had a catheter ablation, which has helped, but has also led to a blood clot. More significantly, the cardiologist found a hole in her heart. She’s waiting for news from her cardiologist as to treatment options.
Throughout this ordeal, Laura has continued to work. She’s a strong young woman and, being from Indiana, has gone through this without family in the area. However, as you might expect, all these issues have resulted in unexpected medical bills. To date, those total over $75,000. Our goal is to assist Laura by making a financial contribution to her to help her through this difficult time.
Anything you can contribute would be greatly appreciated. I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.
–Russ DeMott
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