This is for you Bri

With a very heavy heart, I am appealing on behalf of food bloggers for a dear Friend, Briana Brownlow @ Figs With Bri.

Our family had lost the most precious person in our lives to cancer and I know how much it hurts and how your life changes forever.

Not a minute pass by without thinking of my DAD. I cannot possibly imagine how it is to go through this pain. Bri please hang in there, I am sure you will find tremendous energy and support from your family and friends to give you strength and courage to go through this rough phase.

My dear Readers, Please read about our dear friend:

Bri was diagnosed with breast cancer two and half years ago. A mastectomy, chemotherapy and two years of relatively good health later, the cancer is back. It has metastasized to other parts of her body. At the age of 15, Bri lost her 41-year old mother to the disease. Now, she’s waging her own war against breast cancer. More about it here.

She is going through intensive chemo and other treatments and needs to focus single-mindedly on healing and finding what treatment works best for her. Her health insurance, unfortunately, does not cover holistic alternatives which she would like to try. Bri and her husband Marc have enough on their plates right now in addition to worrying about her medical bills.
The team @ Jugalbandi is organising the JUNE edition of CLICK a fundraiser to help Bri and her family meet her out-of-pocket medical costs for ONE YEAR.
CLICK is a monthly theme-based photography contest hosted by Jugalbandi and this month’s theme is YELLOW for Bri. Yellow is the colour of hope. Through the work of the LiveStrong Foundation, it has also come to signify the fight against cancer.
The entries can be viewed HERE. The deadline for entries is June 30, 2008. The fundraiser will extend until July 15, 2008.
The target amount is 12,000 U.S. dollars. We appeal to our fellow bloggers and readers to help us achieve this. Bri deserves a chance to explore all options, even if her insurance company thinks otherwise.
There’s a raffle with exciting prizes on offer. After viewing the list, you may make your donation HERE or at the Chip-In button on any participating site.
Your donation can be made securely through credit card or Pay Pal and goes directly to Bri’s account.
This month’s photo contest also has some prizes. Details HERE.You can support this campaign by donating to the fundraiser, by participating in CLICK: the photo event, and by publicising this campaign.

To ADD THIS CHIP-IN BUTTON to your site, click on ‘copy’ within the widget. It will generate the code which you can paste on your post or sidebar.
The LIST OF DONORS will be updated every two days HEREat Figs with Bri.
Image gallery of raffle prizes are HERE.
Donation page is HERE.Thank you my dear readers!!!