Open Arms of Minnesota
Aug. 14th, 2013 08:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pegkerrI talked on the phone briefly with my sister Betsy tonight, who was calling to wish us luck with Rob's first chemo treatment. I told her how overwhelmed I was feeling (I was in the middle of a shopping trip at the fourth store I'd stopped at after work, and I was nowhere done with my list). I don't feel anywhere near ready for what we're facing tomorrow; haven't finished coordinating the support team on CaringBridge, for example, and so had no volunteers lined up for meals this week--partly because we don't know how Rob will feel until we've BEEN through it, and we're not quite sure what to ask for. Fiona's getaway was a major distraction, too. Betsy suggested that maybe she could be the point person who coordinates getting us the help we need. I liked the idea, and we agreed to talk about it later this weekend.
An hour and a half later, I got a Facebook message. Betsy had started googling and found an organization, Open Arms of Minnesota, which delivers FREE medically-tailored meals to people in Minnesota who are dealing with illnesses like cancer or AIDS. Wow! I have downloaded the form, and Rob will bring it to his doctor tomorrow to get the referral.
Okay, I'm sold. Betsy, you are obviously the perfect person to be our resource/support wrangler. Thank you so much!
An hour and a half later, I got a Facebook message. Betsy had started googling and found an organization, Open Arms of Minnesota, which delivers FREE medically-tailored meals to people in Minnesota who are dealing with illnesses like cancer or AIDS. Wow! I have downloaded the form, and Rob will bring it to his doctor tomorrow to get the referral.
Okay, I'm sold. Betsy, you are obviously the perfect person to be our resource/support wrangler. Thank you so much!
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Date: 2013-08-15 02:38 am (UTC)(If it'd help Betsy to talk to someone who's done related kinds of wrangling, I'd be glad to talk about stuff I've found makes it easier/good things to remember/whatever. I'm out of town this week, but email works, or IM if it says I'm around.)
Thinking very much of you and Rob and everyone, and that all goes entirely as smoothly as it can.