A Shining Light for Karen George - Outpouring of Support for an Oustanding Active Rain Member
Karen George, National Wholesale Mortgage, is battling cancer with courage and grace. Many of you are followers of her blog and have yourselves written some inspiring blogs to support Karen. Karen, a very active Active Rain member, is a superlative writer with humorous insights into business and life.
The most recent post to Karen's blog is an entry from her husband, titled Karen George - An Update for Friends, at http://activerain.com/blogs/azmortgagelady. Michael George has written a heartfelt thank you to all of the people who have been so supportive of Karen. He writes of Karen's most recent setback and the treatment she is currently receiving.
Michael gives special mention to several Active Rain blogs that are incredible examples of special human beings coming through for another special human being who has been there for everyone and now needs some support, but would never ask for anything for herself.
Adam Waldman makes a commitment of support and points out how simply all of us on Active Rain can be there for Karen. Paula Henry has started a bank account for Karen, read about this at http://../../../blogs/avonagent. Several blogs are given special mention by Michael in his thank you blog. Karen also has another blog, www.fighting-breast-cancer.com, which she started to spread awareness to other women and to encourage regular screenings and finding THE doctor who will closely follow any findings and not make assumptions, especially that anyone is too young to have breast cancer. Karen is here to tell us that assumption lead to her cancer not being diagnosed and treated in a timely fashion.
Here is a quote from Karen:
"Bottom line: If you or someone you knows ever has a lump, please follow it very closely. You cannot put all of your faith into one doctor. I did, and I am now considered terminally ill because of my blind faith. He told me I was too young. Young women do get breast cancer. If anyone tells you otherwise, including your doctor, give 'em a smack for me."
As you can see from this direct quote, Karen is not asking for sympathy, she is asking for action. She wants to get the word out there to the world to be more aware of how to detect, prevent, and treat breast cancer.
This quote reveals the special spirit that is Karen George. She has an amazing outlook on life and gives far more in life than she takes from life. This post is to honor Karen, to create an even larger group of support for her on Active Rain, and to join her in her relentless commitment to help others be educated, aware and hooked up with the best health care providers possible to combat this disease. We can volunteer to help Karen directly through her blog for fighting breast cancer, find ways to help her and Michael and send support in spirit as well as through the bank account.
What Karen and Michael do request is any business we can send to their company, National Wholesale Mortgage, http://www.azwm.com. They are partners in this business and together they continue to run it as a full-time career. The company is licensed in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. We have so much power here at Active Rain to make an effort to send them business and refer them to people we know in these states.
If we all could be responsible for one transaction getting to Karen and Michael George of National Wholesale Mortgage, http://www.azwm.com it would help them for a lifetime. Such a small step can make such a huge difference.
Pat Hommel, Annapolis, Maryland
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