UPDATE ON GUNNER GILLESPIE!

7 Year-Old Gunner Gillespie Needs Our Help
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My gratitude to my friends Shannon and Amy Aldridge, who made one mention months ago on their Blog about a family from Benton, Kentucky whose son is facing a medical situation with cancer similar to their sweet Sahara. You may remember that last month, I wrote a full Blog about Gunner Gillespie with photos of Janna & Gus Gillespie--parents of Gunner and his sweet sister Garlynn--all featured in my post. In a short while, I'll have the pleasure of meeting The Gillespie's as they will be in my area to try a new medical therapy for Gunner. Naturally, their insurance company isn't covering the tests or the treatment--should it take place. So...

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I stand with all families who must deal with the burdensome costs of health care services that insurance companies simply do not cover. In so many cases, this debt takes years to pay off. Whatever you do, search your heart. If your heart tells you to make a donation to help The Gillespie's with the enormous costs to help Gunner move his mountain, donations can be made payable C/O The Gillespie Family at:

Community Financial Services Bank (CFSB)

PO Box 467

Benton, KY 42025

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When one Blogs about such a subject as I do here, they run the risk of incurring critics. "Oh, there he goes again--another issue to support". That's fine. As a trained actor, I learned to thrive on rejection and it literally rolls off my back "like water on a duck"! And yet, I look back to when I was 7 and 8 years of age. On at least 3 occasions, my life was spared by physicians. I nearly died! Today, many years later, you are stuck with me, my kooky humor, adventures and even misadventures. Thank God! Each day that I wake up is a gift! Therefore, why would I not want to acknowledge this gift of life by helping to raise awareness of a bright little boy who is fighting for HIS life as I did, albeit, under different circumstances? At a church I visited Sunday, I placed Gunner's name on the prayer list. A mother-to-be and her husband spoke with me and (of course) we wound up talking for 20 minutes about Sahara Aldridge.

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When the real-life Frank Serpico (the police officer played by actor Al Pacino who took down a large section of a once-corrupt New York Police force) was on a talk show late one night, he talked about a fascinating event! He gave away all his possessions and traveled across the United States hitch-hiking and ultimately wound up in Greenland. Whomever he met--in cars, at bus terminals, or at trucker cafes, he posed this question: "What is the the meaning of life to you?" Ultimately, after a nearly 2 year sojourn, Serpico had his answer: "It is to love and help one another. That's it. It's that simple". So, if you came here today hoping to find something different, YOU HAVE! Hey, let's see what we can do to help this family. I'll keep you updated. All prayers, shout-outs, good vibes, meditations, positive thoughts and energy that is loving and peaceful is welcomed for this family.

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HAVE A GREAT MONDAY, EVERYONE!