Cynthia's Hope Fund
Every dollar, every prayer helps pave the way toward a better life.
Imagine, for a moment...you’re lying in bed in the exact same position for hours, unable to shift yourself or roll over when you feel uncomfortable. You’re cold, but can’t pull up your blanket. Or you’re hot, but can’t peel off your covers. Your scalp itches from the medication you're using for chronic neuropathic pain control, but you cannot scratch it (& you're still in pain). In the morning, you can’t give yourself a nice, hot shower in privacy. Someone else has to bathe you.
Now, picture this...you have lost all control of your bladder. You now depend on a catheter every day & night. If you're a woman, every 5-6 hours someone has to get you out of your wheelchair, lay you on your back, undress your lower half, then catheterize you in quite a humiliating position. Wherever you go, whatever you do, there is no escape from this vital necessity. So life has to be planned around it.
That’s only a little taste of what my life has been like since I was paralyzed from the chest down in a car accident on September 11, 1995. For more info about me pre- & post-injury, click here. Cynthia’s Hope Fund was created to raise funds to help pay for costly physical therapy to keep my body in good condition, & for clinical experimental treatments which could help me regain movement & independence. If you would like to make a tax-deductable donation to my cause, please send a check or money order to: Cynthia’s Hope Fund, 2745 Woodwind Way, Indianapolis, IN 46268.
Now, think about what it would be like...whenever your family or friends bent down to try to awkwardly hug you in your wheelchair, & you can't put your arms around them at all. You usually end up getting a quick peck on the forehead, or a light hand tap on your upper back. Even more heartbreaking is your inability to hold a child or your pet. You miss the feeling of human touch. I mean secure, loving embraces with your parents & siblings. Close, affectionate hugs with your friends. And warm, intimate cuddling with a beau or spouse. Just having the ability to clasp hands with others would help give you a better sense of connection to the people in your life.
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'Good Friends, Good Food, Good Memories' is a book full of wonderful recipes compiled by my dear friend Suzy Baker, organized around special events & celebrations, when family & friends gather together to make warm memories. Some dishes have been passed down through generations, others are relatively new. But all of these easy-to-follow recipes come from great cooks who know the secrets of preparing delicious meals!
A portion of proceeds goes to CHF! To purchase this special recipe book, only available here, please send a check or money order for $25 to Cynthia's Hope Fund, 2745 Woodwind Way, Indianapolis, IN 46268. Don't forget to write 'Recipe Book' on the memo line.
Recipe Book
$25.00
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THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE GIVEN GENEROUSLY
OF YOUR TIME & FUNDS TO HELP MY CAUSE!
"It is with love that I compiled these recipes to help raise funds for my friend Cindy...a special woman who's endured endless pain while struggling for over 13 years to do the things we all take for granted."
- Suzy Baker 