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ASPA update

May 29, 2007 on 12:41 pm | In A.S.P.A. | No Comments

I’ve had a bunch of very generous donations, and sales at my store have been good.  I’ve raised $285 towards my immigration stuff.  I’ve decided that my goal is $1500.  That’s less than the final cost of the whole thing, but I can afford to pay a chunk of it myself.

A few days ago I found out that a close friend of my family (a man I’ve known since I was about 7 years old) has cancer again.  5 years ago he had colon cancer and was hoping for a clean and clear "5 years cancer free" celebration this year.  Instead, they have found masses in his lungs.  He doesn’t smoke and neither does anyone in his family, so it is likely secondary to his original colon cancer.  Because of this, I’ve decided that if I get more money than I need for my goal, any extra will go to this friend and his family, and if they refuse, it’ll go to a cancer research charity on his behalf.

Alana