Hi, Everyone!

I know that most of you don't know me because I am not a big poster, but I am a huge supporter of the OCF and Brian, raising public awareness, and promoting early detection. I wanted everyone to know what a great job Jerry did speaking on Saturday and how huge a task it is to raise $3310! We ahould all be very proud of him and grateful because his fund raising efforts will allow all of us to have access to the resources of this website and the OCF for just that much longer.

I also want to say that I made two new friends on Saturday -- Jack and JoAnne. Jack's recovery is remarkable, really, unbelievable. That robotic surgery is something else. Brian, we need a story on that. Aside from that, these are two of the nicest people I have ever met.

One thing I have found is that everyone I have met through OCF has been wonderful -- proof that bad things happen to good people. But also a reason why more of us need to get invloved in these events. Not only does the fundraiding make you feel great and give you an opportunity to do something about this terrible disease, you get to meet some of these people that you know initmately from these message boards face to face. It is so much fun.

There is a walked planned for Chicago in September. I plan to be there, although, I will not be able to repeat my fund raising efforts again so soon. So OCF needs some of you to plan to raise some money and attend. Does anyone want some help with fund raising? I've got plenty of advice and I am sure Jerry does too.

Looking forward to helping,

Barb