Spreading the love...to save Lori's house

Since posting here about the plight of Lori Hall Steele, a 44-year-old single mom and freelance writer, who was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease and chronic Lyme disease last year, lots has happened. There has been a lot written about the writer and her immediate crisis (losing her home), and it seems that hundreds of her fellow freelancers have rallied around her to help.

Here are some links you'll want to visit:

Hundreds of Freelance Writers Rally to Help a Seriously Ill Colleague to Pay Her Medical Bills, Support her Son and Save Her Home Published: Fri, 12 Sep 2008, 01:29 EDT
By Anglea PolchatStaff Writer, Publishers Newswire

The Friend I Never Met Published: Wed, 15 Sep 2008, The Huffington Post

Save This Single Mom's House Published: Tuesday, September 16, 2008, momlogic

Global village embraces ailing writer Published: Tuesday, September 16, 2008, Grand Traverse Herald, by CAROL SOUTH, Special to the Record-Eagle

Press Release

Go here for updates on Lori's condition.

Also:

*On Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Lori’s friends ask anyone with a Facebook account to change their profile picture for the day to the icon that says “Save Lori’s House.” (see below or use the top image at http://www.savelorishouse.com/lori%20art.htm) and please change your status to: “is helping to save Lori's House- won't you help too? http://www.savelorishouse.com/

*Don't have a FaceBook account? Join the FaceBook group here http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27262941938&ref=mf

*To find out other ways you can help, write to Jane Boursaw Jane@savelorishouse.com or Kristen Hains Kristen@savelorishouse.com.

Lori Hall Steele

Lori Hall Steele needs our help. She's a fellow freelance writer who's been diagnosed with ALS--Lou Gehrig's disease. And she's losing her home. She's just days away from having it taken away by the mortgage company because she can't pay her bills.

I don't know Lori personally. I only know her through Freelance Success, a writer's forum that I belong to. They're a great bunch of people.

When the FLXrs found out that one of their own was in trouble, they rallied--big time. There is so much activity going on in that forum on Lori's behalf that it makes your head spin--and it's hard to keep up with who's doing what. I know that Lori and her family are thankful.

Today, because I don't know Lori, I googled her name and found one of her blogs. It really spoke to me, giving me an up close and personal view of what Lori and her family are going through--and a bit of an inside look at Lori herself. The post that really got me was one she posted on Saturday, March 15, 2008--before she lost the use of her hands, before she needed assistance with her breathing. It is called Snow patrol, and it's very touching. You must read it.

My thoughts and prayers are definitely going out to Lori and her family, and I'm being propelled to offer my financial support as well. If you would like to help, click on this link to learn more about Lori's plight and to offer your financial support. And, please pray for her and her family.