It’s that time of year again, and for my second time, I will be participating in the NAMIWalks for the Mind of America. This is NAMI’s signature walkathon event and is being held in Hemet, CA at Diamond Valley Lake Marina on October 27th, 2006. I will be walking with the same friend as last time and one more I convinced to come along, so our team (Panacea) will be a whopping three members. No matter, I know we’ll have a good time just like last year and I have a feeling there will be a much larger group of walkers this year.

Please support me in this walk, if not financially, then with encouragement and humor. . If you’re interested, visit the (very basic) Panacea Team Site where you can see who else is walking with me. There is also a link so you can donate online. Donating online is fast and secure, and I’ll get immediate notification via e-mail of your donation. Although the page will update how many donations have been received, I will also post updates on here periodically if I receive any.

I’ve never been one to ask for donations, sponsors and such, but I think I finally have a cause which interests me and actually affects me directly. The most important thing for someone with mental illness is medical care as I have found out far too many times over the years. I have my medication, but even still I pay for it out of pocket due to lack of resources. For those that don’t have access to help, I can’t even imagine how difficult it must be. A judge may see me as weak, or lesser than another because of this illness, but it has created a stronger and more determined soul out of me. So I will walk, to prove to myself I can, to show Ashleigh what her mother can do, and to do my part in bringing help to those who need it.

It’s that time of year again, and for my second time, I will be participating in the NAMIWalks for the Mind of America. This is NAMI’s signature walkathon event and is being held in Hemet, CA at Diamond Valley Lake Marina on October 27th, 2006. I will be walking with the same friend as last time and one more I convinced to come along, so our team (Panacea) will be a whopping three members. No matter, I know we’ll have a good time just like last year and I have a feeling there will be a much larger group of walkers this year.

Please support me in this walk, if not financially, then with encouragement and humor. . If you’re interested, visit the (very basic) Panacea Team Site where you can see who else is walking with me. There is also a link so you can donate online. Donating online is fast and secure, and I’ll get immediate notification via e-mail of your donation. Although the page will update how many donations have been received, I will also post updates on here periodically if I receive any.

I’ve never been one to ask for donations, sponsors and such, but I think I finally have a cause which interests me and actually affects me directly. The most important thing for someone with mental illness is medical care as I have found out far too many times over the years. I have my medication, but even still I pay for it out of pocket due to lack of resources. For those that don’t have access to help, I can’t even imagine how difficult it must be. A judge may see me as weak, or lesser than another because of this illness, but it has created a stronger and more determined soul out of me. So I will walk, to prove to myself I can, to show Ashleigh what her mother can do, and to do my part in bringing help to those who need it.