The situation:
Ari unexpectedly had a brian bleed due to ruptured aneurysm (she's only 37!) in mid-May. By the grace of God, her roommate Donna found her in the nick of time, and with the help of sister-in-law Amy, they got her to the hospital. She spent a lot of time in the Neuro ICU at Methodist Hospital, most of this time she was sedated to keep her comfortable, as she had a shunt in her brain and few other not-so-comfy medical devices helping her out. Once she stepped down to the regular hospital floor, it wasn't long until she moved across the street to rehab.
In an astonishing display of fighting spirit and hope, she graduated from rehab and is now HOME as of yesterday : )
Arianne's friends have come together to help raise money... Ari is single and has no medical insurance, so we will need help to pay for her health-related expenses and services, as well as covering bills and basic needs while she is disabled and can't work. We have lots of reasons to believe that she'll make a full recovery-- though she will be working to overcome the disabilities for about a year.
Raffle Tickets:
We are selling raffle tickets now, as well as at the August 4 benefit. You can purchase them online at the following link:
Please feel free to share this link with others! The prizes are:
- 6-8 night Diamond-Level Royal Caribbean Cruise for two to Canada, Bermuda, Alaska or the Caribbean. You choose your destinations and dates.
- $500 Walmart Gift Card
- $200 Visa Gift Card
- ZOOM! Teeth Whitening
- CoolSculpting Treatmant
Tickets are $5 each, or five tickets for $20. Purchase online, or stop by Vintage Wellness, located in the Cypress area at 130 Vintage Park Boulevard, Suite L, Houston TX 77070.
The August 4 Benefit:
We are SO EXCITED for this benefit! It will be held at Cypress Saloon on Telge (in Cypress) on Sunday, August 4, 2013. It'll start at 1:00, and we will be serving $10 BBQ plates until we run out! For dessert, hit up the bake sale. Please bring cash if possible to help us expedite the sale of BBQ and baked goods.
Silent Auction items will be available for viewing and bidding beginning at 1:00 and end at approximately 5:30. We will have live music and fun contests all day, not to mention some AWESOME live auction items starting around 3:00. Lots of professional sports tickets and memorabilia, furniture and home decor, hunting/fishing trips, Spa & personal services, and more. We're hoping Arianne will be present at around 7:00 to draw the winners for the raffle! We are able to accept credit cards for auction items, but Arianne will see more of the money if you come prepared to pay with a check or cash (no credit card transaction fees).
There will be a jump-house and some other fun for the kids, so don't let them stop you from joining us! The Funky Monkey Photobooth will be there to help create memories of the day, as well as a nice scrapbook for Ari. For our competitive supporters, there's volleyball and horseshoes.
There will be a $5 cover charge after 5:00 since our concert headliner, DunVille will start playing around 7:30. We're pretty excited about these musical acts!
Feel free to share our Benefit Flyer (and this blog post) with all your friends : )
We can't wait to see you there, and help our friend. We know that under similar circumstances, she'd absolutely do the same for us. I (Kasey) had surgery last October, and Ari took days off work so she could drive an hour to come stay with my kids while my husband was at the hospital with me... then she stayed 4 days more to be sure we were good to go on the handling of my medical stuff!
Let's do all we can to get her back to a normal life : )
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