The first donation arrived in the PO box this past Friday, along with a personal note of inspiration from which I’m going to quote a few lines to help illustrate what this fundraiser is about, and how, deep down inside, I feel about helping others and spreading hope. This check, along with several words of heartfelt encouragement, came from my sister. Her note of inspiration, read in a rainy post office parking lot last Friday, made me outright weep a little. I’m sharing a few of her words below because I want others, I want you, to know how much this fundraiser means, how much getting involved means, how even just sending a note or dedication means:

“…first of all – I love you for trying your little heart out! It’s a good thing you are trying to get people involved in, and one day it’ll come back to you. I know this man was only briefly in your life, and I understand he had a big impact on you, more than I’ll know I’m sure.

…this little piece of your life will hold so much emotion & hope for you & others – make sure you tell your story! I love you.”

My sister is right about many things. I want to get people involved. I only knew Mr. M for a short period of time, but was impacted greatly by having known him.

“Family” is the most amazing support system I have ever been witness to in my lifetime. It humbles those of anything else in my opinion. Not everyone though is fortunate enough to have family around them, or to be able to rely on family in times of need or crisis. Those that can or have been able to, know just how fortunate they are, and just how powerful the support of loved ones and family can be when called upon. This is how I remember and often think of Mr. M’s family, of the man himself. I recall being in the hospital, a silent support for my friend, watching Mr. M and his wife hold hands and share moments of love and support the likes of which I haven’t seen since my grandparents passed away. Even through episodes of pain and grief, there were amazing bonds of love and support. Families do many things within their own space to be able to deal with many situations: they make light of things, they don’t take things for granted, they constantly learn to cope. I was reminded last fall and winter how important Family is, how important love and support are, how necessary our duty should be to those endeared to us.

So, thanks to my sister, my family, someone I know that has my back regardless, this fundraiser is off and running. I share my pieces with you in the hopes that you will be impacted as well, and moved to become a part of something that might change you too, TriForm.

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