Hey Carlsbad!
Before I break into writing my blog. I want to give a much Heart Felt Thank You to my home town of Carlsbad and that also extends to all of San Diego for being such special people that puts a spark in the air, it ease's my soul always.
.... Tell me its just a cold
We work hard and we play hard here. We pay for toys such as our 3 wheelers, jet skies, snow skies, snow boards, surf boards, and all our gear along with our dogs and cats and anything that brings us happiness, so we The Lovers of Life People AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE get a cold we do whatever it takes to get rid of this cold. We end up going to the 24- hour store at 1 am to get cough syrup, cough drops, tea bags and a whole bunch of things to help us get rid of our darn cold, so we can go back to work the next day and enjoy our toys that weekend or the next. We know there is no cure for the common cold, but somehow this convinces us that we are better and for all extended purposes we are. So, what would you do if there was no cure for the common cold or that 24-hour store to find that magic mixture? What if you were terminally ill ? I am scared but you can read my story at www.GiveForward.com or http://gfwd.at/12v7yeI
I'm no stranger to juggling a life of illness. At birth, I had a life threatening illness called Severe Chronic Asthma, by 19 I had a 2nd illness called COPD. I didn't have a choice in the matter with these two lung illnesses but being the poet, artist and lover of life that I am, I lived and maneuvered my life between the rain drops. In lamens terms, on my good days I lived a life of magic and it was the most beautiful thing! On my bad days, I would be confined to my house and I wouldn't be able to leave it and on the worst of those bad days, I would be in the hospital or on life support. The funny thing is everything balanced out. I truly lived life and it felt like magic! My illnesses were manageable and I was able to do things from riding my 3 and 4 wheelers to camping, going to the tennis matches, hiking, skiing, snorkeling, diving, traveling, playing guitar, reciting poetry and more. You name it, I lived it. To see photos go to my website.
Now, I've got something even worse than my other 2 illnesses. I now have a 3rd illness that has no cure, no medication, no cough drops and no get out of jail free card with this monopoly of an illness that's as huge as the Titanic. Have you heard of Pulmonary Fibrosis? It's an incurable lung disease that cannot do the proper gas exchange in the lungs. It breaks the human spirit, my living quarters has become a jail cell/hospital, I'm stuck to a 25' oxygen line 24/7 even when going out in public in my wheelchair, all your organs are deprived of oxygen, I've watched all my toys like my 3 wheelers, my skies, my guitars and all my things slowly float away and I didn't want this to take my whole life. I WILL NOT LEAVE UNTIL THE MIRACLE HAPPENS! I have to believe that where there's life there's hope. I don't have any late night store's that are open anymore. If you love life as much as I do then please try and forgive my honorable plea.
It's going to take all my might to ask, but will you help me? Would you please make a contribution to me on my website for any amount you can $5, $10, $20, or even a hug or words of encouragement. No amount is too small or too large. The only real cure for Pulmonary Fibrosis is a lung transplant. My only outlet to the outside world is through my computer. This takes all my strength, so please take your healing hands as fast as you can over to my website at http://gfwd.at/12v7yeI. If that doesn't work go to www.GiveForward.com in the search box at the top right corner where it asks Find a fundraiser, enter Kelly Kirkland, to read the rest of my story. It will be the very first one at the top.
You are welcome to make a donation or What would be better is if you belong to an organization like a church or school or if you know of someone that may belong to one, perhaps they can do a fundraiser to help raise awareness for this horrendous and terrifying lung disease of Pulmonary Fibrosis and its horrific side effects AND to raise funds to help me get a lung transplant so that I can give back to the community to those who helped me get here and to those who are faced with a debilitating lung disease by providing support and a way for people to reach out to others with the same.
Sincerely,
Kels Kirkland
"The Carlsbad Fighter"
