Day 40

Hello Everyone,

My dad is on his second day of plasmapheresis.  This procedure cleanses the blood that houses the attacker cells that are damaging his nerves.  He is feeling very downtrodden and weak.  He is low on energy and it is difficult to stay positive when you always feel bad.  They can give him medication for the pain - all he needs to do is ask for it.  

I have some good news.  My boyfriend, Corey, and I hosted our 2nd Annual Chili Cookoff tonight.  The way the cookoff works is that anyone can compete, but each batch of chili has a $10 entry fee.  Competitors can bring as many crock pots of chili batches as they want, but each batch costs $10.  You do not need to prepare chili to come to the Cookoff.  Non-competing guests are asked to bring a side dish or beverage to share and encouraged to donate.  We had a turnout this year of 25 guests and 6 batches of chili.  Each guest voted but could not vote on their own creation.  The rules state that the winner gets to choose which charitable organization would receive the collected donations.  Last year, Amanda and her boyfriend, Chad, won the Cookoff with their "Chamanda" chili.  They sent the American Heart Association $100 last year.  

This year, I am proud to announce that my chili creation, "Sweet Revenge," won the Best Chili vote!  We collected $120 which was submitted online tonight to the GBS/CIDP Foundation International.  Yay!  Here is their website:http://www.gbs-cidp.org/

Thanks,

~The Dymond Family