A Message from Travis T

Our coolest teacher, Travis T, gives his gifts to the In Community Treatment Kids at Palama Settlement.  These kids struggle with difficult issues and Travis is there to help them.  (They adore him!)  But Travis faces an emergency of his own right now.  Please help if you can.  From Travis: 

Aloha Everyone,

As I’m sure some of you may already know
I was at the hospital with my girlfriend Shanna Blumenfeld on Friday the 13th of February (the day before Valentine’s Day),
when she was diagnosed with what they call a choroidal ocular melanoma in the back of her left eye.
Basically we found out that she has a super rare eye cancer.

In the weeks since, after test after test and scan after scan
it has for the most part been determined that there is no visible evidence that the cancer has spread to anywhere else in her body.
Thankfully her insurance has paid for much of the medical attention she’s been receiving.
Which is good.
She’s also been seeing a naturopath, an accupuncturist, a massage therapist, and has pretty much gone raw vegan.
Its amazing all of the people we know who are connected to holistic healing and wellness etc.

After much, much deliberation, despite reservations about western medicine, and beliefs in the healing powers of the human body,
she’s decided to go ahead with the treatments suggested by her doctor.
These treatments require surgically implanted “markers” on the retna around the tumor,
and 4 days of photon laser beam radiation.
But
because her cancer is so rare, the nearest specialists who can perform these procedures are found in San Francisco,
thus requiring travel expenses, flying back and forth etc.
Such expenses are not covered by her insurance.
Which isn’t good
SO HERE WE ARE, KINDLY ASKING OUR FRIENDS FOR DONATIONS

Shanna will be flying to the Bay Area as soon as March 20th and be gone til May.
While there, she will receive over 5 different procedures allowing time for recovery
in order to try and raise funds quickly, she’s started up a paypal account
see this link below:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=3475169
donations of any size will help immensley $5, $10, $20
not that it matters much, but im sending out a free copy of my 2007 spoken word poetry cd “The TrapperKeeper Files”
to anyone who asks for 1 but only IF they make a confirmed donation of $20 or more

We are confident that Shanna will make a swift and speedy and healthy recovery
but your help is greatly appreciated in this matter.
I know the economy’s taking a beating so I’m asking: PLEASE
make a donation of any amount ASAP
and/or please wish her the best and keep us in your meditations

Many blessings and health to you all

peace

T

ps. heres that paypal link just one more time:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=3475169