Sandy's Fund

As many of you great people know, our dear friend Sandy Shapiro was recently diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and is now undergoing the first of what will be four, intensive rounds of chemotherapy. Each round requires a stay of one to two months at Cedars Sinai Hospital, with two to three weeks at home recovering between rounds. It is also possible she will need a bone marrow transplant. Anyone who has met Sandy knows she is a champion fighter. Her doctors stress this is a curable cancer.  She’s doing well, and of course she’s befriended the entire hospital staff and her many brilliant doctors.  Everyone there is wowed by the indomitable spirit and charm that we all already know as our wonderful Sandy, even in the face of this diagnosis. But the months ahead will be long and grueling.

Many have asked what they can do for Sandy and her girls, and you have already been unbelievably generous in a thousand different ways. Though it’s extremely humbling for Sandy to accept your help (or even allow us to ask), what she truly needs now is financial assistance. The bills are overwhelming, with everything from rent and household expenses, to the medical bills and her health insurance premiums. And as a freelancer, Sandy has no paid sick leave or disability benefits. If we can raise enough for Sandy to cover this year that she’s unable to bring in any income, she can more fully concentrate on the priority of getting healthy and strong.

Thank you so much for contributing, and thank you, too, for your positive vibes, prayers, candle lighting, spiritual meditations and all the other ways in which you are sending Sandy courage and your love. Your friendship and support mean everything to her.

P.S. Please feel free to share the link to Sandy’s Fund by email or text with others who know Sandy or might want to help out. We prefer you not post it, though, on Facebook, Twitter, etc.