Save Pixie Dust's Sparkle

For those that have been following us on social media you know my Step Moms been fighting a rare terminal cancer with grace. Her smile and laugh light up the room and she captivates the attention of all around her! If you're in distress or feeling down she beams a light to guide you to safety just like a lighthouse guides a ship to safe harbor. She has taught me by example to always look for the positive in every sad situation and if you know her well you've most likely heard her say she's an expert at making lemonade! Watching her to continue to believe in the positive and going after her dreams no matter what is so inspiring. After having living with my Dad and Step Mom and seeing and feeling the daily toll this takes on them is priceless and I have no idea how she continues to smile and think about others. I wake up several times at night to give her breathing treatments or provide assistance when the chemo my Dad has to inject weekly makes her puke her guts out. But the next morning she's smiling and wanting to get to living.

After the last two years of nothing but knockdowns and horrible prognosis she continued with her fierce perseverance to live her best life while she can. Two hurricanes of damage to Pixie Dust (our sailboat) causing her to be in the boat yard over a year, then just as she was splashed was struck by lightning and required her to be hauled out for another six months. If that wasn't enough once we were finally underway we discovered the mechanics were not done properly causing a drive line failure. Almost lost the boat there but we acted quickly. We had to get towed to another yard for three weeks and discovered because of the prior work done caused so much damage that a new engine is needed. This is all after she fought her way back from being on full life support on a ventilator the month of September. Going thru all this and still being able to smile and have her Tinkerbell energy is remarkable.

I'm afraid she's loosing her sparkle and I need your help, please! Last Thursday while we were enjoying dinner in the Bahamas a faulty ceiling fan blade broke off flying and hitting her in the head. She was rushed to the local island clinic, who then called for a boat ambulance to the hospital on the main island. It was determined she needed to medievac to Nassau because of the need for elevated care. We choose to go straight to her hospital in Florida. The initial scans were inclusive. She has a severe concussion but since she's on blood thinners the worry of a small brain bleed isn't ruled out. She is stable for now but in a great deal of pain and in a constant state of worry and anxiety for my Dad. I was able to fly out with her but my Dad is with the boat by himself in the Bahamas. Ketti is not cleared to fly and I need to stay with her. Since Pixie is our home we are needing to stay in hotels.

Asking for help isn't easy for any of us but I know how much Ketti means to a lot of people and she's really struggling. I've never met a more genuine, caring and generous person. I'm so blessed I get to call her Mom! Please help me help her so we don't loose her sparkle.