R.I.P. Deborah Clark

It is with sadness that we inform you that our friend Deborah Clark lost her battle with Cancer early this morning. The Hotties were just touched with her story on Monday evening through one of us...and we leapt into high gear to organize an upcoming fundraiser for her family...here is what our Hottie Beth had to say about her friends situation...

My friend Deborah is 29 years old and has been fighting cancer for the last year and a half. Deborah is a single mom of three kids. Her oldest boy is in the third grade, he is nine, followed by a daughter who is 7 and is in the first grade. In August of 08 Deborah was six months pregnant with her third child when she was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. They did immediate surgery and delivered her baby boy on Aug 29th of 08, his due date was Nov 4th. Despite spending 4 months in the NICU at KU med, he was able to go home with oxygen and a respirator, and only required in home treatments for about a month. We are happy to say that today he is thriving and doing well. However, after her first surgery Deborah was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. She is currently in hospice and her family (her friends are her family) are asking for help with her final arrangements and for her children.

I have know Deborah for 11 years and I can not imagine something this terrible happening to such a nice person. Deborah has not had the best of luck in the game of life, but she has always managed to keep a smile on her face. Her ex-husband and her divorced several years ago, they had two children together. Deborah had always been a stay at home mom and until the divorce had never really worked. She did not have the best childhood. She dropped out of high school and left her family in California and has not spoken to them much since then. After her divorce, Deborah went back to school, got a job, and met a really nice guy named Jeff. Deborah and Jeff moved in together and shortly after she became pregnant. Jeff and Deborah did not get married because Deborah did not want him to be left with all of her medical bills and debts. She was no longer able to work after her diagnosis. Jeff has also taken lots of time off of work to care for Deborah and their baby. They are not in the best financial situation. Deborah has always been the type of person to focus on the positive rather than the negative. She went to Hospice House at the first of the year. Despite the doctors predictions, she has managed to fight on longer than any of them expected.

We are so sorry for this loss, and ask everyone to keep her family and friends in your thoughts. The Hotties will still be hosting the fundraiser at Johnny's on the 23rd of February...see the previous post for more information and contact us if you are interested in making a donation to this family in honor of the fight that Deborah made.

FlaminHotties@hotmail.com

FUNDRAISER at local JOHNNY'S TAVERN

Join the Hotties as they come together in support to

help raise funds for a local family battling cancer.

TUESDAY

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

6:00 - 10:00 PM

JOHNNY'S TAVERN

13410 W. 62nd Terrace

Shawnee, KS

Citizens will gather at Johnny's for a night of fundraising in support of Deborah Clark, age 29 and single mother of 3, who is battling cancer. In August of 2008 Deborah was six months pregnant with her third child when she was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. They did immediate surgery and delivered her baby boy who spent 4 months in the NICU and today he is thriving and doing well. However, after her first surgery Deborah was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. She is currently in hospice and her family is asking for help with her final arrangements and for her children. The Flamin Hotties will be on hand to serve, and 20% of the proceeds from the evening will be given directly to the Clark family to assist with funeral arrangements and a donation to the fund for her children.

“I have known Deborah for 11 years and I can not imagine something this terrible happening to such a nice person. Deborah has not had the best of luck in the game of life, but she has always managed to keep a smile on her face.” said (BETH SANDS), “Due to the generosity of our local businesses, like JOHNNY’S TAVERN the money raised by the Flamin Hotties can go directly to this family.”

For more information on how you can make a donation through the FLAMIN HOTTIES in support of the Clark Family, please contact Angela Epperson at (913-742-8340) or via email at FlaminHotties@hotmail.com.

A RANDOM INTERRUPTION

SUZANNE ZACCONE was nice enough to send a few copies of her newly published book for our upcoming Auction in support of the American Cancer Society. Here is a little blurb from her about it and how the proceeds are benefitting the Cancer Center in Chicago...

Click on the image above to be redirected to her website!

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I have just published a book about my battle with breast cancer. But why would your group members be interested? Because it is not your normal cancer book. It does not just tell a story. It is not full of confusing medical mumbo jumbo as I explain everything in terms that can be understood. My book tells my story but is chock full of information on how to better survive surgery, chemo, radiation and reconstruction surgery. It is a book that would be helpful to anyone with cancer or their caregivers. It includes questions to ask each doctor in the process as well as a small dictionary. One of my doctors also added his words at the end of many chapters. He balanced out my experience so others would fully understand the potentials. It knocks down the wall of fear and puts it all out there.

Please check out my website at www.arandominterruption.com where you can read reviews of the book. I would really like your members to know about this book. All proceeds are going to the cancer center at the University of Chicago if ordered through me. If ordered through the publisher 25% comes back to cancer, Barnes & Noble and Amazon sales will bring 10%. I will be intimately involved in how this money will be used.

Have a fabulous day!

Suzanne Zaccone suzez@aol.com

R.I.P Amy Tyler

We are saddened at another recent loss...
our thoughts go out to her family and friends.

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Amy L. Tyler, 30, of Overland Park, Kan.,
passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at home.
A memorial service will be at 6 p.m. on Monday, January 18,
at Indian Creek Community Church. In lieu of flowers,
the family suggests contributions to Caring Bridge, Cancer Action,
and KC Hospice. Amy was born on October 11, 1979, in Shawnee, Kan.
She attended Olathe North High School and graduated in 1998.
She then went on to Kansas State University and became a
member of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority. Amy graduated with a
bachelors of science in criminal justice in 2002. After college,
Amy was very active in her MOPS group at Indian Creek
Community Church. Amy was looking forward to being an
advocate for breast cancer survivors. She was preceded in death
by her grandmother Marie Fabian and grandfather Kenneth Rice,
and aunt Diane Sheldon. She is survived by her husband Kyle Tyler
and her son Harrison of the home; parents, Ken and Sandy Ladner;
sister Ellen Ladner; grandmother Lois Rice; uncle and aunt
Bobby and Shirley Ladner, and cousins Penny Smith and Laura Ladner.

SAVE THE DATE RFL 2010

RELAY FOR LIFE
OF SHAWNEE & LENEXA

JUNE 18 & 19, 2010

SWARNER PARK
63RD STREET & LACKMAN RD
SHAWNEE, KANSAS

Keep an eye out for our upcoming FUNDRAISER as we gear up
to reach our RFL 2010 TEAM GOAL of 10,000!

To help us reach that goal you can donate online
FLAMIN HOTTIES RFL 2010

Come out and see us this JUNE as we continue to

CELEBRATE
REMEMBER
AND FIGHT BACK
against
CANCER!