Sorry For Lack of Updates

First of all sorry for the lack of updates recently. I really have no excuse.

Healthwise I am really feeling as well as I have done in a very LONG time. The only problem is one of the IV antibiotics I was on was making me very sick hence I have lost the best part of 4kgs so I am working hard to try and get it back on as I have an appointment with the transplant team on the 11th December and I am hoping that they will list me again. It would be a perfect (early) Christmas present to be honest. However Chest wise I'm doing great and my energy levels have been great(well for me anyways!!!)

A big Thank You to all of you who are continuing to support the Project. Things are going EXTREMELY well with the total well over £27,000. Also thank you to those organising different events in support of the project.

Don't forget for all you Dollys out there the plans for the Dolly walk are coming along nicely but there is still plenty of room for more to join on the 12 of December with registration being at 11.30pm.

Also final call for those still looking Santa letters this is the final week to order them.

Thanks Again to everyone for all your support and prayers

Char

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Video

I will do a full blog tomorrow as it is getting late but I just wanted to get this little video up. We are going to use this video to promote the project. Hope you like it and sure let me know what you think. If you think you can use it within your church or whatever contact me and I will get a copy to you. Thanks
Char x

Bad Blogger!!!

First of all sorry to everyone that I haven't updated this in a while.





Since I got out of hospital things have been going ok. I'm still on IV antibiotics and had an appointment up at the hospital on Tuesday and they were VERY keen to keep me.To be honest I was just exhausted. They told me they wanted to change my antibiotics so I managed to convince them to let me try the new ones at home and I would come up again on Friday.





So Friday came and I was feeling SO much more energised and better so much so that I managed a driving lesson, lunch out and a wee trip to the shopping centre with Bethany and Serena on Thursday. Now I couldn't have done that last week. So I have to go back down to BCH on Wednesday but there was NO way I was staying :)





On the project front there is only one word to describe it:WOW!!!!


The Craft Fair at Jethro went really well bringing in £1000.


The Dolly Walk is fast approaching and there is still plenty of room so if you are interested check the website. Waringstown Primary School are also hosting their own walk the Friday before so yesterday the walk was launched from there with the help of Paddy Johns and David Humphries.

So check it out as the pictures and press release will be in the papers soon.

Thanks again everyone for your continued support.

Char

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p.s BIG NEWS!!! We have raised over the £27,000 mark Thanks so much everybody

No Rest For The Wicked!!!

Thought it was about time I updated this blog (I'm getting good at this game!!!)

After a long 2.5 weeks in hospital my bags are packed and I'm going home tomorrow!!!!! Thank goodness. Other BIG news is that I saw the X-Ray for myself today and the little annoying abcess is significantly decreased in size. Thank you all so much for your prayers they have really worked as I'm not really sure it should be as small as it is in such a small space of time so Thank You. God is truly AMAZING.

As the title suggests things are going well and I have the pleasure of welcoming the GMTV cameras once again tomorrow evening just when I am out of hospital lol

On the fundraising front there is a wee Christmas Craft Fair in the Jethro Centre, Lurgan on the 11th November at 7pm. If you need directions just give me a wee email

Thanks Again Everyone (on my last post from JAIL!!!)
Charlene
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£20,000...I Think So!!!

First of all the big news is we are now over the £20,000 which is actually AMAZING!!!!!! Also with fundraising activities really starting to take off I'm quite sure it not going to stay around that mark for long :) Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed so far.

Again I will mention that Santa letters and wordsearches are still available so if you would be interested in either just give me a wee e-mail at charlene@charlenesproject.org .

The sponsorship forms for the Dolly Walk are ready and are looking fabulous, so again if you are interested in taking part either in the Lurgan/Dollingstown area one or holding your own wherever in the world you maybe again e-mail me and I will get the sponsor forms to you. Thanks

On the health front I am starting to finally feel better and I am sure that that is due to the news of reaching the £20,000 mark. I ate today for the first time in three weeks ok so it was a starbucks(probably not the most nutritious but its a start!!) No but seriously guys thank you so much for all your kind messages and prayers they have really been what has gotten me through this last few weeks. Mum and Dad have literally been living up here with me so thanks also to everyone that has been kind enough to help out with the rest of the crew with lifts, meals etc. we all appreciate it so much.

Today the whole crew came up (well bar Dave) and literally took over my room but that is the way I like it and it was so good to see them all again.

Anyway I had better go here but Thanks Again everyone
Charlene
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The Only Way is Up

It has been a tough weekend health wise with learning I have an abcess and a clot on the lung and with my peg tube also falling out but thankfully has been re-inserted today. While I have had the frustration of lying in here I have been picked up by people out there fundraising for the project.
A big thank you to The McDonald family in Dromore for the coffee morning which they held in Dromore Non-Subscribing Presbyterian church.

Also to Barbara Bingham and my Auntie Tena who both had birthdays but instead of receiving presents asked that donations be made to the project.

As you can see thanks to these events and other donations made in recent days my total has nearly reached the £13,000 mark.

Thanks to all working hard out there as Im kinda stuck in here for a long time (but if I have my way it wont be like that)
Char
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p.s The icing on the cake was when Liverpool deservedly beat Man Utd today. Perfect

Fundraising Really Taking Off

A big thank you to everyone over the last wee while that has held various fundraising events for the project. These have all been really well supported and the donations made have really helped us in reaching our goal as we are now over the £11,000 mark.

Thanks Again
Char