I just know you were wondering….
Rhea…where have you been?
I have been online day and night for over a week organizing and executing the fund raising auction for my cousin Penelope.
It has been exhausting!
But I found something along the way that I thought was lost. There are still good people in this world. Heck, there are AMAZING people in this world. And here I thought they were all gone.
Strangers: companies and individual’s alike, all willing to donate items for auction to help a little person they had never and will probably never even meet. Even more people coming out to bid on these items and tweet the auction and tell their friends about it.
Astounding!
There are still wonderful and giving people in this world.
And because of this, I have been a very busy little girl!
Over the next week or so I will introduce you to some of the companies that helped out Penny. There were over 50 donated items! I get an email every day from someone else wanting to still donate. It’s crazy. And to thank them, and to pass on the good Karma, I will introduce you to them here. Then you will know that there are good, unselfish companies out there still willing to do good for the sake of doing good…not because they required any recognition.
And please know that I am still here. Once I have all the winning bidders matched up to the sponsoring companies I will start posting more. I made home made syrup the other day that was the BOMB. Can’t believe I’ve never done it before. So I have a recipe to share. Also, Anthony has his first Science Fair exhibition today so of course I need to talk about that.
So please be patient with me. I’m here.
Welcome to OhRheally?, My name is Rhea and I share stories of life raising 3 sons, my experiences as a (recently retired) 
We miss you but what you are doing for Penny is wonderful! I’ve been following her prognosis and I was devastated when she was on life support! I was happy to read tonight that she is on her way home in time for her 1st bday!! Like you said, I’ve never met her and probably never will, but I plan on donating money once my Social Security/Disability check comes in. And I’ve posted all of her info on my Facebook page and a lot of my friends said they are going to donate money too. It is wonderful to see how complete strangers are willing to come thru and donate goods and/or money to help out this beautiful baby girl – but HOW COULD YOU NOT?? I am praying for the day I see a post saying she is cancer free and thriving and that by the grace of God and with the donations of good people, her parents won’t have to pay a cent out of pocket for her treatments and hospital stays because enough money was raised to cover the 40% their insurance won’t cover.
Take care and keep up the good work that you do!