Too tired and behind in my work to re-write this message, I am simply re-posting it here for anyone who should stop by and not actually know about this. I'm also contemplating renting a billboard in Times Square! :-)
First, please accept my apologies for this cross-posting. Many folks receiving this are liable to get several copies of this (as I will), but I wanted to ensure that I was thorough.
Many people reading this probably know Lisa Heyman; she and her family attended Live & Learn last year and several years, in fact. She along with her husband, Larry, has been a speaker at at least a couple of L&L conferences and has been involved in the NE Unschoolers' conference. She has been sharing her incredible wisdom on national forums for years, and if you're lucky enough to live in her neck of the woods, as I do, you also know that she is also a proactive organizer who, in creating a rich world for her daughters, Roxanne and "Fire," makes the world a richer, more interesting, more fun place for everyone else, too.
If you know Lisa, you may know that she has been having some health challenges for quite a while, now, that have been manifesting as heart-related. However, a definitive diagnosis had been frustratingly eluding her. But, last week, after testing that included a biopsy of the heart itself, she finally got the diagnosis, and it's a tricky one. She has been diagnosed with amyloidosis (I'm guessing primary amyloidosis, but that's just a guess on my part), more information about which can be found here:
http://www.amyloidosis.org/whatisit.asp
Lisa asked me to let you know about this, and she is asking for the community's support in the following ways:
If you know Lisa well enough to call her, *please don't*. Her daughter, Roxanne, asks that folks not call the house as she doesn't want to endure the pain right now of having to answer questions and retell stories. Roxy says would appreciate adults not asking her about what's going on; however, her friends have shown interest in how Roxy herself is doing, and that feels good to her.
Lisa has gone no-mail on the lists she belongs to, so if you want to send her an email message, you can send it to her home email address, if you know it, or send your message to me, and I'll forward it to her (putting "forward to Lisa" in the subject line will be extremely helpful!).
Otherwise, she asked me (directly quoting Lisa here) to "put a request out to the unschooling community (e-lists at large) asking for healing circle of energy to be sent our way. I haven’t been terribly active on the lists over the past year but do continue to read....We have booked our rooms at the NEUnschoolers conference and the Live and Learn Conference and look forward to seeing everyone there – but in the meantime I am calling upon all to send us a welcome energy of light, healing and well being to be sent our way. I have called upon my community of friends and the love we feel from everyone is a great comfort."
She will benefit, I believe, from all the concentrated loving energy that can be focused on her, and I am asking folks to hold her in that kind of light.
Thanks, everyone!
Since then, a regular weekly healing circle has been organized by Jean Magee. Here's what she has to say:
Hi all,
There is a small group of us that have decided to have a weekly meditation for Lisa. We have chosen Sunday evenings at 6 pm (EST) for about a half hour.
Last Sunday there were 8 of us doing a guided visual meditation sending out lots of positive energy, positive thoughts, lots of light and balance. I was thinking that if we could have as many people as possible join us "virtually" we could give Lisa a tremendous surge.
So wherever you are on Sunday evenings at 6 pm (EST) would you take a few minutes to just think of Lisa and see her as the strong, beautiful, creative, vibrant, loving woman she is. Send her your prayer, meditation, visualization, energy, light or whatever else you may have to share.
In love & light,
In peace & harmony,
Jean McGee
I would like to add that sending a dose of positive, healing energy to Larry and Roxanne and Ruby would probably be a good thing, too, and of course, Reiki practitioners are wholeheartedly encouraged to do their thing, too!
I am contemplating starting up a new separate blog that can be an information clearinghouse of sorts for Lisa. When I speak with her, I will run that by her. Many, many people want to know how she's doing and want to keep in touch.
Best,
Marji
First, please accept my apologies for this cross-posting. Many folks receiving this are liable to get several copies of this (as I will), but I wanted to ensure that I was thorough.
Many people reading this probably know Lisa Heyman; she and her family attended Live & Learn last year and several years, in fact. She along with her husband, Larry, has been a speaker at at least a couple of L&L conferences and has been involved in the NE Unschoolers' conference. She has been sharing her incredible wisdom on national forums for years, and if you're lucky enough to live in her neck of the woods, as I do, you also know that she is also a proactive organizer who, in creating a rich world for her daughters, Roxanne and "Fire," makes the world a richer, more interesting, more fun place for everyone else, too.
If you know Lisa, you may know that she has been having some health challenges for quite a while, now, that have been manifesting as heart-related. However, a definitive diagnosis had been frustratingly eluding her. But, last week, after testing that included a biopsy of the heart itself, she finally got the diagnosis, and it's a tricky one. She has been diagnosed with amyloidosis (I'm guessing primary amyloidosis, but that's just a guess on my part), more information about which can be found here:
http://www.amyloidosis.org/whatisit.asp
Lisa asked me to let you know about this, and she is asking for the community's support in the following ways:
If you know Lisa well enough to call her, *please don't*. Her daughter, Roxanne, asks that folks not call the house as she doesn't want to endure the pain right now of having to answer questions and retell stories. Roxy says would appreciate adults not asking her about what's going on; however, her friends have shown interest in how Roxy herself is doing, and that feels good to her.
Lisa has gone no-mail on the lists she belongs to, so if you want to send her an email message, you can send it to her home email address, if you know it, or send your message to me, and I'll forward it to her (putting "forward to Lisa" in the subject line will be extremely helpful!).
Otherwise, she asked me (directly quoting Lisa here) to "put a request out to the unschooling community (e-lists at large) asking for healing circle of energy to be sent our way. I haven’t been terribly active on the lists over the past year but do continue to read....We have booked our rooms at the NEUnschoolers conference and the Live and Learn Conference and look forward to seeing everyone there – but in the meantime I am calling upon all to send us a welcome energy of light, healing and well being to be sent our way. I have called upon my community of friends and the love we feel from everyone is a great comfort."
She will benefit, I believe, from all the concentrated loving energy that can be focused on her, and I am asking folks to hold her in that kind of light.
Thanks, everyone!
Since then, a regular weekly healing circle has been organized by Jean Magee. Here's what she has to say:
Hi all,
There is a small group of us that have decided to have a weekly meditation for Lisa. We have chosen Sunday evenings at 6 pm (EST) for about a half hour.
Last Sunday there were 8 of us doing a guided visual meditation sending out lots of positive energy, positive thoughts, lots of light and balance. I was thinking that if we could have as many people as possible join us "virtually" we could give Lisa a tremendous surge.
So wherever you are on Sunday evenings at 6 pm (EST) would you take a few minutes to just think of Lisa and see her as the strong, beautiful, creative, vibrant, loving woman she is. Send her your prayer, meditation, visualization, energy, light or whatever else you may have to share.
In love & light,
In peace & harmony,
Jean McGee
I would like to add that sending a dose of positive, healing energy to Larry and Roxanne and Ruby would probably be a good thing, too, and of course, Reiki practitioners are wholeheartedly encouraged to do their thing, too!
I am contemplating starting up a new separate blog that can be an information clearinghouse of sorts for Lisa. When I speak with her, I will run that by her. Many, many people want to know how she's doing and want to keep in touch.
Best,
Marji
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