Dear Friends & Family of Lynne,We are $1,062 away from our first fund-raising goal to establish a trust to help Lynne's husband provide future opportunities such as college education for their 3 beautiful children. It is truly amazing how far we have come, and how generous our immediate circle of friends and families have been.However, we do need the help of more people to reach our first goal. Once this goal is achieved we plan to share this blogsite with Lynne's husband and children and also all the wonderful cards & letters we have received.We know this demonstration of love for Lynne and your support of them will give them strength and joy during this difficult time.Please keep your donations coming, we need them. Literally ever penny counts so no donation is too small.Thank you so much again for all your support. Your regular visits to Lynne's website is also a comfort so please continue to visit and pass this blogsite along to your friends.Every click counts in sending love to her family and in saving future lives.We intend to keep this blogsite updated with life saving information and news....Once Again the Address is:"The Lynne Smith Fund"56 Lily Pond LaneChester Springs, PA 19425

Are You Anemic? Get Tested....

"Recently I had an opportunity to have lunch with some work colleagues I had not seen for a year. I shared the sad story of Lynne's passing and went on to discuss the warning signs of colon cancer and the statistics I've been reading on this blog site. It turns out that one colleagues husband was a colon cancer survivor. Get this... he had a heart attack and so his doctor performed regular blood tests. One such blood test showed he was anemic. His doctor immediately said, there is only one reason for you to be anemic.. internal bleeding!!! You either have ulcers or colon cancer. He sent him for a colonoscopy and he had colon cancer but was so fortunate that is had not penetrated the colon wall. He was operated on and is now cancer-free!! What an incredible insightful doctor. This is the second time I have heard anemic is one of the warning signs for colon cancer. So many of my friends have been anemic and never had a colonocopy. Another colleague's mother had passed from colon cancer at the age of 73, she was never screened until it was too late. As he said "you know that generation, hard to convince them of screening!". So lets not forget our Mom & Dads in this alert! His siblings have all been tested and you guessed it polyps everywhere. The third colleague was over 50 and she had been screened, they found polyps and removed them, she now gets tested every 3 years. I was amazed that even though all 3 had been personally touched by colon cancer, they knew little of the statistics and symptoms. Thankfully I believe our conversation will prompt them to talk more about this disease and it's prevention and have their relatives get tested AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. I also found out that recent studies suggest COUSINS are apparently showing the same gene for colon cancer so start finding out about your extended family history. Also remember, just like Lynne, there does not have to be any family history to get this disease, someone has to be the first!. Thank goodness for proactive Doctors.. if you are anemic get tested. Lynne's spirit may have saved some family & freinds of my colleagues yesterday..as they now have the knowledge and are motivated to share... God bless her"... An Actively Concerned Close Friend of Lynne's