nominations

i belong to a word of mouth marketing company called bzzagent (see right). they have a new campaign called "america deserves a raise". in this campaign, i get to nominate someone who deserves a "raise". :) how fun! now, i know we all deserve a raise...no doubt. but, there's one special person who i'm thinking is particularly worthy...

i'm nominating gina!

• first she's an amazing mother - and, mothers will NEVER get paid what their worth...so, right there she's got a leg up.


• second, she's a mother to a cancer survivor. a beautiful FIVE year old cancer survivor. gina's daughter, taylor, is so brave, strong, beautiful and inspiring. i believe taylor is all of these things because of her mother - who has all of those same qualities and many more. taylor was diagnosed with leukemia at age 3. NO child should have this kind of illness, none. taylor, and her parents, endured things during her treatments and bone marrow transplants that NO ONE should have to endure.


• third - gina IS working too. she works at home doing billing. she does this to provide for her family - income AND health insurance. (which, if you read the bullet above, you understand is VERY important.)

gina deserves so much more than her job pays her. so much more than that to get through each day showing the strength and resolve that she does.

she cares tirelessly for her children (taylor and her brothers, austin and tegan), but is also working to bring much needed awareness to childhood cancer. gina has started a facebook page. she has done such a marvelous job keeping up with taylor's blog journal...this is especially important because gina is providing so much information to other families of childhood cancer. she's sharing drug information, prayer requests, treatment options, LOVE, and support! taylor is this year's covergirl for a popular organization that provides a website forum for families to keep up on their ill loved ones. she's done so much more that i'm forgetting to give her credit for.

gina deserves this "raise" more than anyone i know. please help me by voting for her here. once you get to that page, search for gina. voting for her would not only reward an amazing woman for her daily strife, but would also bring so much needed awareness to childhood cancer.

thank you!