What does is mean to "Sponsor a Treatment?"

Does Zabrina have health insurance, you ask? Yes, she does. She has excellent and comprehensive coverage... one of the many perks of being married to a fire fighter. If you are willing to put up with your significant other running towards fires instead of away from them, the city picks up the tab for your health care. Most of the time Zabrina likes to pretend Jeff sells insurance, but salesmen have good insurance, too, right?

Anyway, "sponsoring a treatment" means that you would like to contribute to a gift basket OR organize a "gift basket" to put together for Zabrina to receive each time she goes in for a chemo treatment. She will be going in for chemo every 2 weeks for the next few months. The treatments take a couple hours each time and, as you might imagine, can be wearing on both the soul and the body. We would love to organize a gift basket to give Zabrina each time she has a treatment to boost her spirits and show her love.

Though Zabrina, Jeff, and her parents may not be up for visits and phone conversations at this time (due to exhaustion, sickness, and the delicate state of Zabrina's immune system), trust me, your words, thoughts, prayers, cards, and the little symbols of your care speak volumes and encourage them like you wouldn't believe!! Rob and I have been a little bossy in telling them all not to return phone calls or accept visitors right now, because they have so much on their plate and need to take every spare moment they have to rest and take care of one another. Every time we speak with one of you, though, we always pass on your love and well wishes... thank you for being so understanding and flexible. You really have been!

Anyway, back to sponsoring a treatment...in the gift baskets we want to include notes, cards, scripture verses, and fun/pretty little gifts to encourage Zabrina. If you need ideas for "little gifts".... gift cards, lotions, DVDs (she can watch them during her treatment), magazines, and whatever else you think of would be great. You do not need to spend a lot of money (unless you want ; ) and don't feel like you have to give a gift. A card or note would be wonderful!) We all know Zabrina is a "girly-girl," so anything "girly" or "cutesy" she would love. Things to stay away from: food (her diet is restricted), books and puzzles (her mind is very fatigued).

Zabrina's next treatment is Monday, December 29th. If you want to contribute to the gift basket, please email me at thesarahj34@juno.com. You may also call me at 614.619.4033. If you would like to be the one to organize (ie: collect the contributions from everyone else for the basket) for the treatment on the 29th or an upcoming treatment, please let me know. I could use some help with this since I do not live in the area.

Thank you all. Again, as Jeff said in his post.... Zabrina, The Lee's, and the Davlin's are so very touched by the outporing of love. Though they are really only able to communicate with family at this time, the voicemails, cards, texts, emails, and meals bless them so very much. They cannot wait until the day Zabrina is healed and they are ready to celebrate and "party" with all of you once again!

Sarah Davlin (I am the wife of Little 'Bro, Rob = ) )