Many of you will remember Sue Richards as the founder and
publisher of Breast of Canada, which
was an artistic calendar designed to inspire people to have greater awareness
about breast health and breast cancer prevention. Sue is also an award-wining
artist, blogger and social entrepreneur.
Sue published six issues of Breast of Canada before being diagnosed in 2009 with Parkinson’s
Disease, which resulted in her being unable to work or to continue to publish Breast of Canada.
Breast of
Canada was very much a labour of love for Sue, who donated every
penny of profit from the calendar to the breast cancer community. Once
diagnosed with Parkinson’s, she found herself living in poverty, with no income
and no disability pension. Friends set up a Helping Friends page for Sue to
help support her. You can access this page at http://helpingfriends.ca/supportsue/ .
Sue has blogged and Facebooked about her illness and how it
has affected her life. She says, “The symptoms of Parkinson's Disease are
greatly exacerbated by stress and my current financial situation is very
stressful. I am unable to work or collect disability. I've exhausted my savings
and dug a deep hole in my line of credit. All these conditions add to my daily
struggle and stress levels. My hope is that the video will reach a wider
audience of helping friends willing to subscribe to me and help ease the
financial stress. Less stress means fewer symptoms.”
Today is the launch of Sue’s video, entitled 3 minutes about Sue. This video, by Jeff
Bird, has Sue describing what it’s like to live with Parkinson’s, and how she
couldn’t get by without a lot of help from her friends. You are invited to
watch this video, and if you can, become a friend of Sue’s by making a monthly
or one-time donation to help Sue survive financially and to keep her in her
home.
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