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Happy Lammas!

Posted by Raven at 8/02/2013 12:23:00 AM Aug 2, 2013

I hope everyone has had a wonderful Lammas! May you have a bountiful harvest and an even bigger second harvest. Know that you reap what you sow and it starts with you. You are a wonderful person and you have to realize that before other things in your life can get better. Surround yourself with love and that is what will come back to you ten fold.

National Cancer Survivors Day

Posted by Raven at 6/02/2013 07:56:00 PM Jun 2, 2013

In the fall of 2011 I was told I had Leukemia (APL). I spent a month in the hospital. I bled out when they tried to put in a pic line in my neck and spent 4 days in CCU. When my platelets were extremely low my eyes hemorrhage and it left me mostly blind for about 4 months until the clots dissolved. Once I left the hospital I spent a year and a half on 3 different forms of chemo, never spending more than a week or two between doses.

If I wasn't in the outpatient clinic with an IV in my arm I was at home. My immune system has been so weak that I have had to keep myself away from people as much a possible so I didn't get sick. Needless to say, this left me with a lot of time online.

During my treatment I found out 2 people I knew from my college years passed away from cancer, one this past December. This really hurt me a lot. I didn't understand why I was alive and these other people who have impacted a lot more lives than I have were taken. I told myself I can't fuck up and not do anything with my life. I can't just sit here, go to work, come home and sit in front of the tv like 90% of the rest of America. I had to make my life worth saving.

During this time I have found Anonymous. I have always been active in charity work and volunteering and there were certain Ops that really hit home. With the structure of how Anon runs it was easy for me to be helpful relaying information and use the resources I have from my computer.

Some Ops that have really helped me over the past few months has been AnonFM, OpELE, and OpAntiBully. I have gained a lot of really good friends and have been helped through a lot of really hard times. In the real world my husband and parents have been the only ones who have seen me really sick and up for days on end. The people in these groups have also seen me this way and have helped me through some really shitty days and nights. Thank you so much for all you have done for me. I love you all. You are family to me.

Today I am in remission, last week was my last week of chemo and today is National Cancer Survivors Day. I couldn't have made it without the love and support of those around me.

Oklahoma Tornado Lost Animal Information

Posted by Raven at 5/21/2013 11:01:00 PM May 21, 2013

Here is a list of websites and Facebook pages to help get supplies to the tornado struck areas of Oklahoma and to help families connected to their lost pets. If you would like your information added to this list please tweet it to @HedgeRaven.

Locations Holding Lost Animals

Animal Resource Center, Inc. - UDSA Certified

7949 S I-35 Service Road, Oklahoma City, OK.

(405) 604-2892

Moore Animal Welfare & Adoption Center
Pet Food Pantry of Oklahoma City

The Cleveland County Fairgrounds will be housing lost pets from the disaster at Moore. If you are wanting to help, we are accepting pet food donations and other pet supplies. If you are looking for lost pets, they are on their way. If you have any questions please contact.

Cleveland County Fairgrounds
615 E. Robinson
Norman, OK 73071
(405)360-4721

Webpages To Search For Animals

Edmondsun News Listing

May 19 & 20 Tornadoes Livestock Information

Moore Oklahoma Tornado Lost and Found Animals

Oklahoma City Craigs List Lost and Found

Oklahoma Animal Lost And Found Tornado Facebook Group

OKCLostPets - Sometimes the webpage crashes because of so many people on it.

Ways To Donate Money To Help Feed

Animal Medical Center of Midwest City - They are taking injured pets from the tornado. Any donations to cover the medications would be extremely helpful.

8701 SE 29th St.,

Midwest City, OK.

(405) 732-0043

The Bella Foundation -

New Leash On Life - Specify that the donation is for tornado response and it will go to ARC.

Oklahoma State University's Center for Veterinary Health Sciences is offering care for animals injured during the storm. Owners and referring veterinarians can call 405/744-7000 to arrange for care. Meanwhile, contributions to defray the cost of this care can be made online at www.cvhs.okstate.edu/oarf or by calling 405/385-5607.

Pet Food Pantry Donation Site - Money goes towards feeding animals at ARC.