WE GOT OUR 501!
In April we finally applied for our 501(c)3 status as an exempt organization. In May we received our official letter of determination. What does this mean? (1) Donors can be assured their contributions are tax deductible. (2) We may now be eligible for certain grants and programs. The possibilities are exciting, but research is needed. Not to mention filling out endless forms! (3) We expect to be exempt from state sales tax. The application has been sent to the State and we are awaiting official word. (4) Incorporation was part of the process. This protects the assets of individual leaders and members in the event the group is ever sued. A sad and unlikely possibility, but a prudent move in today's world.
Donating Blood
Many people with CFIDS wonder about the advisability of donating blood. The CFIDS Association of America recommends that CFIDS patients refrain from donating blood, bone marrow, or organs, since the contagion issue has not yet been resolved. Also, it may not be safe since many people with CFIDS have low blood volume and other vascular problems.
Have you been ill my child?
Did you feel my presence there?
As I held your sick body
I listened to every prayer.
Did you feel me hold you up
When you were too weak to stand?
Did you find the earthly angels
I sent to take your hand?
Did you come to know me better
While you were sick & filled with fear?
For I have never left my child
I have always been right here.
Sometimes it is an illness
That brings you running back to me,
When you are weak I am strong
With your soul you learn to see.
Did you find the many blessings
You took for granted the day before?
And did you hear my answers
As you knelt upon the floor?
It's God's way of healing
That often goes untold,
Through illness of the body
God may choose to heal your soul.
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Thank you to my earthly angels, Mother Louise and Uncle J.D.
And thank you God for listening.
Thanks Again!
Many thanks to the amazing women at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church who so willingly take care of the folding, stapling, and labeling of this newsletter.
Many thanks also to Harris Methodist HEB Hospital for printing and mailing this newsletter.
Without you this publication would not be possible!
The DFW Lighthouse Credits
Published quarterly, the DFW Lighthouse strives to inform its members
and the public about a variety of topics related to chronic Fatigue Syndrome
and Fibromyalgia and provide information on advocacy issues. The CFS/FM
Support Group of DFW does not endorse particular products or services,
and the ideas expressed the in the DFW Lighthouse are strictly those of
the authors or the quoted individuals. The CFS/FM Support Group of DFW,
and the DFW Lighthouse assume no liability for any medical treatment or
other activity undertaken by readers. For any medical advice, consult your
health-care provider.
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Submissions for the DFW Lighthouse may be sent electronically to Carol. We reserve the right to edit all submissions. You must have permission before reproducing any material from the DFW Lighthouse. This may be obtained by contacting Carol Sieverling at 513 Janann Street, Euless TX 76039, 817-283-1115, or via email. For any computer-related problems or services, design, layout, editing or writing services (preferably for hire, but pro-bono services will be considered), contact LJ Fidler. Copyright © 2000 by The CFS/FM Support Group of DFW, www.dfwcfids.org/. All rights reserved.
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