Congratulations Susan Alison!!!

I am continually amazed at the creativity of all of our DAWG members, so this week it is no surprise that I wish a hearty congratulations to our own Susan Alison on the publishing of her first book,

"White Lies & Custard Creams"

I hope you will all join me in congratulating Susan on this wonderful and monumental accomplishment! She has warmed our hearts with her whimsical Border Collie paintings for years, so it especially endearing to see her branching out in other creative areas of the arts as well!

I have read Susan's work in the past and enjoyed it tremendously, so I cannot wait to begin reading this one too!

I hope you will take this opportunity to order a paperback or buy one of her ebooks today!

Buy "White Lies & Custard Creams" today by clicking on the title!

PayPal is also accepted at the site- which just thrilled me! Yeah!

But stop by and get your own unique copy today!

New Christmas Cards!

Hello All!

I have been making new Christmas Cards for the holidays!

I hope you will drop by my Greeting Card Shop and check them out!

Breast Cancer Awareness

I received this email from one of my friends in Ohio recently. I don't normally sway from art postings, but this email bothered me just enough to pass it along to all of you! This issue shouldn't even be a question!

From a nurse:
I'll never forget the look in my patients' eyes when I had to tell them they had to go home with the drains, new exercises and no breast. I remember begging the Doctors to keep these women in the hospital longer, only to hear that they would, but their hands were tied by the insurance companies. So there I sat with my patients, giving them the instructions they needed to take care of themselves, knowing full well they didn't grasp half of what I was saying, because the glazed, hopeless, frightened look spoke louder than the quiet 'Thank You' they muttered. A mastectomy is when a woman's breast is removed in order to remove cancerous breast cells/tissue. If you know anyone who has had a Mastectomy, you may know that there is a lot of discomfort and pain afterwards. Insurance companies are
trying t o make mastectomies an outpatient procedure. Let's give women the chance to recover properly in the hospital for 2 days after surgery.

It takes 2 seconds to do this and is very important. Please take the time and do it! Please Copy & paste this link or post & send this to everyone in your address book. If there was ever a time when our voices and choices should be heard, this is one of those times.

If you're receiving this, it's because I think you will take the 30 seconds to vote on this issue and send it
on to others you know who will do the same. There's a bill called the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act which will require insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay for patients undergoing a mastectomy. It's about eliminating the 'drive-through' Mastectomy where women are forced to go home just a few hours after surgery, against the wishes of their doctor, still groggy from anesthesia and sometimes with drainage tubes still attached.

Lifetime Television has put this bill on their Web page with a petition drive to show support. Last year over half the House signed on. PLEASE!! Sign the petition by clicking on the web site below. You need not give more than your name, state, email address and zip code.

http://www.lifetimetv.com/breastcancer/petition/signpetition.php

Please again- this only takes about 2 seconds of your time- so please speak up- could be your Mom, Sister, Aunt, Wife, Daughter, Granddaughter, or possibly you. This issue is so emotionally traumatic anyhow- but to have to be sent home immediately following such a devastating surgery is horrific. Please go and sign this petition and spread the word!