A Friend Finding Fame for All the Wrong Reasons
That’s my friend Crystal Violante (formerly Crystal Hehr) - and the headline sadly speaks for itself. Here’s the article that ran with it recently.
There was also a story that ran in the Calgary Sun that was basically the same (24 Hours is a Sun publication), and an online version. Crystal is a vivacious, wonderful woman who gave birth to a beautiful daughter (Mattea) then was told she had terminal cancer only a few months later. Her friends have rallied around her, creating a Web site, a blog, and a trust fund to help them with their daily expenses. Crystal’s husband Tony isn’t working because he has to care for her and his daughter, so any funds you can donate to help them out would be greatly appreciated by them and by myself.
There really aren’t words to express how much it sucks to watch one of your friends, someone you love, be slowly taken by cancer. It hurts.
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November 22nd, 2007 at 8:21 am
[...] written about my friend Crystal before, and she’s not doing very well - the cancer is laying waste to her [...]
November 22nd, 2007 at 1:01 pm
Help Crystal win a dream baby shower
Crystal needs your help to win a dream baby shower in a radio contest. Go on, vote for her.My personal friend Jason Dunn has written about Crystal’s battle with cancer before: the family found out about her terminal condition jus…
November 23rd, 2007 at 12:14 am
[...] is tragic and I thought it would be in good form to support a friend of a friend in need. I’ve written about my friend Crystal before, and she’s not doing very well - the cancer is laying waste to her body. [...]
December 12th, 2007 at 2:43 pm
[...] few minutes ago Ashley called and told me that our friend Crystal passed away. She had been in a local hospice for the past couple of weeks, and her body finally [...]