Friends Helping Friends Helping Friends…Friends…

In a time of need, who do we In a time of need, who do we call on for help?call on for help?

Before life threw Elisa the Before life threw Elisa the lemons…lemons…

For the many years we have known Elisa, she is generally always smiling! She has had medical issues since January of 1989 but has failed to let it control her life!

Elisa is highly educated with several college Elisa is highly educated with several college degrees and independent study certificatesdegrees and independent study certificates

She is an independent associate for Prepaid She is an independent associate for Prepaid Legal Services, Inc where she enjoys being Legal Services, Inc where she enjoys being able to help others have access to legal able to help others have access to legal advise and help when they need it.advise and help when they need it.

Elisa is always there to help others in need, Elisa is always there to help others in need, doing what she can to make their lives doing what she can to make their lives better.better.

She attends MCC Winston Salem where She attends MCC Winston Salem where she has found her extended family in she has found her extended family in Christ!Christ!

Elisa’s Medical Diagnoses Elisa’s Medical Diagnoses This is only a partial listThis is only a partial list

• Degenerative Disc Degenerative Disc and joint diseaseand joint disease

• Chronic FibromyalgiaChronic Fibromyalgia• Congestive Heart Congestive Heart

FailureFailure• SeizuresSeizures• PTSDPTSD• And most recent is And most recent is

ovarian cancer and ovarian cancer and spots found on her spots found on her liverliver

Sabi, Elisa’s Service DogSabi, Elisa’s Service Dog Sabi and Elisa are almost Sabi and Elisa are almost

inseparable. Sabi has inseparable. Sabi has been there to wake Elisa been there to wake Elisa when her blood pressure when her blood pressure drops, her heart stops, she drops, her heart stops, she stops breathing, seizures, stops breathing, seizures, and helps with panic and helps with panic attacks. Most of Sabi’s attacks. Most of Sabi’s skills are natural and has skills are natural and has required little training to required little training to alert her mom if something alert her mom if something is going on! They are is going on! They are amazing together.amazing together.

Help needed:Help needed:• Elisa has been deemed uninsurable Elisa has been deemed uninsurable

by every company here in the united by every company here in the united states due to her medical condition. states due to her medical condition. With no insurance her hospital visits With no insurance her hospital visits are adding up fast and her are adding up fast and her medicines are very costly, even at medicines are very costly, even at Wal-mart where she gets them filled. Wal-mart where she gets them filled. In order for her to get disability she In order for her to get disability she needs to be off work for a minimum needs to be off work for a minimum of six months. She can’t afford to be of six months. She can’t afford to be off work, buy her medicine, and pay off work, buy her medicine, and pay her regular expensesher regular expenses

Elisa is facing surgery at Forsyth Medical Center after Christmas to remove the ovary and cysts. Many of her friends are conducting fund raisers in GA, SC, and VA to help raise money for the hospital bill and her medications along with her regular monthly bills during her recovery. You can contact Elisa to get the contact person in each state if you would like to help with a fundraiser.

Donations are also being accepted through paypal: emkeith71@hotmail.com is the address she uses there. This is also her contact email.

We are asking for prayers of financial blessings, healing, and any support you can offer to her.

Together we can help an individual who has always been

there to help others and has asked nothing in return…Let’s

show her we care!

If you would like to contact Elisa by mail her mailing address is:

Elisa M Keith, 530 Martha Court; Kernersville, NC 27284

How many Christmas cards can we get to her just to let her know

she is being thought about??!!

May God’s love embrace you each and every day. Rejoice in the many blessings that have been bestowed upon us.

Remember the reason for the season and be safe throughout the holidays!God bless you and your families!

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