Dressed as a Nun I joined the British Emporium team for the day to help raise money for Emily's fund. After a rainy start the shop filled with a constant stream of supporters. After having about 30 minutes of sleep on Friday night Emily was feeling unwell so was unable to attend on Saturday so she stayed home with her best friend Andy (Andrea).
Jimmy arrived and we made him a really cool Viking outfit!! He was totally AWESOME!! Jody and Beth were lumberjacks and spent the day playing, dancing and generally entertaining the delighted shoppers. Jody did a great Lumberjack dance and won a prize in the best costume competition.
During the day on Saturday I met a lovely Lady and her husband called Judy and John. Judy has been suffering from RSD for 17 years and was just beautiful. I look forward to meeting up with them in the future.
This weekend was amazing. Not only did we raise money for Emily I also met several people with RSD or who's family members have RSD and this helped me so much. I hope in the future to set up a support group locally, a place where people with RSD can come and be with others who understand the pain.
Thank you to the British Emporium for making this happen this weekend, you are truly amazing!!
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A Nun??? It wasn't the sound of music Hellen!!! How neat to have a Brit Emp there for a taste of 'home'!!! Do they have welsh cakes or curry and chips?? :-)
Hope the event made lots of money and if not, it sounds like it was fantastic for making contacts and new friends! Wonderful support from very nice sounding people. Sorry to hear Emily missed out on the festivities. Take care Emily. Hope today is a better one xx
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