Month: September 2008

I know it’s been a long time since I wrote on this blog, but I wanted to come back ‘live’ to post about a writer who really needs our help.

Lori Hall Steele is a freelance writer. She has had a long and flourishing career — in fact, you can read one of her essays published in the Washington Post by clicking here. Read that essay first, then continue on.

In September 2007, Lori lost the ability to move her feet. The paralysis then spread to her arms and legs, and she was eventually confined to a wheelchair. Then she could no longer move her hands, which meant that she could no longer work. Freelancing is how she supported herself and her seven-year-old son, Jackson.

You can guess that the story does not improve from here. She’s now confined to a hospital bed and depends on a Bi-Pap breathing machine, and doctors surmise that the cause is ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Her medical bills — which the insurance company says are not their responsibility — are already at $50,000, and are expected to go up to $120,000. She is days away from foreclosure.

Lori is a member of Freelance […]