Terri Rimmer

A ‘Buddy’ in Need Became a Friend Indeed - Lisa Schleiss (DFW Lab Rescue) Buddy was dumped on the farm of a sheriff's deputy in Wills Point, TX last Fall. The family took pity on him and gave him food, as he was completely emaciated. They took him to a local vet for a visual once-over, but x-rays and additional treatment were going to be an enormous expense. So, without hesitation, DFW Lab Rescue came to the aid of this ailing boy. It is believed that Buddy may have been run over (not just hit) by a car. He was wasted away in the back, his ribs were distended and his backbone stuck way up. This young boy had a large tear in his diaphragm and his intestines were protruding part way through the tear! He had 4 liters of fluid around (not in) his lungs and stomach due to the injuries. Lying down or exerting caused Buddy to have very labored breathing. He was almost lost on the operating table but the quick response of the Metroplex surgical team along with Buddy’s determination to

Andrew N. Shure Founder SHURE PETS® Andrew N. Shure, is founder of Shure Pets®, the leading direct sale supplier in the estimated $36 billion pet product industry. He founded the company in 2002 and officially launched in September of 2003 with the vision of offering specialty pet items and accessories through a close-knit family of passionate and knowledgeable Pet Consultants. Since its conception, Shure Pets has grown exponentially to a network of more than 500 independent consultants throughout the nation and in Puerto Rico. As a Chicago native, Shure has founded numerous business ventures. His dynamic experience in sales, marketing, manufacturing and distribution, combined now with his passion for pets, position Shure Pets to continue to grow under his leadership tapping two rapidly growing industries – pet products and direct sales. In 1996, Shure’s marketing capabilities were demonstrated when he co-founded the integrated marketing services firm ShureBerger, Inc In 1991, he co-f

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4th Annual Ol’ Country’s Boot Scootin’ for PanCAN October 15, 2005 University of N. Texas Health Science Center in the Atrium Fort Worth, TX 76107 Sponsor Sign Up Form Company Information Company: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Fax: E-mail: Name of Individual Authorized to make Donation (print): Signature of Authorized Individual:  We will sponsor Ol’ Country’s Boot Scootin’ for PanCAN as a:  Platinum Spur Sponsor $1,000 or more • PanCAN Newsletter & Website • Pre-event advertising & media • Signage • Program Book • 20 complementary event registrations Gold Spur Sponsor $500 to $999 • Pre-event advertising & media • Signage • Progr

DFW Chapter of National Association of Women Business Owners, Second Monday of the month 11:30-1. For location and other info call 214-428-7475 or go to nawbotx.org Fort Worth Women's Business Center Breakfast, Tuesdays, 7 a.m., Holiday Inn, N. I-35 and Meacham Blvd, 871-6025 or fwbac.com/bac/bac/calendar.htm Women's Roundtable Networking, Tuesdays 8-9 a.m., 1150 S. Freeway, #2, 871-6025. No reservations needed. Business Referral Group, Wednesdays, 11:30, Ramada Plaza, 1701 Commerce Street, downtown Fort Worth. Call Diana Dugan, 336-2491 #258 Women's Coaching, sponsored by the Fort Worth Women's Business Center, 2nd and 4th Wed. of each month only, 11 a.m., Business Assistance Center. Contact 871-6025 or go to fwbac.com The Woodrose Mastermind Group, Thursdays, business related focus group, 4-5:30 p.m., Woodrose Company, Inc., 3531 Alta Mere Drive, $5.00, 377-4477.

4th Annual Ol’ Country’s Boot Scootin’ for PanCAN October 15, 2005 University of N. Texas Health Science Center in the Atrium Fort Worth, TX 76107 Sponsor Sign Up Form Company Information Company: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Fax: E-mail: Name of Individual Authorized to make Donation (print): Signature of Authorized Individual:  We will sponsor Ol’ Country’s Boot Scootin’ for PanCAN as a:  Platinum Spur Sponsor $1,000 or more • PanCAN Newsletter & Website • Pre-event advertising & media • Signage • Program Book • 20 complementary event registrations Gold Spur Sponsor $500 to $999 • Pre-event advertising & media • Signage • Program Book • 10 complementary event

Save the date! 4th annual ol’ country’s boot scootin’ for pancan in memory of cecil e. davis Saturday, October 15, 2005 Pancreatic cancer benefit Join us for a fun evening! Bbq dinner – dance – silent auction – raffles! At the University of north texas health science center In the atrium 3500 camp bowie blvd. Fort worth, tx Come for a great evening of fun While we are Working together for a cure! Please reserve ______ places for dinner @ $15 ea $________ Call for more information I cannot attend, but wish to make a fully tax deductible donation $_______ or mail reservation to: Enclosed is my check or money order for $ __________ Virginia Griffin Payment can be made by credit card Visa ____ Master Card____ PanCAN Team Hope American Express___ or by check made payable to PanCAN Texas – Fort Worth Name: ______________________________________________________ Coordinator Address

Before I die: Make amends See McKenna get married and have a child Take better care of my pets Get books published Skydive Meet Robin Williams Take flying lessons and get my license Go to Europe, Italy, Australia, Greece, Holland, Mexico See the world Take belly dancing Take horseback riding lessons Get a horse Lose weight and keep it off Remodel house Hang glide Get divorced Go to San Fran Finish school Remarry Have another child? Give to more charities Start my own business Start my own magazine Take photography lessons Take salsa lessons Get rid of clutter Get digital camera, camcorder Transfer videos to DVDs See Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, The Stones, Sarah McLachlan in concert See Sheryl Crowe in concert Learn to speak Italian Get my asthma under control Learn to play the piano Overcome my fears Be able to live and pay my bills without having to be on disability Have money in the bank Get a boat Overcome my abuse Overcome the past Learn to meditate and do it daily Go to 90 in

2005 Pancreatic Cancer Facts In America, one in three women, and one in two men will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Approximately 32,180 people will be diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer this year in the United States and 31,800 people will die. Pancreatic Cancer has the #1 fatality rate of all cancers. Pancreatic Cancer is the 4th leading cause of cancer death in the United States. The 99% mortality rate for pancreatic cancer is the highest of any cancer. Pancreatic Cancer does not discriminate by age, gender or race and only 4% of patients will survive beyond 5 years. The average life expectancy after diagnosis with metastatic disease is just 3-6 months. No effective early detection methods have been developed, there are minimal treatment options available and very little research is under way due to limited research funding. An estimated 36.5 million dollars was spent on pancreatic cancer research in 2003 of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) cancer r

>title: MacKenzie\'s Hope > author: Terri Rimmer > email address: wordtrix@hotmail.com > ebook price: $10.00 > paperback price: $ > hardback price: $ > format: ebook > pages: 238 > category: Family > > sample chapters: Chapter One > > KEYWORDS: >Birth moms, adoption > > SHORT DESCRIPTION: >A true story of a birth mom\'s experience placing her child in an open adoption. > > LONG DESCRIPTION: >MacKenzie’s hope is the true story of one birth mom’s experience placing her child in a semi-open adoption while living in a maternity home in Fort Worth, TX. The story takes place in the year 2000 and includes a childhood background of the author/birth mom detailing her many obstacles throughout life such as alcoholism, depression, sexual and physical abuse, sex addictio

Terri Rimmer has 21 years of journalism experience, having worked for ten newspapers and some magazines. In 2003 her life story was published online at Adoption Week E-Magazine's website and in 2002 she received a grant from the PEN American Writer's Fund in New York City. In 2001 her adoption journal was published online at adoption.about.com and in 1991 she won a Florida Press Association Award for a series of articles she wrote regarding prayer and Bible reading in the schools. She also has experience in public relations and in 1987 earned a journalism scholarship while attending West Georgia College as a Mass Communications major. As a student there she worked her way up from beat reporter/typesetter to staff writer to assistant news editor to editor within a four-year period. A native of Georgia, she resides in Fort Worth, TX.

By Terri Rimmer In August 1981 having spent the summer being subjected to more of my dad's sexual abuse and having kept my sister Cindy updated the whole time as to the progression of his behavior, she and I went to a church agency in hopes of getting some help. It was called AGAPE and it was a foster child placement agency where Church of Christ members take in abused and/or neglected children temporarily, sometimes leading to a permanent placement later. Although my sister and I had attended this particular church a few years earlier, we were not currently members but had no other resources at our disposal. Having made the call to Cindy that summer day telling her that things with my dad had escalated to the point where I was in fear for my life and terrified that he was going to cross the line to intercourse with me, she and I now sat in the small lobby of AGAPE and waited to talk to a counselor. Numerous pictures lined the halls and walls in the building of happy

By Terri Rimmer Born into an alcoholic family as the youngest of four girls I had no idea of the abuse that would come to torment my life for 14 years. Both my mother and father were harsh abusers, my father sexually, my mom physically. How can a young girl possibly grow into a health adolescent when what she knows about life is taught by the hands of a sick man and mother intent to poison? I may not ever understand, but perhaps that is my journey. I always knew I wanted to be a writer when in the third grade I got an A plus on a short story I wrote. I loved it and wrote every chance I got at my dadÂ’s encouragement and the feeling and dream reverberated in my soul, refusing to leave me ever. When I was 8 I was devastated to learn of my parents divorcing and to add insult to injury my mom left my sisters and me with our dad. My older sister, Cindy became my hero. She fluffed my pajamas in the dryer before bed, sewed my Girl Scout badges on my uniform, comforted me when the kids

I have a new e book out on booklocker.com called "MacKenzie's Hope" under the family section. It's also listed on adopting.com. I also have written a foster care article on poewar.com called "The Teachers" under the "Off Topics" heading (top right hand corner of screen once you pull poewar.com site up).