Teisha's Place - 2012

 Teisha's home hosted two families during 2012.The first of June we welcomed the first family from Central Oregon. M had spent the greater part of the year in the hospital trying to gain enough strength to have a bone marrow transplant in hope of  curing her Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML). During the summer months M, her husband and their two children, ages ten and seven, stayed at Teisha's until the school year began. On September 17th she was released by the hospital and allowed to return to her own home to live but still must make weekly trips, with a four hour drive, to Portland one or two days per week for monitoring. She did not have insurance coverage for housing and her husband had to quit his job to be her caregiver.  The Peace Lutheran Church Women (PLCW) used benevolent fund donations dedicated to Teisha's Place's to covered the cost of utilities during their stay.

The second family came from northern California in mid September. J completed her transplant and her retired husband and caregiver along, with their adult daughter moved in the same day that the Maria's family left on September 17th. J's leukemia returned the first of November and she chose not to accept any further treatment and returned to her home on Thanksgiving Day under hospice care. Her first grand-daughter was born two weeks early and her daughter brought the baby to Portland to see her in early November. The family had insurance to cover housing costs for September and October.The week after Thanksgiving M had complications in her recovery and was required to return to Portland for treatment and hospitalizations. The family will continue to stay until she is stabilized.I am grateful to so many people who helped support the house and to honor Teisha's memory this past year.For everyone who  enjoys the tribute CD and who came to the August concert at Kruger's Farm in August, the sale of "Teisha and Friends Carry-On" helps to cover the costs of families staying at the house.  The sale of the CD and the generous donations you gave helped two families with a comfortable home to stay in during a most difficult time in their lives and more families will be served this coming year.To the musicians for their time and talent to make music with Teisha; to Ryan for sensitive writing and self-less promotion of the music; Perry and Amy for yard work, housecleaning, and heavy lifting;. Jenny V and Erik for the new drainboard and sink; Courtenay for helping me decorate for the holidays (cutest little pink Xmas tree!), Shelly for always saying “yes” to anything; Lucia for secret pal gifts; Tiffany for her constant caring and yummy treats, Jeremy, Jim, Allison, and Dell for working behind the scenes to make it all seem so easy. And for all of you who think of Teisha everyday and miss her as much as I do. Bless you.More families will be welcomed at Teisha's Place this year and with your support we will keep it going.With heartfelt gratitude for your support.Teisha's MomDebTell your friends....http://teishasplace.com/Teisha's tribute CD "Carry On"at CDBaby:  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/teishaandfriendsDigital downloads from Bandcamp: http://teishaandfriends.bandcamp.com/Her favorite music store:  www.musicmillennium.com/If you already have the music you can make tax deductible contributions to PLCW - Teisha's Place and mail them to Peace Lutheran Church, 2201 N Rosa Parks Way, Portland, OR 97217And another favorite cause is The Jeremy Wilson Foundation: http://thejwf.org/