Aug 20, 2018 at 09:36 am

Thank you

Update posted by Andrea Annmarie Jang Kamni Stephanie

Dear Friends

Writing the words "thank you" seems inadequate for what we wish to express to you all. We have been astonished at how fast the target was reached and surpassed on the fundraising page. We have also been astonished at the generous donations made by friends and family offline, through other means. We cannot express how much your collective donations have lifted the extreme stress we were under a short time ago.

More than anything though, it is the messages on the page, the private messages on Facebook, Whatsapp and email, the words spoken face to face, the care and support offered and given in myriad ways, the concern, love and compassion coming not only from those who have always stood strong by us, but also the new friends we've made and friends not seen for decades, the friends of our larger families and the families of our friends, our colleagues and our students, and big-hearted strangers, that has well and truly overwhelmed us in the most positive uplifting way. Although we were nervous about launching this page, the act of reaching out to you all has been a real turning point for us that has lifted us out of the place we were in following my secondary cancer diagnosis and the urgent medical treatment. Instead of anger, fear, anxiety, and stress, we feel an amazing amount of generosity, care, support, and love.

On behalf of Barry, Kaishori, and Alokhi, I say thank you again. I hope I've given you some sense of what we want to say to you all through those simple words.

So much love from us to you,

Sharanya

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