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| Tristi in the emergency room. |
Medical bills being what they are, not having health insurance (self-employed) and considering that I've lost some work time, I decided that holding a fundraiser might be a good idea. Bake sales are always fun, but I'm a better writer than I am a baker, so I thought I should go that route. I began putting together the information I needed to make this happen. And while I was doing that ...
Saturday morning of Memorial Day weekend, my husband, Matt, woke up with chest pain and shortness of breath. When nothing he tried helped, we went in to the emergency room, where he too was diagnosed with blood clots. Just one per lung for him, but that's one per lung too many. The thing is . . . blood clots aren't contagious, they aren't caused by anything we both could have eaten or breathed, and he lives a very active and healthy lifestyle, so there's no reason why he should have gotten them. And yet, he did. It caught us completely by surprise.
He was released from the hospital after a two-night stay, and his recovery is going really well so far.
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| Springing Matt after his hospital stay. |
So, what was once a fundraiser to benefit one person's medical bills suddenly became a two-person shindig.
But then ... yes, that's not all. I got this fundraiser up and going, books were selling, things were trotting along . . . and then my daughter went out for a bike ride, slipped on some loose gravel, and hit the ground with her mouth. She gave herself a black eye and knocked out a tooth. Thank goodness she was wearing a helmet or it could have been a lot worse. No broken arm, nothing of that sort, but she does have to have oral surgery to place an implant. (I'm not posting a picture of her because I don't want to embarrass her. Just imagine a cute twenty-three-year-old who looks like she might have been in a barroom brawl.)
And the two-person fundraiser is now extended to three.
I've locked my sons in the house and covered them in bubble wrap so nothing bad will happen to them to add to this interesting collection of drama.
So, How Does This Work?
We're raising money to pay our medical bills - and dental bills - by calling attention to my published books and asking you to consider making a purchase.
I write under two names - Tristi Pinkston and Amelia C. Adams.
My Tristi Pinkston books are bestselling cozy mysteries, suspense, young adult, and some LDS historical fiction. I've also written a line of writing craft books.
As Amelia C. Adams, I write bestselling sweet Western romance, both historical and contemporary.
Everything I write is sweet/clean. Some of the historical fiction includes war themes that may be better suited to readers over fourteen. If you have any questions about content, email me at tristipinkston@gmail.com.
A sale on any book I've written will help immensely, but the print books do generate more income. Not every book is available in print, though, so you'll want to check the product descriptions to see. Click the pink links above or on the left-hand sidebar to see the lists of all the books I have available.
If you purchase ebooks, there's no delivery fee. If you order print books and you have Amazon Prime, you'll get free shipping. If you don't have Prime but you purchase more than $35.00, they'll ship the books for free.
Note: If you are a local friend, please pop me a note at tristipinkston@gmail.com before ordering.
We sure appreciate your consideration at this time!