I can’t be held responsible for the clarity of this post. We have dinner guests arriving soon, I need a shower and I’ve been inhaling way too many cleaning products. The funny thing is, the guests are my best friend and her boyfriend, and my cousin and her new hubby. None of whom care about the state of my house - but I am Teh Anal.

ANYWAY, the reason I’m throwing up a post (ew) is because I’m hoping my keeping my big mouth flapping about this issue, someone, somewhere will hear me and help.

Oh it isn’t me that needs help exactly.

Lisa over at Clusterfook is battling cancer for the third time, and I’m on a letter-writing campaign to get her some Big Help. Celebrities, doctors, whoever has the money or resources to help her.

Because let me get this straight: It isn’t right that a mother worries more about leaving her family in debt, then she does about fighting cancer.

America, you need a serious smack to the head. Where are your priorities?

Another thing: Money should NEVER stand in the way of health care. Never.

Sure, it’s the way I was raised. It’s way I know, living up here in Canada. I watched Michael Moore’s Sicko with my jaw in my lap for the majority of the movie. When he visited a hospital here in London, Ontario and asked the questions he did, I was shocked. You guys have it rough down there.

I won’t pretend to completely know how it works down there - I don’t. I don’t understand terminology like HMO, co-payment, or HIPPA.

What I do know, in my heart, is that a woman, a mother is dying. For reasons I cannot fathom. Mistakes, mis-diagnosis, and mostly? Because of money, or lack of it.

Short of kidnapping Lisa, hauling her up here to Canada or down to Cuba or shipping her to France?

I don’t know what to do.

I’ve written to Michael Moore, Oprah, Ellen and Castle Connelly. I’ve written to every blogger I know.

You can too. Those links up there go directly to contact pages.

People are spreading the word via Twitter, Plurk, and blogs, and a trickle of money has started to come in, and while it’s appreciated, sadly, it isn’t enough.

Can you help? Do you know anyone in television? Do you know any doctors that would take her on? Can you spare some money?

We need this to be big. HUGE. I don’t want Lisa to worry about money, about her family not eating, or about the medical bills that will ultimately come in.

Chemo isn’t working. There are other treatments.

I want this mother to two little girls to put her energy into fighting cancer. They’ve been through so much already. Cam is 11 and Teenie is 8. Too young to lose their mother. Too young to fall prey to medical bill debt and goodness knows what.

Please. I’m begging you to think of resources that can help Lisa. Begging for money. Begging for relief of worry and begging for your support.

Please help.