Thank you SF and Nantucket, you made my heart sing !

May your kindness be returned to you tenfold.....

Well Ireland, if there was ever any doubt in your mind that I was not being taken care of by my friends and family here, let your minds be at rest, I most certainly am !
What a fortnight it's been, first the San Francisco fundraiser that was such an amazing night and so much fun ! It turns out I am blessed with a multi- talented group of friends that put together an amazing nights entertainment full of music, provided by the amazing Bleached Palms, Dj Andres Stepwise and Tim Carr, a highly amusing raffle and sexy performances by burlesque dancers Sid Scenic and Lola Dean, thank you beauties ! All of this pulled off to seamless perfection by my beloved team of troopers led by Margerat Buxton, Hilary Burdge, Melissa Santadonato, Kristina Boccabella, Losida Garcia, Jennifer Strikeleather, Ana Bedolla, Eman Aguilar, Liz Hughes, Phil Agrusa, Andres Salerno, Troy Neubarth and last but not least the venue EL Rio that gave of their space so generously....and of course the incredible donations of art by Ana Bedolla and Ken Leaf, generously donated auction prizes tirelessly gathered by the beautiful Melissa and Troy building and donating that incredible bike for silent auction ! A M A Z I N G !!!! ... Everyone worked really hard to make this happen and it was a truly beautiful night of family, love and support, all of us feeling slightly high on the beauty of getting together, supporting each other and giving back. What a group of friends I have here, really, I am one blessed woman......

Meanwhile on Nantucket Island, an amazing group of people I love to call my family were chipping away for a few weeks rallying the troops into fundraiser action and then, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Pam Newham decides she's going to make this happen for me and basically spearhead's the entire thing herself, putting in endless hours of her spare time, knocking on doors, gathering auction prizes and basically being my hero, she absolutely kicked ass and never gave up, Pam you are a godsend.
Alongside her all the way was Carolyn Walsh, who gave so generously of her time and island know-how, with my number one supporters Alice Fiddian-Green, Annie Jarman and Ellen Ryan, Brian Leonard, Matt de Heart, Thayer Hill Hale and Catherine Lafee for getting it started and keeping it going, Mica Celeste donating of her vivacious persona for the auction alongside mama bear Lynn Walsh. I heard it was a beautiful day, the sun came out, Coq au Vin played, thank you sirens ! There was an incredible auction with donated prizes and it was all hosted at the beautiful Cisco Brewery, mad love and thanks to Jay Harmon who gave of his space and donated half the proceeds of the bar !! What a guy, what a place.... I wish I could have been there more than anything, I cannot wait to return to your loving arms and thank you in person...

It's taken a few days to allow the love, support and abundance to sink in.... You are an amazing community of people that made me realise that I have three homes in this world and three families, which I do. One is Ireland, two is Nantucket and three is San Francisco...... I am blessed by the stars above to have such beautiful souls in my life like all of you, so from the bottom of my heart I want to thank everyone who has generously donated to my fund and to everyone who was involved in donating, organising, rallying, standing up, showing up, working hard and parting with your hard-earned cash. Between all of this you raised $12,000 !!!!!!!  Whaaaaaaaaatttttttt........ holy shit.....I am floored, speechless, in awe and completely and utterly delighted !!! Now I can handpick who to work with based on choice and not financial hardship. I am now blessed with many choices and opportunities for healing because of you, and heal I will....
 Last but not least I'd like to thank the vast and abundant Universe, the Sun and Moon above and the Earth below and of course Jesus Christ our lord.....

SF come out and show your love and support for our dear Aisling !

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My name is Margerat Buxton and I am writing on behalf of Aisling's friends here in San Francisco. Our community has created a benefit concert to help fundraise money for Aisling's recovery. The concert will be held this Sunday June 9th at El Rio, 3158 Mission Street, San Francisco at 9pm. The concert will feature live performances from artists Tim Carr with Andy Meyerson and Travis Andrews, Bleached Palms, DJ Andres Stepwise and a burlesque performance by the beautiful Lola Dean. We will have a raffle and silent auction for some fantastic gift certificates and prizes, the door fee will be $10 donation and all proceeds will go directly to Aisling to help with the cost of her care.

Our community is giving back to our dear friend that has given us all so much, she has shared herself, her joys, laughter and many hilarious stories. It has been an amazing experience for us to organise as a community for our dear friend, we are learning about how much we can do for each other when we band together, the love we have for one another and what a powerful support system we have here.

With the shock, sadness and fear that comes with this illness, the love that comes from getting together to help a dear friend overcomes all of that. Aisling we will never stop working for you and backing you on your journey to wellness, may your glass always be full, your heart filled with joy and may we remain friends always.