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  1. I hate that she’s going through this. I hate that she’s having to worry about $ at a time like this. (Insert rant about US healthcare here).

    HOWEVER, I love how this is being shared. I love that it looks like 5x the originally amount will be raised in 24 hours. I love that everyone is just “Yeah, you totally lowballed that number. You’re going to need more. Here’s a donation.”

  2. Thank you for sharing and letting us help out. Cancer is not something you fight alone. I had my own round with it. It takes the village. We’re here and will continue to be. I hope the plan is to leave the page up so we can continue to donate what we can throughout the fight.

  3. Thank you so much for posting this. I would not have known otherwise. Just contributed. I am a huge fan of hers as well. They are in for a hard battle. I am so glad to be able to be even a tiny part of their support.

  4. Bummer and happy to help. I have enjoyed her several of her books a lot. I’ll be keeping her and her family in my thoughts and praying for excellent outcomes for treatment.

  5. Thank you for sharing the go fund me link; my donation has been sent.
    I will keep Grace and her family in my prayers.

  6. Thank you for posting this. I saw her diagnosis on facebook but at the time she didn’t want a gofundme page. I’m glad her sister did it anyway. I was hoping for a way to help and I pray that she can beat this cancer.

  7. Sending all the good thoughts to Grace and her family. Please let them know that help is available 24/7 from the American Cancer Society’s help line; 800.227.2345. The ACS has volunteer and support programs to help her get to her treatment, among other things. Further information at cancer.org

  10. Wow! Close to 80k raised. I hope this will, in a small way, lesson the stress they must be feeling. Thank you for making me/us aware. Warm thoughts their way.

  11. I just donated (and wish I could do more.) I will continue to include Grace and her family in my prayers. Thank you for sharing, and hang in there….this kind of thing is hard on friends, too, so take care of yourself.

  12. Thanks for sharing this. I too read Grace before I found Ilona. Cancer does suck. And navigating the ins and outs of our US healthcare system is a gargantuan task. I’m donating for GD and her family in my Mom’s memory. I couldn’t help her and we lost her last month. Praying for Grace and her family.

    • I’m so sorry for your loss. I pray you find peace and solace, as well as any helpful resources you need.

  13. I have read through the recommendation, the page, and all of the comments and I echo all of the sentiments. I would just like to add that I feel blessed to be able to be part of this community. While we are more obviously known for our pushy, content demanding ways, we are a community of loving and supportive people that have been my solace on many difficult days. I know that this did not come about by accident and I’m particularly grateful to the careful shepherding done by HA and ModR to help create and sustain this home for all of us.

    • The Horde is known for it’s fluffy ways! The devouring is just a plus!

      And yes, all jokes aside, it is a wonderful community that comes together in wonderful ways when it’s needed!

  15. I read the book “Radiance” from her! It was such refreshing! Really loved it.
    I’m really sorry to hear about the illness – so thank you for sharing the gofundme – page.
    Authors help us all the time with their imaginations, when we’re in a tight spot. Now we can help them a little.

    Ps: this community is something else ❤️ I read on the gofundme-page some comments with the BDH-signature ❤️ I love how we all come together to help!

    • Radiance is definitely my favorite book from her! I remember when it came out too, we were inundated with “I’m a sexy AH” types of male leads so it was so refreshing to have that turned on it’s head and be completely different!

  16. Normally I often shake my head about the american way, especially about your medical system (winks from Europe), but you guys absolutely rock in your generosity and spirit to help each other.

    That said I wish Grace Draven and her family all the best. Her books are a treasure.

  19. Impressively, the donations have now topped $90,000. It should ease at least some of their worries.

    I wish I thought that would cover all their out of pocket costs not covered by insurance but, depressingly, I don’t. Especially when you add a special needs child into the mix. But it will help. Readers are the best.

  20. Just saw this and went to the Go Fund Me page where they’ve already blown their goal out of the water! It brings me to tears thinking that so many people have to fight our awful medical system and make these hard choices for medical treatment. It also brings me to happy tears that so many people have showed up for the awesome author Grace Draven.

  22. Thank you for posting this. As an fyi both my aunt and uncle went through chemo and they had a social network of friends who got together and made potluck meals so they didn’t have to on a weekly schedule. This may be something to keep in mind for Grace and her family. It really helped mine in a time of need.

  23. Thank you for letting us know! I just donated. You’re a great friend to spread the word to your BDR so that we can help!

  25. Damn damn double damn…I donated and hope she can relax and remain worry free soon! her recovery and treatment needs NO stressors!! My mom had cervical cancer last year and is cancer free now and I know how scary it is as a bystander. Hence my new career in cancer therapy! I know you did this for her but also know what a good friend she and her family are to you all and I hope this brings her peace of mind as well as you as her friends and family. Give her a big squeeze from me when you see her!! Xoxo

    • Crossed the six figure threshold at 10:26pm CST.

      I don’t know why it was so important for me to wait for it, but I’ll sleep better now.

  28. A 13+ year cancer survivor, I am still grateful to the friends who drove to and from bracytherapy aka internal radiation treatments at the times when my husband could not. For me, fatigue was THE side effect over those weeks and it would not have been safe for me to drive (even just across town to University of Wisconsin Hospital). That’s the case even though my regimen was less intensive than Grace Driven requires.

    Hoping there will be enough financial resources via GFM to cover a nice chunk of all costs and enough volunteering friends to drive or otherwise pitch in on everyday tasks. (I didn’t mention the friend who did laundry for us; that too was valuable when we were exhausted;)

    Thanks for alerting readers, Ilona Andrews. Grace Draven is a favorite world builder of mine.

  29. So glad that I am seeing a healthy response to this request. Grace Draven has made our lives richer with her beautiful writing and elegant imagination (or beautiful imagination and elegant writing). Prayers for your swift healing. . . and thank you for sharing your genius with the rest of us.

  30. Just another member of the Horde happy to pitch in. As a cancer survivor myself I will state there is no such thing as too much help in this situation, but sometimes it was nice not to have the nap interrupted by folks looking for a way to help.

  31. It is a crying shame that sites as gofundme are needed to disguise the disgraceful state of the US healthcare system. 🙁
    I donated some money too.

  32. I am buying her books. Having just finished treat for cancer myself, I feel for her and her family. I can only say that I am so grateful that I live in Europe.

  33. I just donated and so happy to see the amount has increased to over 104K.
    Prayer for Grace and her family????????

  34. Have bought those of her books I didn’t have. So grateful for HA, Mod R, and the BDH. Grace Draven is a treasure.

  35. Thank you for letting us know. Happy to make a contribution as a way of thanking her for the hours of reading enjoyment she has given me.

  36. Thanks for sharing as she is another author I follow. I really enjoyed the Zoom you did with Grace and her husband. Donation sent.

  37. Thank you for sharing the information. I am currently waiting for results from a biopsy for cervical and uterine cancer, so have a great deal of empathy for Grace. I hope things go as well as possible for her and her family. According to the letters on the GoFund Me page she appears to have a great deal of loving support, which is wonderful.

    • Prayers and good thoughts sent your way…hoping you get good news when your results come back. Hang in there…

  38. I don’t know if this will help Grace or if simikar is covered in USA but The Royal Marsden one of the UKs top Cancer hospitals brought out a cookbook in 2015 isbn 978-0857832320 new edition coming out end of feb on cooking for someone during and after treatment. Might be useful. Have donated to gofundme just so you know I am not all advice no practical help. My mum ate spinach like she was popeye and we were very lucky.

  39. Freezing rain, vehicles sliding off roads, downed trees damaging and blocking homes POWER FAILURES: Grace Draven reported this as added crisis for her family on Facebook. (FYI Public can view her site, dear woman so nice, was actually explaining and apologizing for her delay in thanking people for cancer support.) Ice-Apocolypse ???? seems to have attacked Central Texas and Austin news online says most businesses will be closed again Feb. 2. Grocers like HEB that shut early. Concerned about House Andrews coping too, my best guess is they and kids #1 + #2 with all animals are in the region impacted. We already know the state power grid is vulnerable ???? ???? ????

    Thinking of our writer friends and surrounding communities. Update BDH when convenient. Electronic communication gonna wait while you folks assure your own basic shelter, warmth, food and damage control.

    • I had an email exchange with House Andrews today, their power was restored and they are warm and safe ????

  41. Currently going through chemo, and am finding it debilitating. So sorry you are in this situation too. Sending my best wishes to one of my favorite authors.

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