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Every Day is Precious: Broadcast your compassion
By ROB PAYNE
For Williamson A.M.
We have mentioned before that my wife, Marcy, may be the biggest animal lover on the planet. But after starting Happy Tales Humane, the no-kill animal shelter at the Factory in Franklin, she found lots of people who are close runners-up.
One of our animal-loving friends is Karla.
If you'e ever heard anyone on the radio talking about ''Duncan the one-eyed wonder dog,'' you've heard Karla. You may have heard her giving you traffic updates on your favorite Nashville radio station. Or you may remember her as the Karla of Doug and Karla on WAY-FM's popular morning radio show. Her voice is almost childlike in the effervescence and excitement she projects.
But she has a huge heart behind that warm and joyful voice. And not just for pets. Since Marcy's diagnosis, we've seen lots of correlation between critter compassion and human compassion.
When Marcy was putting together fund-raisers for Happy Tales, Karla introduced us to media celebrities like Brad Schmitt and Coyote McCloud. Many local celebrities have big hearts and donate time and energy to local and national charitable groups. But they get so many requests for help, sometimes it is hard for them to choose how to spend their time.
When Karla heard about Marcy's benefit golf tournament coming up Monday, Oct. 20, she didn't ask what she could do to help; she knew immediately. She called her friends and asked them to help.
Like Karla, most of her friends have voices heard all over Nashville. They did public service announcements, radio interviews and TV stories. All focused on the fight against a very cruel disease, and each mentioned the golf tournament and Marcy's Web site.
With the tournament a little over a week away, we don't know the final tally on registrations. And we still need players for the tournament. But what we do know is that more people know of Marcy, ALS and the tournament now than would have known if Karla had been quiet.
Most of the time we hear God as a small, still voice. But this month we've heard him on the airwaves of Nashville, thanks to the ripple started by Karla.
If you know a person or family in need, tell friends. You may not be able to broadcast, but even a narrow cast can help bring enough love to keep them afloat for another day.
Please join us Monday, Oct. 20, 2003, at Mulligans for Marcy, a golf and dinner fund-raiser for Marcy's care. Go to www.EveryDayIsPrecious.com for more information.
Every Day Is Precious is a column to remind us to treat everyone we see today as if it could be the last time we see them. It is written by Rob Payne, whose wife, Marcy, was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) in August 2000. Now 40 years old, she has gone from winning 5 and 10K races to being quadriplegic and on a ventilator at home. For more ways to help others, to find more about Marcy, or to receive e-mail updates on her condition, visit www.EveryDayIsPrecious.com. Readers may contribute to her care by sending donations to Every Day Is Precious, 2051 Harvington Drive, Franklin, TN 37069. If you have helped someone without being asked, or know of someone who has, share it with others. Send to rob@everydayisprecious.com or to Every Day Is Precious, 2051 Harvington Drive, Franklin, TN 37069.
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