How you can help
Mike spent a lot of time in his life helping other people, and we want his spirit to live on in that way.
In the coming months, Life o’ Mike will begin a program called Patient Pals and Family Friends.
In Patient Pals, trained volunteers who have lived with a chronic illness or disability will be companions to those who are newly diagnosed or disabled.
Family Friends will volunteer to be with family members who need the support of someone who has faced the illness, disability or death of a loved one.
We plan to hold our first training in January, and we need volunteers and funding.
Please e-mail Life o’ Mike at lifeomike@gmail.com, or send contributions to Life o’ Mike, PO Box 1213, Asheville 28802.
Questions? Call 828-243-6712.
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Second annual Eat at Mike’s
Reserve now
Life o' Mike sponsors its second annual Eat at Mike's, an evening of good food prepared by local chefs, at Tingles Cafe in downtown Asheville. The event also features silent and live auctions with items from Highlands Brewing, artist Angela C. Alexander and more.
Tickets to the dinner are $25; $20 for children 3-12 and free for children under 3.
To reserve, e-mail lifeomike@gmail.com. For more information, call 828-243-6712.
Patient Pals & Family Friends
Life o' Mike has a new peer support program for people newly diagnosed with chronic or serious illness or with a new disability and their caregivers.
Patient Pals are people who have experience with various illnesses and disabilities, who can help someone newly diagnosed or with a new disability work through the fear, frustration, confusion and grief often experienced in the first few months.
Family Friends are there to help caregivers and other family members grow into their new role.
People with new illness or disability fare better when they have a role model -- someone who can help them negotiate their new path in life.
We need volunteers, who are asked to donate a minimum of one hour a week. Training is free and includes information on active listening, ways to help and when to know more help is needed.
And of course, we need funding.
To learn more, call Leslie Boyd at 828-243-6712 or e-mail lifeomike@gmail.com.
I to have several loved ones with no health insurance, I am truly mad and disappointed with Rep. Heath Shuler’s decision to vote no on the Health Reform Act. Please e-mail me on how I can help.
I was a firefighter with the City of Asheville and worked with Robert Mitchell. They had just discovered they were going to have a baby when I retired.