Bette & Wallet Minstrels Extraordinaire
Joy Hanley’s community is rallying together once again to provide the support both spiritually and financially that she needs while waiting in hospital in Halifax for a liver transplant. Bette & Wallet will perform a fundraising concert May 30th at 2pm at the Georgeville Church, Antigonish County.
Joy hails from Cape Breton Nova Scotia, and has been an active professional in the business community for most of her adult life. Until her illness intervened, Joy was also the Director for the StFX Co-op Program and helped to raise awareness about the program both inside and outside the academic world.
Joy suffers from “Primary Biliary Cirrhosis”, a chronic disease, that causes the bile ducts in the liver to become inflamed and damaged and ultimately, disappear. She was diagnosed 17 years ago and because of a healthy lifestyle has been able to lead a productive life — but “TIME IS UP”! Her liver is shutting down and she needs a liver transplant and is currently waiting on the “transplant list”. “More than 4,000 Canadians are waiting for an organ transplant to save their lives. Last year, only 1,803 transplants were performed. Many patients remain on waiting lists. Unfortunately, 195 Canadians died while waiting for an organ transplant”. http://www.transplant.ca/pubinfo_orgtiss.htm
All proceeds from this concert will go to the Joy Hanley Trust.
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