Zac Lovelace through the years... as a baby, recently with his Mother and his Girlfriend, and at present.. at University of Michigan Mott Childrens Hospital fighting his battle with Stage II NK/T-Cell Lymphoma as diagnosed on Nov. 2nd, 2013. Please join us at the Weekly Craft & Vendor Extravaganza, held at the Belleville Coney Island Banquet Room (871 Sumpter Road, Belleville MI 48111) on Nov. 12, 19, and 26th, 2013 to help raise money for Heather Lovelace and her son, Zachary Lovelace - pictured above. Zac, now 17 years old, was recently diagnosed with a rare form of cancer... Non-hodgkins T cell Lymphoma. After nearly a month in the hospital and months of having medical issues that were not able to be determined by doctors at several facilities, he ended up in the ER at UofM on Oct. 6th due to complications from his on-going illness, in the middle of a dinner to honor his Uncle that had recently passed away. He has since been a "resident" at Mott Childrens Hospital and will begin Chemotherapy today - Nov 6th. One month to the day from his admittance.
*Update on Zac's condition - in a post from 11/20/2013 on Facebook...
Zac's PICC line came out while he was sleeping. Not sure how, but on our way to Mott's again:'(
Update to come♡
Mom
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He is scheduled to have a port placement Tuesday next week Unfortunately that doesn't help now because he has to have 2 liters of fluids every night because the type of chemo he is having requires him being extra hydrated.
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So the resident was just in. They did an X-ray to make sure the entire PICC line came out, & it did. The site where it came out is not having any substantial blood loss & appears to be closing/healing the way it should on its own. Considering he has been doing so much better with his fluid intake they are not going to put another PICC line in. We will have to measure his oral fluid intake & ensure he is intaking the minimum 2 liters a day, but they're comfortable with that as of now. This means we should be home soon♡ Thank you all for your prayers & concern:-)
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*Update on Zac's condition - in a post from 11/20/2013 on Facebook...
Zac's PICC line came out while he was sleeping. Not sure how, but on our way to Mott's again:'(
Update to come♡
Mom
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He is scheduled to have a port placement Tuesday next week Unfortunately that doesn't help now because he has to have 2 liters of fluids every night because the type of chemo he is having requires him being extra hydrated.
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So the resident was just in. They did an X-ray to make sure the entire PICC line came out, & it did. The site where it came out is not having any substantial blood loss & appears to be closing/healing the way it should on its own. Considering he has been doing so much better with his fluid intake they are not going to put another PICC line in. We will have to measure his oral fluid intake & ensure he is intaking the minimum 2 liters a day, but they're comfortable with that as of now. This means we should be home soon♡ Thank you all for your prayers & concern:-)
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Zac's mother, Heather Lovelace, is a single mom. She has been going to college and working to support her son and herself, and now finds herself at his side most of the time, and has used up all of her vacation and sick time from work. She has her normal bills to deal with, as well as now the added expenses of "living" at the hospital and the medical expenses that insurance will not cover. This will be a long course of treatment for Zac, and we would like to do what we can to help ease the burden of these expenses for them. This is sadly not their "first rodeo" with cancer...as Zac had a battle with Aplastic Anemia when he was a toddler. He was blessed to be cancer free for the past 15 or so years up until now. Please feel free to join us in supporting Zac and Heather on FACEBOOK at https://www.facebook.com/TeamZac. You can follow progress, send prayers, well wishes, and more by LIKEing the page.
Our Vendors and Crafters will be required to donate a designated minimum amount to set up at our event for these three weeks, as well as there will be a canister in the BANQUET ROOM and at the Belleville Coney Island cash register area for the family for the entire three weeks for restaurant patrons to donate. We would like to thank Eddie Enlam and his staff once again for being so good to us, and our community as a whole.
For the Nov. 12 event, we have the following participants scheduled to set up at our event. I will list the upcoming weeks as the time nears, just to make sure there are no changes ;) I will be adding a slide show of photos of products for these crafters... product from the vendors can be seen by going to any of the websites for that product line...
Teri Cranson - TLC Gardens & Crafts American Girl sized doll clothes and more
Jan Croo - Celebrating Home
Kerri Leirstein - Thirty One Gifts
Susan Carpenter- Ahoy Crafts from home
Al Tyler- Wood Den Creations
Sophia Mack SMYL Owls & Assorted Crafts
Susan Cappelli -Magnificent Magnetic Jewelry
Caroline Durham - Caroline's Crafts - Fleece gifts
Sue Koehler - Susie' Country Kitchen & Bath Delights / Baby-Toddler items
Tammy Dufek - T&H Designs, Lilla Rose
Nancy Wessinger Perfectly Posh Punk
Kelle Liabenow - Cookie Lee Jewelry & Mom Cookie lee & stockings
Huda Davillier - Steeped Tea
Christy Wachowicz - Ahni and Zoe by Creative Memories. (Card making on site)
Helene Niewiadomski - Helene’s Beadings
Carrie Crawford - Redneck Nashun / Redneck Wineglasses
Kirchoff Kids Gifts- tutus, hair accessories, jewelry, and more.
DONATED ITEMS: TEAM ZAC T-shirts & Hoodie's (to be ordered), Baked goods and Angel Ribbons - for the Zac's Donation Table
*participant list is always subject to change without notice
Our Nov. 26 event will have another full house of great participants! I will be unable to participate this week as I am having emergency surgery to repair a fracture in my Right Femur bone, a result most likely from the bone metastasis that I had been diagnosed with 3 1/2 years ago, but I am leaving the event in the capable hands of Susan Carpenter of AHOY, Crafts from home and the organizer and coordinater of the Ypsilanti Crafters Market.
Here is the list expected to attend on our final day of the fundraiser, the Tuesday before BLACK FRIDAY... Nov. 26, 2013.
Susan Carpenter - Ahoy Crafts from home *overseeing the event in Teri's absence
Nancy Wessinger -Perfectly Posh - body creams and body butters www.perfectlyposh.us/poshpunkAl Tyler - Wood Den Creations
Linda Dugan - Blu-Lady Crafts Fleece creations w/ crochet borders https://www.facebook.com/pages/BluLady-Crafts/257598200972206
Carolyn Glugla 31 Gifts www.mythirtyone.com/glugla
Sophia Mack - asst crafts
Mike Milspaugh - Handcrafted Soy Candles
Angela Cory - Angela's Line Laser Engraving (http://angelasline.com/en/)
Susan Cappelli - Magnificent Magnetic Jewelry
Caroline Durham - Caroline's Crafts & Sewing fleece, flannel, and yarn crafts
Sue Koehler - Susie’s Country Kitchen & Bath baby & toddler items, asst. gift baskets
Tammy Dufek - T&H Designs, Jewelry, ornaments, and more http://www.lillarose.biz/tammydufek
Sheila Dufek, Darlene Dufek - misc crafts/towels
Christy - Ahni & Zoe by Creative Memories - card making % of sales to be donated
Shannon Pryce - Avon www.youravon.com/avonqueen08
Don "Rip" Rippey - Eaglesnest Glass Stained Glass art - already made or special ordersJoyce Polston - wreaths & stockings
Carrie Crawford - Redneck Nashun … Redneck Wineglasses.
Helene Niewiadomski - Helenes Bead Work Beaded jewelry and decorations
Nikki Seidel - Origami Owl Living lockets http://madisjourney.origamiowl.com/default.aspx
Rhonda Robinson - Jewelry
TEAM ZAC Fundraiser -Julie Arnett order your TEAM ZAC shirts from Julie! find out more at
https://www.facebook.com/TeamZac
Huda Davillier - Steeped Tea 15% of sales to be donated *Huda will not be present, but her catalogs will be available at the TEAM ZAC table so if you wish to place an order, you have access to that and she will donate from your purchase. Her website; http://www.mysteepedteaparty.com/HUDA/
This may be the final week of the TEAM ZAC fundraiser at our venue, but the efforts do not end here. Stay tuned to the TEAM ZAC Facebook page for any further events to help Zac N Heather. God Bless those of you that have come out to help this young family when they were facing the biggest scare of their lives... No parent should EVER have to feel alone when their child (whom also should not have to be put through this) is fighting a battle of any medical kind, especially one of a rare form of cancer! Your support has helped them feel the love and be able to continue on to the next step... Follow them on Facebook to share your prayers and let them keep feeling the love!
Our Vendors and Crafters will be required to donate a designated minimum amount to set up at our event for these three weeks, as well as there will be a canister in the BANQUET ROOM and at the Belleville Coney Island cash register area for the family for the entire three weeks for restaurant patrons to donate. We would like to thank Eddie Enlam and his staff once again for being so good to us, and our community as a whole.
For the Nov. 12 event, we have the following participants scheduled to set up at our event. I will list the upcoming weeks as the time nears, just to make sure there are no changes ;) I will be adding a slide show of photos of products for these crafters... product from the vendors can be seen by going to any of the websites for that product line...
Teri Cranson - TLC Gardens & Crafts American Girl sized doll clothes and more
Jan Croo - Celebrating Home
Kerri Leirstein - Thirty One Gifts
Susan Carpenter- Ahoy Crafts from home
Al Tyler- Wood Den Creations
Sophia Mack SMYL Owls & Assorted Crafts
Susan Cappelli -Magnificent Magnetic Jewelry
Caroline Durham - Caroline's Crafts - Fleece gifts
Sue Koehler - Susie' Country Kitchen & Bath Delights / Baby-Toddler items
Tammy Dufek - T&H Designs, Lilla Rose
Nancy Wessinger Perfectly Posh Punk
Kelle Liabenow - Cookie Lee Jewelry & Mom Cookie lee & stockings
Huda Davillier - Steeped Tea
Christy Wachowicz - Ahni and Zoe by Creative Memories. (Card making on site)
Helene Niewiadomski - Helene’s Beadings
Carrie Crawford - Redneck Nashun / Redneck Wineglasses
Kirchoff Kids Gifts- tutus, hair accessories, jewelry, and more.
DONATED ITEMS: TEAM ZAC T-shirts & Hoodie's (to be ordered), Baked goods and Angel Ribbons - for the Zac's Donation Table
*participant list is always subject to change without notice
Our Nov. 26 event will have another full house of great participants! I will be unable to participate this week as I am having emergency surgery to repair a fracture in my Right Femur bone, a result most likely from the bone metastasis that I had been diagnosed with 3 1/2 years ago, but I am leaving the event in the capable hands of Susan Carpenter of AHOY, Crafts from home and the organizer and coordinater of the Ypsilanti Crafters Market.
Here is the list expected to attend on our final day of the fundraiser, the Tuesday before BLACK FRIDAY... Nov. 26, 2013.
Susan Carpenter - Ahoy Crafts from home *overseeing the event in Teri's absence
Nancy Wessinger -Perfectly Posh - body creams and body butters www.perfectlyposh.us/poshpunkAl Tyler - Wood Den Creations
Linda Dugan - Blu-Lady Crafts Fleece creations w/ crochet borders https://www.facebook.com/pages/BluLady-Crafts/257598200972206
Carolyn Glugla 31 Gifts www.mythirtyone.com/glugla
Sophia Mack - asst crafts
Mike Milspaugh - Handcrafted Soy Candles
Angela Cory - Angela's Line Laser Engraving (http://angelasline.com/en/)
Susan Cappelli - Magnificent Magnetic Jewelry
Caroline Durham - Caroline's Crafts & Sewing fleece, flannel, and yarn crafts
Sue Koehler - Susie’s Country Kitchen & Bath baby & toddler items, asst. gift baskets
Tammy Dufek - T&H Designs, Jewelry, ornaments, and more http://www.lillarose.biz/tammydufek
Sheila Dufek, Darlene Dufek - misc crafts/towels
Christy - Ahni & Zoe by Creative Memories - card making % of sales to be donated
Shannon Pryce - Avon www.youravon.com/avonqueen08
Don "Rip" Rippey - Eaglesnest Glass Stained Glass art - already made or special ordersJoyce Polston - wreaths & stockings
Carrie Crawford - Redneck Nashun … Redneck Wineglasses.
Helene Niewiadomski - Helenes Bead Work Beaded jewelry and decorations
Nikki Seidel - Origami Owl Living lockets http://madisjourney.origamiowl.com/default.aspx
Rhonda Robinson - Jewelry
TEAM ZAC Fundraiser -Julie Arnett order your TEAM ZAC shirts from Julie! find out more at
https://www.facebook.com/TeamZac
Huda Davillier - Steeped Tea 15% of sales to be donated *Huda will not be present, but her catalogs will be available at the TEAM ZAC table so if you wish to place an order, you have access to that and she will donate from your purchase. Her website; http://www.mysteepedteaparty.com/HUDA/
This may be the final week of the TEAM ZAC fundraiser at our venue, but the efforts do not end here. Stay tuned to the TEAM ZAC Facebook page for any further events to help Zac N Heather. God Bless those of you that have come out to help this young family when they were facing the biggest scare of their lives... No parent should EVER have to feel alone when their child (whom also should not have to be put through this) is fighting a battle of any medical kind, especially one of a rare form of cancer! Your support has helped them feel the love and be able to continue on to the next step... Follow them on Facebook to share your prayers and let them keep feeling the love!
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