MAYDAY,MAYDAY, This is your Captain speaking...

Now that Christmas and those festivities are over it is now time to begin planning for the New Year and what you want it to bring.

My title to this blog says it all for what I am planning. I need some help.

About a week ago I was told I will need a major artery repair.If I was back in Australia the cost would be covered in a public hospital.Here in Bangkok I am reliant on my health insurance and when they were approached they said they will not help.Classed it as a pre-existing ailment even though I have had no problems with this before.Here insurance companies change the rules to suit their own requirements and it is totally legal apparently.

So I now have the goal of raising approx $12000USD in a short space of time.About 6 weeks to be exact.

A little bit of background.The artery I have to have repaired is one of the major ones that comes off the aorta,that is the big artery that comes off the heart for those of you who dont have any anatomy in your kit. It feeds the blood into the right side of the chest and into the right arm.

Already I have problems with circulation into my hand and it "falls asleep" often and I have less strength than I used to.Makes typing and writing and so many other tasks difficult.If the artery fails completely my hand will die within a few days and then that will move up my arm and my whole body will die.Needless to say this is quite painful and even reduced blood flow is causing angina like pain in my chest.

So I want to have a SALE!!!! A really BIG BIG sale.A SALE for my life so that you guys get the benefits as I do.

What I am offering.
1. I am going to make a standing 20% discount in my Artfire store www.artfire.com/users/Aardvark until Valentines day.

2. A 20% discount in all areas of my web site www.aardvarksilver.com. This covers jewelry and silver supplies. Code is MAYDAY and can be used as often as you purchase until Feb 14th.

3. We are going to have a $7 earring listing.Let me know about how long you like your earrings,the colour you would want and if you want a post earring or a hook style and we make you a custom pair of earrings using the best silver and stones we can.

4. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A GIVEAWAY OF ONE $250 VOUCHER TO ONE LUCKY CUSTOMER AND 2 LUCKY CUSTOMERS WILL RECEIVE A $100 VOUCHER EACH. WE WILL ALSO SEND OUT 10 PAIRS OF EARRINGS TO LUCKY CUSTOMERS AS WELL.

How to enter the give away???????

Its really really easy.

Make a purchase in any area of my stores.There are a few of these to make it easier for you.
www.aardvarksilver.com
www.aardvarksilver.etsy.com
www.9dollarearrings.etsy.com
www.artfire.com/users/Aardvark

Each $10 of your order gives you one entry into the draw. EASY. The more you purchase the better your chances of winning but also the more likely I am to reach my target and have the funds I need to keep me alive.

Aardvark Silver is silver supplies and Jewelry
AardvarkSilver Etsy is silver supplies only.
9 Dollar earrings is a very small number of items and once they are cleared (and most are discounted by 50%) the store will be closing.
Artfire Aardvark has Gemstones as well as silver supplies.

This is my New Years Resolution.I am raising funds in a fight for my life.
Please feel free to contact me if you are after wholesale lots of any items.

Light and Love to all
Tanya