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If the Senate really is coming back on Monday, then blogging will resume. If not, then maybe not.

Do you remember Pat Thompson? She’s the mother of Annie Thompson on the governor’s staff…

In early May, Thompson’s uninsured mother finally agreed to see a doctor for her abdominal pain. The doctors found a softball-sized mass.

Her mother, Pat, underwent surgery for colon cancer and spent about two weeks in the hospital, piling up nearly $100,000 in debt.

Ms. Thompson’s friends are having a fundraiser to help retire some of that debt on Monday, August 13 from 7:30 to 10:30 at Floyd’s Thirst Parlor in Springfield. They’ll be offering $10 bottomless cups of Miller Lite and Bud Light and Pizza. Be there, please.

In the meantime, head to Illinoize, where the beer is cold and the conversation is hot…

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Aug 10, 07 @ 4:55 pm

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