Since the untimely death of our dearly beloved Linda Bascom Taylor, I have been involved in the National Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation.  I have made it one of my goals for the rest of my life to try and understand this horrendous disease and help find medication to help those diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis, and someday a cure.  Today there are absolutely no medications of any kind available to retard, or reduce the progression of Pulmonary Fibrosis once you are diagnosed with this disease.  Today, this disease is always fatal and over 40,000 people die every year from this disease, yet hardly anything is known about it.  Part of the problem is that it is extremely difficult to diagnose and mimics many other diseases.  We, at the foundation, have set a goal to work on bringing national awareness about this disease to the public.

My fund raiser is going to be the publication of a recipe book made up of favorite recipes of my sister Linda, other family members and friends.  We are also going to include memory tidbits to personalize it.  The book will go into publication on June 1st and be available for sale on July 1st.  We are going to sell the book for $9.95.  I am underwriting the cost of publication so all proceeds from the sales will be donated to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation from "The Family and Friends of Linda Bascom Taylor, in Honor of her Memory". 

Contact: Kathy Bascom at: 512-248-2838

or email: jcrichxl@hotmail.com