For those of you that missed it, nearly a week ago I shared my incredibly inspiring form letter <\/a>that I received from the White House. Not that I\u2019m bitter or anything, but here is another news story <\/a>about someone receiving a personal response from President Obama. To learn the latest about what\u2019s going on in Zimbabwe, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n I am going to be honest with you all, I am not a fan of fundraising walk\/runs. So much money goes into covering the expenses of these sometimes-massive events that not as much money goes to the charity as I would like. For most causes, I prefer to just mail a check straight to the charity, 100% donating power. But when I learned that Cindy, who has so much trouble breathing that she can\u2019t walk, will be taking part in the June 6, 2009 Walk for Lupus Now event by being pulled in a wagon by her fellow friends and Nerd Girls, I couldn\u2019t help but be moved.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/cindy-risk1-201x300.jpg\" "\\"cindy-risk1\\"")
<\/a>As many readers will remember, at the beginning of April we featured an interview with Cindy Chaney<\/a>, the creator of the My Nerd Girl website<\/a> and all around badass bitch. Cindy is an amazing woman who embodies many characteristics that I wish I had myself, for instance being able to figure out Warhammer and managing to look hot while playing Risk. (I bet she could make a Hero character all by herself with nothing more than a calculator and her cunning intellect.) What many people may not know, is that this incredible woman has been battling Lupus for the past 10 years. Her struggle has left her lungs scarred to the point where she has trouble breathing.<\/p>\n