Sophie's Squad

12/10/2024

To all the amazing friends and supporters of Sophie’s Squad.

I know we have been very quiet this year. It’s taken a little while to ground ourselves after the brutal intensity of last year.

We just wanted to give you an update, but also let you know, that each and every day we hold such gratitude in our hearts for all the love and care that you have poured and continue to pour into our lives.

Your generosity not only helped in very practical ways, but the love felt from all around the globe really held us all.

Sophie is currently well and enjoying exploring the beauty of Europe. She has been clear of disease for 9 months and while we hope beyond hope, that this remains the state of play, we also cherish every day.

From the bottom of our hearts…. Thank you for the love. 🫶

12/09/2023

We want to let you all know that Sophie’s surgery was successful…
It went for just over 5 hours and the surgeon was very happy with the way it went. Currently Sophie is receiving an extraordinary high level of care at the Children’s Hospital and her body is doing all the right things She will be on bed rest until at least Friday and all things being equal, she will be heading home on Sunday.
Thank you all for your care.

08/09/2023

After a few days in the sun, Sophie has returned to Melbourne much stronger physically and mentally.

This is such a great way for her to be heading into her surgery on Monday.

Massive shout out to Helena Johansson for providing a bed and Big Ups to Jane Lameijn for arranging.

And as always, a big fat thank you to ALL of YOU for your care and support.

02/09/2023

Hello all you amazing supporters of Sophie.

Sorry, we have been a bit quiet, the last few months have been quite challenging.
To give you an update, Sophie’s doing really well at the moment. She has completed 10 of her 14 cycles of treatment as well as 5 weeks of radiation that finished mid August. Throughout it all Sophie has been buoyed by the amazing support from everyone’s well wishes of care, gifts, donations, and support of the major function. Sophie is due to have her major surgery on September 11. This is going to be huge and she’s going to require months of rehabilitation after it. She is away this week for a little break from it all in Queensland, which we were able to give her money for to go with her friend to have a break before the surgery. She and the family are hugely appreciative of everything everyone has done for them. They couldn’t be providing her with the support and care that she requires without everyone support.

Thank you for your care 💕

01/08/2023

So here’s what I thought I said.
What an amazing community. !! Thanks to Deadnecks, not only did we come together to celebrate our Beloved Jerry, but the love and care for Sophie and I and her dad as expressed through raffle tickets purchases and many 1:1 conversations were so truly valued and appreciated.

One of the best things about being in Deadnecks is the sense of community it brings to us and everyone who comes along to our shows.
As some of you may know, Sophie, the daughter of our dear friend and die-hard deadhead Anna, has been battling a very rare and aggressive form of cancer for some time now. It's times like these where we are grateful to have this community of ours to band together.
This Saturday at Jerry Day Melbourne, we will be holding a raffle for a Grateful Dead hamper generously donated by Monica and Bruce from Rezza House Concerts
100% of the proceeds from this raffle will go towards Sophie's Squad and will help pay for her ongoing treatments so we can see her return to full health as soon as possible ❤️

Hamper includes:
Anthem of the Sun LP
Grateful Dead tshirt
LP cleaning kit
Choccies and homemade goodies

22/07/2023

Thank you to everyone who supported our fundraiser for the gorgeous Sophie last night. Thanks to all those who came on the evening, those that donated items, those that bid on our auction items and many who just donated or sent messages of support. It meant a great deal to us.

Below are our photos from the Photo Booth on the night.

Made with Simple Booth.

21/07/2023

Get in there now, half an hour to go on the silent auctions finish. Still some amazing bargains to be had.

21/07/2023

Hi everyone, looking forward to seeing all of you who are coming tonight. We are all set to go.

20/07/2023

Just over 12 hours to go until the auction closes. Get online to check out some great stuff. We’ve also added a few things so keep checking on to see what’s happening

https://www.32auctions.com/SophiesAuction?mibextid=Zxz2cZ&fbclid=IwAR31gfgmQnTzrPkZF4PpfC_Gzk9taiU1x9-xDk0-pd5lOVcn9LQPL0ZoM34_aem_AWWUJInWTmgQMwyvYI-vjiRxNGCKNxzunFbNnIZxpIluNe5ortG4w1OkLu_D_sazWxc

Silent auction 'Sophie's Health Fundraiser' hosted online at 32auctions.