{"id":122,"date":"2014-09-08T08:15:27","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T12:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/?p=122"},"modified":"2026-02-05T04:26:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T08:56:49","slug":"share-christys-story-getting-social","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/2014\/09\/share-christys-story-getting-social\/","title":{"rendered":"Share Christy&#8217;s Story: Getting Social"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to the blog and thank you for <a href=\"https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/2014\/09\/share-christys-story-a-beautiful-expression-of-giving\/\">sharing my story<\/a> last week! A quick tally shows that you all shared it from Facebook alone 663 times &#8211; Incredible. Thank you for doing that and putting this smile on my face&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Christy9-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-155 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Christy9-8.jpg\" alt=\"Christy9-8\" width=\"495\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Christy9-8.jpg 495w, https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Christy9-8-300x281.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m asking you to please continue sharing my story this week, online and in-person with your friends, family, and co-workers. <strong>I&#8217;m also asking everyone to<\/strong> <strong>please give just $10.00<\/strong>. It may not seem like very much but imagine if each of those 663 people who shared had given $10.00&#8230; The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthcare.philips.com\/main\/homehealth\/sleep\/totalfacemask\/default.wpd\">Total Contact Face Mask<\/a> I mentioned in my first post would be ordered and the dent I&#8217;m trying to make in my medical expenses would be that much bigger.<\/p>\n<p>I (still) hate having to ask for your help and am only comforted by the fact that I <del>think<\/del> <strong>know<\/strong> you understand. You may not be able to relate to being attacked by someone with sulfuric acid &#8211; and Lord knows I hope you never are &#8211; but I <em><strong>know<\/strong><\/em> you can understand where I&#8217;m coming from as a survivor. If you&#8217;re reading this, you&#8217;re old enough to have been through something, faced a challenge that you did not know how you&#8217;d make it through, and survived it thanks in large part to the compassion of other people. So, again, I swallow my pride and I ask you to continue to share my story, to give $10.00, and to encourage others to do the same. <em>Thank you. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re on any of these platforms, I hope you&#8217;ll connect with us and continue to help me to share my story with your online community. <a href=\"#\">Share my last video<\/a> with them&#8230; Share this blog post with them. Just please share. And give.<br \/>\nNow, let&#8217;s get social.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChristySimsFoundation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-131 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FacebookCSF-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"FacebookCSF\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FacebookCSF-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FacebookCSF-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FacebookCSF.jpg 1686w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChristySimsFoundation\">Christy Sims Foundation Facebook Page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristySims_FDN\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-140\" src=\"https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TwitterCSF-300x141.jpg\" alt=\"TwitterCSF\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TwitterCSF-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TwitterCSF-1024x483.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristySims_FDN\">Christy Sims Foundation Twitter Page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/christysims_fdn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-147\" src=\"https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/InstagramCSF-300x136.jpg\" alt=\"InstagramCSF\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/InstagramCSF-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/InstagramCSF-1024x464.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/christysims_fdn\"><strong>Christy Sims Foundation Instagram Page<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/christysimsfdn\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-148\" src=\"https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/PinterestCSF-300x142.jpg\" alt=\"PinterestCSF\" width=\"300\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/PinterestCSF-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/PinterestCSF-1024x488.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/christysimsfdn\/\">Christy Sims Foundation Pinterest Page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/courageouschristy\/videos\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-149 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/YoutubeCSF-300x142.jpg\" alt=\"YoutubeCSF\" width=\"300\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/YoutubeCSF-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christysims.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/YoutubeCSF-1024x487.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/courageouschristy\/videos\"><strong>Christy Sims Foundation YouTube Page <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be sharing some social media pointers over the next week with you but for now, just remember to always include the hash tag #sharechristysstory! (This helps us to gain online traction and be seen by more people.) Also, please feel free to leave comments on any of these platforms- I see every single one of them and I LOVE reading through them.<\/p>\n<p>Have a wonderful week, everyone, and thank you again for all of your support and love.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>#sharechristysstory<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to the blog and thank you for sharing my story last week! A quick tally shows that you all shared it from Facebook alone 663 times &#8211; Incredible. 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