Inspirations & Acknowledgements
I have had many inspirations for the thoughts and dreams which in turn led to inventing this product. The first step in this journey to invention was in having cancer touch someone in my immediate family, and over the years to have it run amok among friends both young and old alike.....with just as many varieties of cancer. It knows no limits, not age, sex, race, wealth or lack of it, nor even religion. It is indeed an equal opportunity destroyer.
However, what brought forth my thoughts and concerns regarding cancer (and turned them into something concrete) was the additional sadness of hearing about my Pastor's wife, who was diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer.....and witnessing their valiant battle. I knew it was time to fight back, thus CB & Olaf, renamed CBT, was conceived. My fervent hope is that this product makes a difference in the lives of anyone fighting this enemy - that it gives comfort, perhaps brings a smile, and maybe even assists in healing.
The people that I'd like to Thank are special ones of the past and the present - people who saw beyond the wall and into my heart, and believed in me. To John R, my friend & mentor, who's been there for me these past 17 yrs when noone else was, and stands by me still; and helped whenever they could; and Arlene P my friend of 33 yrs who said she was proud of me, and that I could do it if I wanted it badly enough. And lastly, gone but not forgotten, my Aunt Dena who told me that I was special & could be anything that I wanted to be. To all of you, my heartfelt thank you.
* Dedicated to Genevieve and Carl Rohrman