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Journal photo by Natalie Johnson Bridget Imsdahl, right, is fighting a cancer diagnosis with her daughter Chelsey Irwin by her side. Their friends have organized a fundraiser at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Pine Tree Restaurant in Shelton to help them take ia trip to DisneyLand. In th fa of adver ity .... /.ilia( UPT Texas Hold 'Era[ Tournaments! ,,::~::~ ~ , ~i~ Mondays&Thursdays*6:30 p.m. Texas Hold'Eml CASH Tournaments! .........Saturdays • 2:00 p.m. • SlO°-° Buy'in % Bad Jokes, Cool Prizes Ha~ No Entry Fee! (((FREE Wi-Fi))) POo" Fit|| i NT|II N~~:~;I i~:i; JUKEBOX 2'~~° Saturdays pE cER Bar & Grill 360-426-2505 1180 E. Pickering Road OPEN 7am.2am DAILY Than A Tavern! Prime Rib, Steaks, Seafood o Sandwiches. Pizza Come See Our 1st-Run MOVIES! I 24-HOUR MOVIE INFO426-100~ ] www.SHELTONOINEMA$,©om L Corner of 5th & Franklin i a.-~o~A i:llZ:~o~ ~m [] Daily 6:30pro iWarrior Daily 3:45prn Additional Shows Fri-Sat 9:15pm Daily 4:20, 7:00pro Additional Shows Fri-Sat 9:25pm Sat-Sun 1:45pro I ~T -- NOW OPEN -- Serving all organic, fair trade espressa drinks A!~S FE !~T~8~, OF P R~S * ,T,]:l,15l '~:I~ II~I~.ll ,~I li i :f,']1:1:1 i*l:l :ll,i [i~ol?l CLOSitl) RIB 1'HE SEASON WE'LL SEE YOU, IN THE SPRING! Community schedules fundraiser for local morn with cancer By NATALIE JOHNSON Last spring, Bridget Imsdahl was on a roll. She worked hard to earn her GED at Olympic College Shelton and learned in April that after a long bat- tle with breast cancer, she was cancer-free. Imsdahl's triumph was short-lived, however. At her first three-month checkup after doctors told her she was cancer-free, they found inflammatory breast cancer in her right side and her entire lym- phatic system and suspect it has now moved to her brain. "I was crushed, absolute- ly crushed," she sa~d. "They gave me two years to live on the good side." Despite her diagnosis, Imsdahl said she tries to stay positive Imsdahl said she tries to put on a brave face and perservere despite how hard that can be while un- dergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments. During her first round of cancer treatments she studied for her GED and took classes at Olympic College in Shelton. "I wanted my kids to see what you do in the face in adversity, how strong a per- son should be. You should never give up," she said. "I'm trying to face reality but in the same breath I'm gonna lick this." Imsdahl is not only not giving up, she's spending as much of her time as pos- sible "making memories" with friends and family. Her many friends in Shelton have organized a fundraiser in her honor, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Pine Tree Restau- rant in Shelton, to let her do just that and take a trip to DisneyLand with her daughter, Chelsey Irwin, 13. "I've never been able to take a vacation, I've never been able to do anything like that, I've been a full- time mother and worked full-time," she said. "So that's what we want to do -- we want to make memo- ries. We're going to spend time together and be happy and we're not going to look at the calendar." The fundraiser on Sat- urday includes a raffle and spaghetti feed. "Jim and Cindy Bennett at the Pine Tree are the most wonderful people in the world," she said. "All the employees that work there have pulled together and I really don't know what they're doing, they don't fill me in." Anyone can also donate in Imsdahl's name to an ac- count at Peninsula Credit Union. Irwin said she is proud of her mom for fighting the cancer and not giving up. "It's kind of hard. I'm try- ing to think of it like she'll get through it because she's really strong but I'm just hke really worried ... I'm trying not ~o mostly think about it," she said. Imsdahl doesn't take her many friends and support- ers for granted for a mo- ment, she said. "I have a l~st of people I can call on the days that I just want to wake up anc cry," she said. "I'm a single morn and it's just her and I and we're not alone." "[ was crushed, absolutely crushed °.° They gave me two years to live on the good side." have fishing supplies/ Skokomish Indian Tribal Enterprises (S.I.T.E.) @ 119390 North U S I o . Hwy. 101 Skokomish Nation, WA 98584 At the intersection of Hwy. 101 & Hwy. 106 minutes north of Shelton on the Skokomish Indian Reservation Located next to the Lucky Dog Casino. 427-9099 $ $ Plus installation labor (most models) Advance Glass Shelton 2316 Olympic Hwy N "Next to Super Kleen Car Wash" 426-0985 1~, Shelton Elks i Every Thursday Evening Doors Open: 5:00 pm Early Bird: 6:00 pm Food & Beverages Available Smoke-Free 741 SE Craig Rd' 360-426-2322 This event is sponsored by the Shelton Elks Lodge #2467 and is Open to The Public Sheiton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, October 6, 2011 - Page B-3