| As most of the readers and subscribers know,
during the past three months, I have been quite busy tending
to transcript production. My apologies to any author, who has
not received a response from me, but I promise for the September
- November issue of Scribal Tales that your submissions will
be attended to.
This edition of The Scribe's Gazette is dedicated to Gary
Klausner and his family. Gary was featured in Queer
Eye for the Straight Guy. Everyone who saw the show
on July 26th felt Gary's story should become the next
situation comedy, "Everybody Loves Gary!" (Comment
by Madlyn Singer.)
Here is some background information for those of you who
haven't seen the show or do not know Gary personally:
The show aired on Tuesday,
July 26th on the Bravo Network at 10 p.m. Check with BRAVOTV.COM
for other times.
You can read about Gary's inspiring story, as featured
in the Daily News by Brian Harmon, staff writer, on July 26,
2005.
Gary, who recently celebrated his 40th Birthday, at a
surprise party thrown by his wife, Robin and Gary's brother,
Lloyd, is a true inspiration to all of us.
Gary was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at the age of
10. His mother, Elaine and his father, Walter, were informed
that Gary would not live past the age of 16. They never flinched
in their belief that Gary would beat all the odds, and devoted
themselves into learning everything there was to learn about
this dreaded disease, becoming staunch supporters of the Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation, with Elaine becoming the Long Island
Chapter President.
Gary's brother, Lloyd, has epitomized what a "Big
Brother" is supposed to be all about. I'm very proud
of Lloyd and all that he has accomplished.
Gary's wife, Robin, has devoted herself to Gary and gave
Gary the gift of life in the form of his twin sons, Matthew
and Steven (born on October 25, 1998).
Not only is Gary a 30-year survivor of this dreaded disease
but also he is a seven-year survivor of a double-lung transplant.
It is a wonderful story and a wonderful show. I hope all
our readers and subscribers will take the time to see this
show. It is an inspiration to the "Will To Live"
and shows us how one individual can overcome what appears
to be insurmountable odds and win the most important race
of all: Life!
So, to a kid that I witnessed growing up, I want to take
a moment and raise a fictional glass of champagne into the
air and toast my Cousin Gary Klausner, as someone who has
shown us all there is to know about life and courage, and
how worthwhile "living it to its fullest" truly
is. Gary is what is known as someone who always gives 110%
to everything he does. We love him dearly.
Special praise to Boomer Esiason for bringing Gary's story
to the attention of the producers of Queer Eye; it's the best
pass he's ever made.
I am sure there will be a number of events and news items
that I will miss writing about in this edition, but if you
write to me, telling me what events I failed to chronicle,
I will recite them in the next issue.
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