This Sunday: A Benefit for Christie Constante

Christie Constante was diagnosed with cervical cancer stage IIB in January of 2008. After going through the rigors of chemotherapy, radiation, and internal radiation therapy, the cancer has not subsided, and now her diagnosis is seen as terminal. As if insult needed to be applied to injury, Christie is struggling with Medicaid to cover her chemotherapy, hospice, oncology visits, and all the other expenses associated with living in dignity, and the result of that struggle is not looking positive.

So her friends with Latinas Unidas Por El Arte (LUPE Arte), and Clown Dog Bikes are throwing a benefit featuring Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, Brownout, Ruby Rico, Woodgrain, DJ Chorizo Funk, and RAD, in Christie’s name to help ease the financial burden. As for Christie, she simply says “I feel as though I keep waking up from the same nightmare, it only gets worse instead of better. I am just looking for some comfort, friendship, and hope. I want to share what information I've learned through this experience and try to learn as much as I can in order to help others fighting this disease.”