The update:  There have been 139 donations! I mean that's seriously outrageous. A mix of funds, gifts, cards, medicines, raw materials, and so much more. One volunteer the other day was helping with the paperwork side of things and figured out we, all of us, have given out 70 plus boxes, 800 plus personal care bags, and an additional 30 plus boxes to the hubs. At the last Medicine Session this past Sunday, nine volunteers came to mālama/ to help. Most didnʻt know each other. Some folks have been to many sessions, some this was the first one. Two dear ones met each other around the kitchen table telling stories of their childhoods growing up in Lāhaina. There were tears and real smiles. One neighbor wants to help but her body doesn't want to do the medicine making. So she has been baking treats and dropping them off when we gather. Last session she delivered a huge basket of chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies and ginger cakes. We snacked and nibbled and everyone went home with goodies to share with their families at home. So itʻs not that the Medicine Sessions are simply work days, get it done kind of a thing. They are a way for us to be together to share, remember, tell stories, and give our laughter and tears without shame or hesitation. Every single one of you that has made a donation, you are part of this, you are part of sustaining a real community.