CHUCK and OLIVER

Hi Everybody, thank you for taking the time to drop in and letting me share with you.  I was born in 1948, so I have been around a while accummulating all kinds of treasure.  I have over 500 dolls (Holiday, DOW, Club Exclusive, Collector's Request, Designer, Coca-Cola, Store Exclusive, Silkstone, Fashion Models, Vintage Reproductions & many, many more BARBIES, Porcelain, Vinyl, Gentle Touch dolls from Ashton Drake, Franklin Mint, Danbury Mint, Paradise Galleries) Limited Edition Artist dolls .. Patricia Rose, Linda Rick, Linda Murray, Donna RuBert,  Karen Alderson, Denise McMillan, Kathy Smith-Fitzpatrick, Tom Francirek, Linda Mason, Hildegard Gunzel, Fayzah Spanos, Marie Osmond, etc.).  Some of my collections are from San Francisco Music Box Company, Bradford Editions, THIMBLES (a 50 piece State Butterfly thimble collection of bone china that is trimmed in 24 kt. gold.) and a collection of approx. 200 thimbles from around the world. BELLS, MUSIC BOXES, FIGURINES, BOOKS, VASES and I also have several pieces of DRESDEN, OCC. JAPAN, ROYAL DOULTON, LENOX to name a few.  A lot of the items in my store are from my own collections.  As time permits, I will be listing most all my collections..so..tune in frequently to find out what I have decided to let go.  I am a pack rat, never throw anything away.  Therefore, I will be selling several Vintage items (clothing "some have never been worn & the others worn maybe once" all in excellent condition) You will find ladies HATS from the 40's, 50's & 60's era.  Just too many different kind of items to mention.  This month I am featuring a gorgeous rare Barbie Doll that is a Canadian Exclusive named INUIT gold label, designed by  Christy Marcus, winner of the Ryerson University Barbie/STRONG> fashion design contest.

INUIT BARBIE DOLL

My dream has always been to someday have the oportunity to open a store and sell all the things that I love so much.  Being a full time Caregiver and having to be at home gave me the oportunity to fullfill my dream.  Regretfully though, it was due to my son having a devasting, horrible disease that robbed him of all his abilities.  His symptoms were first noticed at age 18, he is now with Jesus (NO MORE PAIN & SUFFERING) at the age of 36.  It is a very rare disease (only approx. 500 worldwide).  Due to the rarity of this disease, it took us 6 years to receive a correct diagnoses after over 100 test.  This has given me the chance to spread awareness so hopefully no one else will have to wait 6 years for a diagnoses.  At this time, there is no cure and no treatment.  Research is on-going.  The name of this dreadful disease that is robbing our children of all their functions and life is NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE TYPE "C".   For further information, please click on this link www.nnpdf.org.  It has been a long, hard road but I feel blessed and I know that I would not have experienced the JOY  that I have known otherwise.  The JOY that a SMILE can bring, the look in your child's eye when he is able to swallow a bite of ice-cream once in a blue moon and the sound of a voice that you haven't heard for weeks or months.  It makes you realize what the important things are.  THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SHARE.  Don't forget to count your blessings and always Trust that God will give you the strenght you need. The picture I have decided to share is of Chuck about a year after his symptoms became noticable, with his dog Oliver.  Oliver lived a good long life for a dog and has gone on to a better place too.

 

On October 14, 2005, Chuck went to be with Jesus.  He suffers no more.