Spontaneous fund raiser to benefit local benefactor

Time is running out for Glenna Woodbury… literally.

For the past two years she’s been dealing with colo-rectal cancer, seeking treatments that provide some brief respite, but so far, she’s been unable to beat it. Now Glenna is facing what could be her final battle, but her insurance company has declined to pay for it. Doctors at the Cyberknife Clinic in San Diego say the tumor has wrapped itself around the nerves of her spine and an innovative treatment that uses robotics to pinpoint radiation treatment is her only hope. She and her husband, Woody Woodbury, have just a short time to find the nearly $60-thousand for the treatment.

Just in the past few days they’ve been able to raise about $15-thousand, but still have far to go and, says one family friend, not much time to get Glenna to San Diego while she can still travel.

Cindy Wobbe has known both Woody and Glenna for several years. Glenna used to work for her and Woody operates Florence Grocery Outlet. She says the Woodburys have supported and given to hundreds of causes over the past few years, never saying no to a request for a donation or support.

Wobbe says now is the time to repay that support. She’s spearheading a fund drive at her restaurant, Mon Ami Gourmet Deli and Antiques, an account has also been set up at Oregon Pacific Bank in Glenna’s name.