Cristina's Recovery
   WELCOMEmy storyjournalguestbookphotoslinkstributesauthor sign inhelp
 
 
    See All Photos
 
 

Welcome to my Caringbridge site! It was created to keep friends and family updated about my struggles with Chiari 1, PTC, and a shunt. (And arachnoiditis, narcolepsy, ehlers danlos syndrome...) Also, please check out www.baylieforbrains.com and www.karasart.com.

    Read Story
 
  FRIDAY, MAY 09, 2008 05:05 AM, PDT
Subscribe to journal update notification

No long update this evening. I thought I would pass on an idea that was forwarded to me. Cristina is doing ok. Lyndie and Madelyn are home from the hospital. We're hoping Thomas (Daddy) will be in from the field Saturday and able to call his family.

The government is sending out our "economic stimulus checks" this month. If you watch TV or read the newspaper we are bombarded with ads telling us what we should spend the money on to help the economy. Maybe instead of buying ourselves a new TV or diamond ring like the ads suggest we should all contribute our checks towards a needy family or charity.

There are many, many families with ill children who struggle to pay the bills each month or who are at the point of losing their homes due to medical bills. They could really use the help.

Food banks and other charities are also suffering. Prices for food have risen dramatically so fewer people have the extra means to donate and yet the same rising prices mean more families need help.

How many of us really need that new toy? Not very many. But that same money could make a big difference in the life of a sick child.

Pass this message on to everyone you know. Together we can make a difference.

    Read Journal
 
  GUESTBOOK SIGNED 1 TIMES TODAY

Please sign my Guestbook. I really like to read all the messages! :-)

Your messages of support give us the hope that someday all this will end and we will have the strength to get through it in one piece.

    Visit Guestbook
 
     51785 VISITS FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS

HELP SOMEONE ELSE WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST
     Tell a Friend about CaringBridge.
    Help CaringBridge provide this free service to others who need similar support.

TRIBUTE DONATIONS TO CARINGBRIDGE
    Read the caring tributes in honor of Cristina.
    Make a donation in tribute to Cristina to provide CaringBridge to all families who need it.

EMAIL AUTHOR
teenygurl88@hotmail.com

HOSPITAL INFORMATION
University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
5721 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
United States