Originally posted by MuppetQuilter
I know a little girl who could benefit from this. She is four. Here's the story:
6 months after being diagnosed with cerebal palsy she was diagnosed with a rate form of bone cancer in her jaw. She was three, her sister was an infant. 6 months of radaition and chemo. Insurance maxed out and refused to pay. Finding new insurance was a challenge. Huge deductibles. The family basically lived in the hospital. Just after her 4th birthday she completed treatment. Everything looked great. Her hair started growing back, slowly. She started to be able to eat again. It's clear there are side effects from the radiation-- including multiple surgeris because her jaw probably won't grow right.
Anyway, they just had some routine scans done and it does not look good. They have to wait for a panel of doctors to meet and study the results. It is pretty scary.
I read about them last fall and the article said they needed some help with an almost finished renovation project-- they were converting their garage into a playroom when they got the initial diagnosis. So I painted their new playroom (blue walls with two trees, bunnies, cat, ducks, butterflies and dragonflies) and took them groceries and such. Every time I was at their house they were asking what they could do for me!
Anyway, I bet this little girl would love a special doll. Either the brunette Bitty Twin girls (for her and her sister) or #16 because they look the most like her. I suggest the twins because her sister has spent a huge amount of time at the hospital or with friends or relatives-- the whole family is so effected by something like this.
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