Rarely are you able to impact the life of someone you don't know, a total stranger, for the better. A person who really genuinely needs your help and prayers.
Holidays from the Heart is a program through the Los Angeles' Children's Hospital that helps terminally and chronically I'll children and their families. It helps families with low income and serious financial distress to be able to enjoy the holidays the way millions of people do every year
It puts food on their table, there will be gifts to open, necessities for the household that have been overlooked because the care of their sick loved ones is the priority.
Many of the Children I have met through the program over the years have been 9 years old and younger. Those brave young souls have been through everything from chemotherapy on multiple occasions, bone marrow transplants, multiple blood transfusions daily and much much more. The impact spreads over the entire family too and puts stress on everyone involved.
This past Christmas, 2011, we sponsored several families but unfortunately were only able to meet one family because of circumstances with illness. The family we were fortunate enough to meet was very grateful and the little 5 year old girl had a bone marrow transplant that resulted in complications, forcing the young girl to stay in the hospital for a year! She was so happy to be with her family for the holidays and was delighted to open one of her gifts, her favorite Dora the Explorer doll!
The next day I visited the North Pole at the Los Angele's Children's Hospital, also known as the Gift Distribution Center. All the "elves" were busy organizing all the gifts for families to pick up and to go out in vans for delivery and I got to tour the facility. It was so amazing to see all the support, all the gifts spread out, that I felt tears welling up in the corners of my eyes.
The experience for everyone involved was wonderful and I am so grateful to have been able to participate and for the help of all the sponsors and individuals who supported the cause.
Holidays from the Heart is a program through the Los Angeles' Children's Hospital that helps terminally and chronically I'll children and their families. It helps families with low income and serious financial distress to be able to enjoy the holidays the way millions of people do every year
It puts food on their table, there will be gifts to open, necessities for the household that have been overlooked because the care of their sick loved ones is the priority.
Many of the Children I have met through the program over the years have been 9 years old and younger. Those brave young souls have been through everything from chemotherapy on multiple occasions, bone marrow transplants, multiple blood transfusions daily and much much more. The impact spreads over the entire family too and puts stress on everyone involved.
This past Christmas, 2011, we sponsored several families but unfortunately were only able to meet one family because of circumstances with illness. The family we were fortunate enough to meet was very grateful and the little 5 year old girl had a bone marrow transplant that resulted in complications, forcing the young girl to stay in the hospital for a year! She was so happy to be with her family for the holidays and was delighted to open one of her gifts, her favorite Dora the Explorer doll!
The next day I visited the North Pole at the Los Angele's Children's Hospital, also known as the Gift Distribution Center. All the "elves" were busy organizing all the gifts for families to pick up and to go out in vans for delivery and I got to tour the facility. It was so amazing to see all the support, all the gifts spread out, that I felt tears welling up in the corners of my eyes.
The experience for everyone involved was wonderful and I am so grateful to have been able to participate and for the help of all the sponsors and individuals who supported the cause.
Some of our sponsors:
HIGHERCONNECTIONSNETWORK.COM
7Elephants.com
SaladFarm.com
WhittneyJene
Natural Burst
Steve Muller
Amber Beck
Reeve Benaron
Sharam Tabibnia
Ashkan Tabibnia
Higher Dristribution Center
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