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"Thank you God, for giving me the power to be successful."
~Lauren King, January 14, 2014
Lauren King is a sweet, beautiful, bright 8 year old girl, who
happens to be diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy Spastic Quadriplegia. She
is a Grade 3 student at St. James Catholic School in Kanata and loves
school... both the academic AND social aspects of it!!
Lauren was
born at 27 weeks less a day, weighing 2 pounds, 1 ounce. After a
premature labour and delivery, Lauren's Mom Evelyn Lush had to wait
hours to see her baby girl. In that time, there were some
complications with Lauren, and unfortunately, her medical journey
began.
Lauren's Mom is an incredibly strong and independent
woman, who is an Ottawa Firefighter. She has managed to do some
fundraising in past years, on her own, to help send Lauren to Ability
Camp. The cost for the 5 week therapy was $10 000, which is not
covered by OHIP or private medical insurance.
At this time, Lauren requires a remodelled bathroom so that her
Mom is able to bathe her without such physical strain. This requires a
lift and hydraulics mounted to tracks on the ceiling. There will be a
new shower stall with 2 heads allowing Lauren to roll in to shower,
and a new vanity which will accommodate Lauren's wheelchair to roll
underneath.
I ask all of you to help in this fundraising
campaign, if you can! Any amount will help~ from $5.00 to $500.00...
it all adds up and contributes to Lauren's quality of life.
On
behalf of Lauren, Evelyn and The Wise Family, I thank you in advance
for considering this as one of your contributions for 2014.
Sincerely,
Claire Wise
