Patti's fundraiser

Patti is a wondrous prayer warrior and fundraising queen. She is running a fundraiser right now for three children born with Down syndrome, rejected by their home societies and desperately in need of forever homes.

Kareen, Olga, and Peter.

Kareen's family has come forward to claim her as their own and her fundraising goal has been MET!

Olga's family has just committed to her and her adoption fund is already over $13,000 right now. EDIT TO ADD: THE GOAL FOR OLGA HAS BEEN MET AS WELL!!

Now, this fundraiser is all about PETER!!!!

Peter? Well, Patti intends to fully fund his adoption fund with at least $20,000 and pray his forever family comes forward to claim him. Patti serves the Almighty Jehovah Jireh. GOD will PROVIDE. HE is big enough. Patti (and everyone of us who donates) will provide the funds you need to cover Peter's adoption process. You just have to commit to love him and bring him home!

COMMIT and GOD WILL do the rest. Peter needs you now. He needs to come home before it is too late. You can click on his name to see his picture and learn more about Peter
He must come home, his life depends upon it.

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Need I say more?

I hope I am not jinxing myself

So, Joseph has had near non-stop sinus/ear infections since he was born. He had some relief for about 15 months with his first set of tubes but once they began to fall out the infections came right back. The only month in the past year when he did not have an infection was the month he was on Clindamycin to treat his osteomyelitis.

I began digging deeper and deeper, researching possible treatment for my little man. Well, I found something I thought might help him and was happy to find a few other mom's of kids with Down syndrome using it too. I even asked one mom the specific dosage for the treatment.

I was prepared to ask our NP if she would prescribe the nasal saline spray compound for him if I could get all the information to her. She agreed. Joseph was treated the end of December for ear/sinus infection with Augmentin. Lo and behold, just 8 days after finishing treatment he was presenting with his tell-tell signs of yet another sinus infection. This worried me, normally we get 2 or 2.5 weeks of no signs of infection.

Well, we went in to see our NP and she prescribed Zithromax and wrote a script for the nasal spray and antibiotic compound. We finished up the Zithromax and on the 15th of January, I started using the saline spray daily. It is working!!! Even right now he has croup and a runny nose but he shows no sign of infection. That is 16 days, I pray this continues.

Beauty?

After reading Sheva's most recent blog, I thought I too would accomplish this list of beauty in me.

I AM beautiful
I AM funny
I AM great cook
I AM great at making character cakes
I AM hard-working
I AM compassionate
I AM an advocate
I AM a mom
I AM a great wife
I AM a good friend
I AM me!!!!!