Did
you ever wonder how it would feel to cough so hard you couldn’t breathe?
Did
you ever wonder when the cycle of medications and treatments would end?
Did
you ever think that all the things to keep your life going were just too much
bother?
Did
you ever wonder what it would be like to be “just like everyone else,” a
“normal” kid?
Did
you ever wonder why the other kids just wouldn’t accept you as a friend?
Did you ever wonder what you could do to help someone special deal with a serious, life-threatening situation?
Children
with Cystic Fibrosis or CF as those who have it call it, has this effect on
them. They have coughing spells, which cause them to lose a meal they just
consumed, thus the lack of weight gain. They must take meds before consuming a
meal and do breathing treatments to help keep their lungs cleared, which in turn
causes the coughing spells. They must constantly be thinking of what to eat and
what meds to take when and when is the next treatment.
For
those of you who don’t know the disease, it is an incurable disease that
attacks mucus membranes of the body and without treatment and meds this mucus
builds up and does not get sloughed off as the normal persons does.
Because
of all that happens in their young lives, kids get the feeling that life just
isn’t worth all the hassle. It’s only normal to feel that you’re different
and not accepted and laughed at and shut out. It’s a tough life if you can get
it.
Well,
consider giving a helping hand for the cure of this disease. Too many are dying
from it and the cure is imminent. They just need your help. Give what you feel
you can toward a cure for an, as yet, incurable disease.
God
will bless you richly for your generosity.
Give
in MEMORY OF MISS BRITTNI LYNN HAMILTON who passed away July 8, 2001 from Cystic
Fibrosis.
Sponsoring Melissa Hansard in the Great Strides Walk-a-thon for 2002.
Click on the "GIVE" link below to donate.
