Day 11 - A Liver for Albert
Yes, this one is a repeat. I would like to feature forty different projects, but I think this particular one needs more attention than it has gotten. Only $20 has been raised. $20 for a baby boy who will die without a liver transplant. I choose to think that it was one of the earlier days in this project so it didn't get much visibility, was overlooked. In reality, that page had nearly 100 views. That isn't a lot, but out of nearly one hundred people, only 1 could say yes to a small donation for Albert. I am thankful, extremely thankful, for that one. My heart cries that it wasn't 100. I can't help it...so I am giving you another chance to give Albert a chance.
Take a look at the photo on the right. The child on the left is Albert. The child on the right is Mark. Mark used to look just like Albert; his liver barely functioning and time running out. The difference is startling isn't it? The difference is that Mark had his liver transplant last year. That's the difference that your $20 can make. So who will match that first $20? Who will share Albert's story with friends and family and challenge them to match that $20 also? Like the loaves and fishes, together can we turn that first $20 into $200? $2000? $20,000? Can we turn that $20 into a liver for Albert? I know we can.
Take a look at the photo on the right. The child on the left is Albert. The child on the right is Mark. Mark used to look just like Albert; his liver barely functioning and time running out. The difference is startling isn't it? The difference is that Mark had his liver transplant last year. That's the difference that your $20 can make. So who will match that first $20? Who will share Albert's story with friends and family and challenge them to match that $20 also? Like the loaves and fishes, together can we turn that first $20 into $200? $2000? $20,000? Can we turn that $20 into a liver for Albert? I know we can.
Meet Albert, a chubby-cheeked, one-year old with a big smile that just melts your heart. Albert is a cutie, but his little belly is distended, and his big, bright eyes are yellow with jaundice. If he doesn’t get a liver transplant soon, he won’t make it.
This sweet baby boy was abandoned on a village street in China when he was only three months old. He was born with a severe GI defect called biliary atresia, which affects his liver. Neither his parents nor the orphanage where he was abandoned had the resources to help him, and the local hospitals in his orphanage’s province were unable to give him the treatment for newborns with biliary atresia that could delay the need for a liver transplant. As a last ditch effort to save Albert’s life, his orphanage sent him to New Day Foster Home in Qingyundian Township, China, which has a loving staff of volunteers and nannies and a pretty amazing track record of working with the hospitals and doctors in Beijing who have the skills and equipment to perform the surgery that Albert needs to survive.
We want so badly for Albert to get this surgery, so he can be adopted by a loving family and live a long, happy life. We want him to experience the love of a family. We want him to celebrate not only his second birthday, but also his twenty-second, fifty-second, and ninety-second birthdays. But none of this will be possible without your love, support, prayers, donations, and a new liver for Albert.
We need to give this little guy a chance. Albert needs us to be his family, to be his voice. With your help, Albert has hope of a future. Albert needs you to advocate for him! Please give what you can, and please help spread the word! Every life is precious; little Albert’s life is no exception. Help us reach our goal of raising $40,000 to save Albert's life!
This sweet baby boy was abandoned on a village street in China when he was only three months old. He was born with a severe GI defect called biliary atresia, which affects his liver. Neither his parents nor the orphanage where he was abandoned had the resources to help him, and the local hospitals in his orphanage’s province were unable to give him the treatment for newborns with biliary atresia that could delay the need for a liver transplant. As a last ditch effort to save Albert’s life, his orphanage sent him to New Day Foster Home in Qingyundian Township, China, which has a loving staff of volunteers and nannies and a pretty amazing track record of working with the hospitals and doctors in Beijing who have the skills and equipment to perform the surgery that Albert needs to survive.
We want so badly for Albert to get this surgery, so he can be adopted by a loving family and live a long, happy life. We want him to experience the love of a family. We want him to celebrate not only his second birthday, but also his twenty-second, fifty-second, and ninety-second birthdays. But none of this will be possible without your love, support, prayers, donations, and a new liver for Albert.
We need to give this little guy a chance. Albert needs us to be his family, to be his voice. With your help, Albert has hope of a future. Albert needs you to advocate for him! Please give what you can, and please help spread the word! Every life is precious; little Albert’s life is no exception. Help us reach our goal of raising $40,000 to save Albert's life!
What can you give up this season to help Albert?
A latte? $5 A late night trip through the drive through? $10 A movie? $15 All of the above? Donations for Albert are being collected through Crowdrise on behalf of New Day Foster Home where Albert lives. For more information about New Day Foster Home, please visit: http://www.newdaycreations.com/foster/index.htm |