I'm copying this from the group on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=43767340887). Kari is one of my sorority sisters, and their tragedy has effected me so much more than I could have imagined. One of the women taking donations, Betsy, is also a sorority sister. I've taken my boys to this park and look forward to seeing the new equipment in place this spring. I think it's a great tribute to this little guy! So this cause means a lot to me and I feel like I can't do my trivial blogs again until I've acknowledged the serious events of the last month.
Here's the copy:
On December 30th, 2008 Kari and Lyle Judson lost their sweet baby Alexander Hinton Judson to RSV. Alexander was a healthy 11 ½ month old who loved playing with his mommy and daddy and twin brother Dominic. A few days after Christmas Xander and Nic came down with a terrible respiratory infection. After a short battle with RSV and Pneumonia Xander closed his eyes and was received in heaven. Kari and Lyle made a truly selfless decision in the midst of their own unimaginable grief to donate baby Xanders organs to help save the lives of others. What a testament of their love. On Friday, January 2nd Kari and Lyle left the hospital where brother Nic was still recovering and drove to Holy Family Catholic Church to say goodbye to the love of their life four days before his first birthday. We know that Xander got the birthday of a lifetime in Heaven and if you were silent and listened carefully that day you could hear the angels singing to him. Nic celebrated his 1st birthday in the hospital with his mommy and daddy, his girlfriends (the nurses) and his new guardian angel. Today Nic is finally home and doing well. Now the journey begins for this family to find peace in this tragedy. Your pennies can bring a bit of joy back into their lives. The money will be used for the park addition where Xander and Nic made so many wonderful memories that will forever live in the hearts of Kari and Lyle. Some of the money will be used for RSV awareness which is vital to stopping this horrible illness from taking another child from his or her parents. Xander’s kidneys were the only organs viable for donation and they went to a 32 year old woman in Florida. This little boy and this family saved the life of this woman!Lyle and Kari would like to have a see saw donated to the park. The see saw is representative of the twins, one being UP in heaven and the other DOWN on earth. We are asking everyone we know to donate $3.60 to this cause. That is one penny for each day this little boy graced us here on Earth. Even if you don’t know this family any parent can imagine what they are going through and this little piece of you can make a huge difference in the life of another! You can change the world one penny at a time! Thank you!
If you feel you can make this donation please go online and make your donation through PayPal to:
betsyball01@comcast.net
Or can be mailed to:
Andrea Faust
Attention: Pennies for Alexander
2619 Hampton Park Drive
Marietta, GA 30062
Please make checks payable to Andrea Faust
Thank you for your support for this beautiful family. This park addition will be a great place for Nic to play in the coming years and a great memorial for the joyful life little Xander lived for such a short time!
Donations can also be sent to:
PICU- CHOA FOUNDATION
Att: Steven Wagner
1687 Tullie Circle, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
And here is a link for RSV information: http://children.webmd.com/tc/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-infection-topic-overview
