3rd year, best year! LET'S GO!!!
I am back for my third year with Olgert Prendo, the best running partner anyone could ever ask for!! I can't wait to raise even more money this year for a place that is and always will be near and dear to my heart!
In utero I was diagnosed with a rare condition called Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (C.D.H), a condition where all your organs are pushed up to your chest making it hard to have room to breath and for things to grow. I was born with virtually no left lung and nine percent of a right lung. My parents were told that I had a less than ten percent chance of survival, but thanks to my amazing surgical team at B.C.H, I am a happy and healthy seventh grader at Buckingham Browne and Nichols School!
As I continued to grow, I had fifteen surgeries starting at the age of five days old and many more appointments, but now I am an awesome thirteen year old kid who loves playing goalie in both lacrosse and field hockey and only goes to B.C.H. twice a year.
And lastly I want to say that I would not be able to get through this journey without an amazing support system behind me from my friends and family-especially my mom, who has never given up on me. They have always been there for me every step of the way.
I hope you will consider donating for the amazing kids at B.C.H who need YOUR help for a second chance at life. Thank you!
- The hospital's patient care programs are unusually sensitive to what sick and injured children and their families really need.
- Researchers regularly make amazing discoveries that change children's lives.
- Boston Children's welcomes kids whose families can't afford health care-more than any other hospital in Massachusetts.
- Community programs makes a point of reaching out to help low-income and at-risk kids.
And the hospital doesn't just stop there. Boston Children's really understands the importance of training the next generation of top pediatricians and nurses, so they can continue to provide the best, most innovative care possible to kids.
