I'm participating in Yoga Reaches Out Yogathon, because I am passionate about helping kids and families at Boston Children's Hospital. On April 23, I'll join a community of more than 1,400 at Gillette Stadium for an inspirational day of yoga, music, and fundraising - all to bring lifesaving answers and hope to the sickest children from around the world.
As some of you may know I was born with Cystic Fibrosis - a genetic disease that mainly affects the lungs, liver, and pancreas. Throughout my life I spent a lot of time at Boston Children’s Hospital both inpatient getting what Cfers called a “cleanout” (IV antibiotics, nebulizers and respiratory clearance). BCH’s world renowned Pediatric CF Clinic is one of the oldest and largest center in the country. Without BCH I would not be where I am today -- that I can for certain.
BCH will forever hold a very special place in my heart.
- give children battling the most complex diseases treatments they can't find anywhere else;
- help children in your town and those across the world get a second chance;
- fuel 3,000+ researchers working to find cures;
- help patient-families in crisis with urgent needs, including housing, food and clothing;
- bring crucial care to families through not 1, but 4 outpatient psychiatry clinics;
- provide reiki, yoga and a safe place to simply exhale for families facing the stress of caring for a critically-ill child;
- and so much more.
