Made by Cindy
Friday, March 1, 2013
I Feel the Love Project- March 2013
Welcome to Funky Cards
Claire Koreck
This is Claire's story as told on her blog,
"The
day after Christmas 2012, four-year-old Claire Koreck was taken to the
doctor by her parents (Sheila and Patrick) for unexplained complaints of
arm pain. A subsequent x-ray showed a fracture as well as multiple
bone lesions, an alarming finding. They were immediately sent to CHOP
and Claire was admitted overnight to have multiple tests performed.
After days of uncertainty and more trips to the hospital a biopsy was
done.
On January 2nd 2013 Sheila and Pat were facing every parent’s worst nightmare: Claire had been diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma. Ewing's
Sarcoma is a primary bone cancer that affects mainly children and
adolescents. It's one of a group of cancers known collectively as the
Ewing sarcoma family of tumors (ESFT or sometimes just EFT). It's the
second most common bone cancer in children, but it's also relatively
uncommon. It accounts for only 1% of all childhood cancers.
Claire
and her family now face a very long and difficult journey. Her sisters
Maeve (age 6) and Sarah (age 2), and her twin brother Declan are too
young to grasp the magnitude of the situation but they know that their
sister is sick and the doctors and nurses are going to make her better.
The treatment regiment calls for extended rounds of chemotherapy that
could possibly last into the summer months, followed by surgery to
remove the tumor, and finally radiation. As difficult as the road ahead
will be for Claire and her family, they have no doubt whatsoever that
the excellent staff at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
and the continued prayers and support of friends and family, will
restore their Warrior Princess Claire back to full health... Please also feel free to follow Claire’s progress or offer words of encouragement to her and her family at her Caring Bridge site."
If you would like to be a part of this project...
All you need to do is:
Submit your hand crafted card/s by March 31st to:
Madison Womack
IFTL Project
P.O. Box 1203
Atascadero, CA 93423
Project #19
Please
share your project with everyone by linking it to the I Feel the Love
Project photo gallery before you put it in the mail. Click HERE to find the photo gallery.
Thank you all in advance. This could never work with out you and all your continued support. Spread the word!
The I Feel the Love Project is now on Twitter. Follow us at:
@IFTLProject
~Madison
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