
I read about Holly through Yvonne blogs and i felt sad for Holly and her family, if we didn’t help Holly she may be just waiting to be deaf and already blind! She may never heard or see her beloved child and husband again! So just a dollar already saving her lives. As a blogger we can also post about Holly or post up her banner so there’s more people can know about her. To be honest i not good in writing some i copied from YuinYin too, but all i know is i really hope to do my part in spreading this to more people and hope at the least they can help me spread it too. Your help will be greatly appreciated!
Holly story…
Holly Alonzo is a 21 years old mother and wife with a genetic condition called Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2), which is tumors grow on the spine and cranial nerves. Holly was diagnose when she was 13 years old, a year earlier than Yvonne. At that time, the doctors found a tumor wrapped around her brain stem. This tumor had to be removed, and she I woke up blind.
Holly is married with a newborn and she also has bilateral Acoustic Neuroma and became deaf in the first ear. Being blind, she was unable to see her child smile. She could only depend on her good ear to feel close to her baby. Right now the tumor on the good ear is growing and the one ear with residual hearing, is also in danger.
Holly is now hoping to get an Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI). The implant will provide her with some auditory stimulation so that will not have to risk being completely blind AND deaf. Unfortunately, the procedures to get the implant are only done at select hospitals, and these hospitals do not accept her insurance (Medicaid). The estimated cost of the surgery is USD 60,000.
If you don’t have a blog you may just post in Friendster Bulletin, Facebook Superwalls or even email! Just think of the feeling when a mother can never listen to her baby laughter anymore, she can never see her baby face again and lived in the world of silence and darkness ever,
How would you feel ? Please understand and show our love and care to Holly now.
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