On January 26th, 2012 our daughter Zaynab was diagnosed with Leukemia. Although we were initially shocked, we realized that we were not alone. So many friends and family immediately stepped up and are supporting us in so many different ways. We feel truly blessed. In light of how blessed we are we wanted to accomplish a few things with this blog. One is to keep everyone informed of Zaynab's recovery. A second is to help those who are less fortunate.

As we thought about what charities to support we thought of a few and couldnt decide on one, so we thought we would give people a choice.

1) Something as simple as water for those who are less fortunate. No one in this world should be without water. Nancy helped setup this initiative here: http://bit.ly/xfXbRS and we have a goal of $20,000 which will provide over 1000 people with water.

2) What a wonderful world this would be if we were able to wipe cancers like Leukemia / Lymphoma from the face of the world. Nancy has mobilized a team to participate in the Light the Night walk on October 20th 2012 and we have a goal of $50,000! To donate to LLS and join the effort go here: http://bit.ly/yZwbt7

3) Who better to receive support than orphans. GiveLight has been great organization for supporting orphans worldwide. While we have no goal set, we recognize that it does not take very much money to save a child: http://bit.ly/xKpWv2


Thanks for continuing to keep us in your thoughts and prayers!

Thanks,
Zaynab and Family

Monday, February 6, 2012

Well wishes and visiting

To all of Zaynab's supporters... the family is getting a ton of visitors.  This is wonderful for Zaynab, but also provides a bit of a challenge for them.  Zaynab is now immunocompromised and each visitor adds just a little risk to getting her sick.

I'm going to play the part of the "scrooge" and ask that everyone pour the love and affection out with all the support we can, but let's make sure to limit somewhat our visits to ease the family somewhat and to ensure Zaynab isn't exposed to anything.

Thank you all,
Matthew


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  1. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2012 at 8:44 PM

    Oh Matthew, unfortunately, you are so right. The last thing Zaynab needs is to get sick. But fortunately for us, Zaynab's heart is so open to all of our prayers and well wishes that we can continue to make a difference even if we can't be with her in person. She is truly someone you can be with in spirit!!

    Sending love and hugs to all
    Pauline

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2012 at 8:46 PM

    PS You aren't a scrooge--just someone who loves and cares--some might accuse me of being biased..............but I am not.

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