
Nina
M. Albino
Executive Director
5968 Rt. 31
Cicero, NY 13039
315-701-1162
315-436-4822
Eunique’s storyCorcoran High School student
Eunique Darby fought a rare form of Leukemia for years, but
this week, she finally lost her battle to the disease. 15
year old Darby was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic
Leukemia, a Cancer that affects the white blood cells, when
she was only nine years old. Our first experience with Charity for
Children was in the fall of 2005. I was put in contact with them
through the social worker at University Hospital after I had
problems with paying my utilities. Eunique had just had her first
relapse of ALL, my husband had just been incarcerated, and I was at
my wits end. Nina came through and paid the utility bill and even to
my surprise gave me money to give myself a nice Christmas present
(although I spent it on the kids). Although I had always wanted to
give back I was never financially able to. |
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We’re now taking it day by day just praying that the cancer won’t come back any time soon or maybe there will be a miracle and it never comes back. During the rough times in the hospital we started to have financial problems and it became really hard to take care of our other children. We have four others who also needed our care and attention. I was fortunate enough to hear
about Charity for Children from our Case Worker at I am writing this little story to let people know how cancer has touched me and my family and how Charity for Children has touched our lives. I am very grateful for what they have done for us. Thank you so much Charity for Children and our mystery man who has been so very generous. |
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Taylor's Story My name is Taylor Walpole and I
am twelve years old.
Just before my eleventh birthday I
became very sick and was hospitalized.
This was the beginning of a very
long journey, one that would last a lifetime.
After many tests from Pediatric
Cardiologists, Nephrologists, and Endocrinologists I was
told that I had a rare life threatening disease of the
adrenal gland.
I spent the next year trying to find
a doctor that knew about it and that would treat me.
Finally, I found one at Schneider’s
Children’s Hospital in Part of me was relieved that I didn’t have that other disease, but the other part of me was nervous because I knew there would be new tests and news things to deal with. As with the first disease that they thought I had, this one gives me high blood pressure. I have high blood pressure on and off since I was born, but when it became more persistent the doctors knew something was wrong. When they did an echocardiogram they found out that my heart was enlarged from the years of high blood pressure. The medicine for this is different than high blood pressure medicine because they are trying to control the adrenal gland. The first one they tried didn’t work and now I am on one that is three times the strength of the first one. It has many awful side effects and it lowers my immune system. I already had to be on a special low sodium diet because this disease affects the potassium and sodium levels, but with the new medicine I have to take now, I have to eat low sugar, and high protein also. This disease brought more
problems too.
I would still have heart and kidney
problems, but now I will have problems with my reproductive
organs as well.
I might not be able to have kids,
but I hope that works out when I get older.
I had to undergo some very important
tests in Charity for Children stepped
forward and helped us out.
They are a very special charity that
helps all children with diseases.
There is no foundation for my
disease and many others that children suffer from,
especially the rare diseases.
Charity for Children has taken us
under their wing and given us their kindness, generosity,
and hope for a better future for all children that are
suffering. Thanks to Charity for Children I was able to get
the tests that I needed to help me.
Even though there is no cure for my
disease, and I will have to undergo intensive medical
treatment for most of my life, I know that if I needed help,
Charity for Children will be there to support me in my time
of need.
Thanks for all you do for the
children of |