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Dear Johnny Dare:
I’m a single mom of 4 wonderful kids. But the reason I’m writing you is for my son. He is 11 years old and he is the sweetest kid you could ever imagine. He has a heart of gold and he always puts others before himself. In October at his annual eye exam the doctor discovered a problem with his left eye. He had no vision and the retina was completely detached. He had emergency surgery at Childrens Mercy Hospital to reattach the retina. That’s when he was diagnosed with Coats Disease. He will have to have at least one more surgery and if the disease progresses he could lose his left eye. He has done remarkably well, all things considered. All of this happened in the middle of Football season. He was a center linebacker and they were undefeated. After his surgery he continued to go to every practice and game though he couldn’t play. His team remained undefeated and won the regional Super Bowl. One night my son told me he is too ashamed to look at the trophy at school. So many times he does not want to worry me. When he out grew his new jeans this school year, he just wore them anyway (unbuttoned) [He will be sooooo embarrassed that I told anyone.] He didn’t want to worry me about having to buy new jeans again. And that has added to my guilt and worry that he did the same with his eye sight. The doctor said this has been progressing for several years. His sisters, 9, 4 and 2 years old, all have long lists of what they would like to have for Christmas. My son tells me I don’t have to spend money on him. That he knows I can’t afford to buy much. It breaks my heart that he’s so grown up. I’ve tried to not let any of them know how difficult things are right now. I’m hoping for him to have the best Christmas ever since this year has been so hard for him. Thank you for your consideration and your time to read this. May you all have a wonderful holiday season!!!
Stephanie
How We Helped
Took care of bank overdraft
$800 Wal-Mart Card
Playstation 3
Who Helped
Ty
Wendy
Mike
Darren
Noel
Lindsey
JD
Billy
Ryan
Jeff (PreferreD Lawn Service)
David
Chris
Mike
Kelly
Josh
Jonathan (Best Buy)
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