Dear John,
Below you'll read about the family of Max, who was born with a cleft
lip and palate.
In a perfect storm of disasters, the Borderline Bar & Grill mass
shooting and the Woolsey fire forced Max's family to move five times
in eight nights, and Max, then several weeks old, to stay in three
intensive care units in four nights.
The family's story may be dramatic, but it is illustrative. Families
don't visit Children's Hospital Los Angeles in a vacuum. While their
children are sick or injured, they still deal with life outside our
walls.
This is why supporters like you are so important. You make our work
possible-and in doing so, help your fellow community members.
-Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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'They're Evacuating the Babies'
In this special two-part story, a CHLA family endures an extraordinary
10-day odyssey, confronting consecutive human tragedies-the
Borderline Bar & Grill shooting and the Woolsey fire-while their
premature newborn remains in intensive care and awaits surgery for a
cleft lip.
Read part 1:
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'We Knew It Must Be Done'
In the concluding half of this two-part story, a CHLA family learns
whether their home survived the Woolsey fire, baby Max's cleft lip is
repaired, and Max's mother tries to sort through the aftereffects of
10 days of trauma.
Read part 2:
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Back En Pointe
For three years, stabbing, shooting aches in her back affected every
part of Niki's life. It was hard to concentrate in school. She
couldn't remember the last time she slept peacefully through the
night. A competitive dancer, Niki would walk off the stage after
performances in tears.
Niki saw more than half a dozen specialists near her home in Las
Vegas. After receiving conflicting information, and trying everything
from physical therapy and cupping to back braces and steroid
injections, she was prepared to accept that "this would probably
affect me forever." Then a friend mentioned she should check out CHLA.
See her story:
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Did you know you can create a fundraising page on Facebook to benefit
Children's Hospital Los Angeles? People typically do this for their
birthdays, but you can do it year round for any occasion. It's easy to
set up-first log into Facebook, then click the link below.
Get started:
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Give Life ... It's in Your Blood
Our patients need around 800 blood donors each month. But in the
summer, many of our regular donors are away. If you qualify as a donor
but have been unsure about donating, please have a change of
heart-it won't be in vein.
Make an appointment now:
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