This Mother's Day, honor your mom with a special gift.
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John,
Mother's Day is May 9, and you can honor the special women in
your life with a unique gift that will bring hope to the world's
poorest and most neglected people. Now, for a limited time, you can
send a special e-card with one of my original paintings.
MAKE A GIFT IN HONOR OF YOUR MOTHER WITH A SPECIAL E-CARD »
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Your Gift Will Help People Like Antoinette Sainfabe
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Antoinette Sainfabe
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Antoinette Sainfabe of Haiti has been through a lot - a
devastating earthquake, homelessness, long-term illness - but a
support group convened by The Carter Center helps her keep her head
held high.
Antoinette contracted lymphatic filariasis (LF) from the bites of
infected mosquitoes. Despite her troubles, the first thing people
notice about Sainfabe is not her swollen legs, it's her
signature smile, which she generously shares, especially with the Hope
Club, part of the Carter Center-supported Hispaniola Initiative, a
joint effort by the governments of Haiti and the Dominican Republic to
eliminate both LF and malaria on their shared home island.
In 1993, the disease caused Antoinette's legs to swell
irreversibly to almost twice their normal size, which makes it hard to
walk, to get and keep a job, and to avoid being stigmatized.
It's practically impossible to find shoes that fit, so she, like
the other women in the Hope Club, improvises with strips of Velcro to
extend her sandal straps.
Antoinette's advice to other LF sufferers is to resist
discouragement, avoid isolation, and see beauty in themselves.
"See me as I am," she said. "I am living."
Life is hard in Haiti, with poverty, natural disasters, and troubled
political history. Add to the mix a tropical disease that causes
permanent disfigurement, and the result can be misery.
Please make a gift now to end the suffering of people like
Antoinette. »
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With your tribute gift, The Carter Center can address some of the
world's most difficult problems, going where no one else will and
taking on challenges few others will. You will help bring families,
communities, and nations sustainable solutions to end suffering from
disease, conflict, and human rights abuses.
GIVE THE GIFT OF HOPE »
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Thank you for making this Mother's Day extra special for the important
women in your life and for the grateful people you will have touched
with your kindness.
Sincerely,
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
Co-Founder and Trustee
The Carter Center
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