Friday, May 23, 2008

The Olsen Family and baby Briannah

I wanted to let you know about some friend's of ours...the Olsen Family. We met them this year when their 9 year old daughter Savannah joined Lauren's 2 day home school enrichment program this year. Lauren and Savannah became instant friends and we have just fallen in love with this precious family. Both Savannah and Hannah (her older sister) always have smiles on their faces. Anyways, their youngest daughter Briannah was born with an inoperable brain tumor and is now 2 1/2 years old. She is truly a miracle. She has been recieving experimental treatments that have actually been shrinking the tumor. Insurance will not cover it, because it is an experimental drug, so their costs are $6400/month. Mark (the Dad) just lost his job, because his comany just shut down his department. The Olsen family started a foundation to help raise money for these monthly treatments, but because Mark just lost his job it is going to be increasingly hard on them. Their faith never waivers though and they know that God has something better in store for them! I have a link to their website down on the right of this screen where is says the Olsen Family. When you go to their site there is a donation tab and there is also a section under "News" where it says "How you can help Briannah". They have a lot of needs, so if you feel led in any way to help I know they would be so grateful and blessed.

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