I would like to tell you

a little bit about Andrew, our family and

why it is so important for us

that he gets help.

 

Andy is the happiest 2 year

old child we have ever had the pleasure

of meeting.

 

He has a condition called Lissencephaly

or Smooth Brain Syndrome that

completely disables him.

 

He cannot walk, talk, hug, run,

crawl, feed himself, or play with his 2

older brothers and his older sister.

 

He cannot tell his father and

myself that he loves us or tell us

when he feels sick.

 

He doesn't reach for us because

the part of his brain that controls that

movement isn't there.

 

And yet he's literally the best

thing that has happened to our family.

 

He smiles and laughs when I

want to break and cry.

 

he lifts my heart with a single smile.

 

He touches everyone's heart that comes

into contact with him.

 

He is our angel.

 

If you're wondering,

"Why would I give money to

a complete stranger?  I know nothing about them."

 

Let me tell you a little

bit about our families history and current situation and why I'm asking complete

strangers for help.

 

I'll go back a few years.

 

We lived in San Leon, a

small town only 30 minutes from Galveston, TX when Hurricane Ike struck and devastated

the Gulf Coast.

 

Our life was turned upside down.

 

We lost everything we had been working for.

 

We've moved from place to place

and over the years we have literally barely scraped by.

 

A few years ago it seemed

that there was a light at the end

of an extremely dark tunnel

when my husband landed a good job in

San Antonio while I was pregnant

with Andrew.

 

Then work stopped.

 

The company lost all work and

we lost our home, again.

 

I've lost hope so many times

it's not funny.

 

Then we had our Andrew

December 16, 2011 and we were terrified.

 

How were we going to take

care of 4 children?

 

We've made it work, barely, but we've done it.

 

We found out in June of

2012 that our beautiful Andy was

afflicted with a condition that could and most likely will end his life before

he's had a chance to experience life.

 

That news tore a hole in

my heart that I cannot fix.

 

Now we've found a place where

we can finally settle down but his Neurologist

and ALL his doctors appointments are

over an hour away from where we live

and due to our circumstances right

now we've had to push extremely important appointments back because we do not have

the gas to get to them.

 

Without these appointments he won't get

the life extending care that he needs.

 

He needs a wheelchair that will

support his body the way it needs to

be and other medical equipment to

make his life easier but we can't get

to the fitting appointments.

 

He has EEGs and eye appointments.

 

This child is a blessing to everyone that

knows him and he deserves the

best.