Please Support Me in the Heart and Stroke Walk

On November 3rd, 2012 I will be participating in the Houston Heart and Stroke Walk.

If you’ve read about my entry to Internet marketing then you know that I have a fourteen year old son that is severely multiply handicapped – both physically and mentally – as a result of suffering a massive bilateral stroke (which means he had a stroke on both sides of his brain – something that is rare, even in adults) at two weeks of age.

My son has had to endure more in his fourteen years than most people will in a lifetime. And while I can’t change what he’s been through, I absolutely hope to help prevent other babies, children, adults or families from going through it.

You can help support the fight (see where the money goes) against childhood stroke – and all other forms of stroke and heart disease in a variety of ways…

The official donation page

My donation page for the Houston Heart and Stroke Walk is here and the minimum contribution amount is $25.00. All donations to the walk via the official donation page are tax deductible.

Alternate donation method

However, after several comments from non Americans who have had trouble donating – and noting that there are many people who would like to contribute, but cannot do so at the minimum required by the official AHA page listed above, I decided to also create a way to make donations to the walk via Chip In (which utilizes Paypal.) While donating this way is not tax deductible, please know that you’re helping a great cause.

If you live in Houston, consider walking with us

My husband and children will be walking with me and I welcome any other locals who would like to as well. My goal for this year is to have at least two of my friends do the walk with me – so if you’re up for it, local or not, please consider signing up! You can sign up via the Fight Childhood Stroke Team page and we’ll be heading out for a pint or two after the walk to reward ourselves for doing actual physical movement. ;-)

Consider supporting the walk in your own area

If you don’t live local to Houston, you can always find your local Heart and Stroke walk and get involved!
 

Special Thanks

Every person who donates to the walk – be in one dollar or one thousand dollars has my gratitude. However, I’d like to recognize Raven Tools for going above and beyond on the generosity meter. It really does mean a lot to me – and to fighting the number one (heart disease) and three (stroke) cause of death in adults in the United States.

And thank you again to all of the folks who supported me in the 2011 walk. Let’s repeat operation kick childhood stroke’s ass. :)

Did You Know?

Heart disease is…

• the leading cause of death for both men and women. Half of the deaths due to heart disease in 2006 were women.
• the cause of 26% of all deaths in the United States – that’s more than one in every four.
• costing the United States 300 billion dollars per year in health care services, medications, and lost productivity

Stroke is…

• the third leading cause of death in the United States
• the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States
• not limited to older people – nearly one quarter of strokes occur in people under the age of 65

Childhood stroke is…

• not limited to infants and children – strokes can even occur while a fetus is “in-utero”
• one of the top 10 causes of death for children – nearly 20-40% of children die as a result of their stroke

Help Create Change

Please help change these statistics and donate now – Stroke Walk Page | Chip In Page