Thank You to the Cedars-Sinai Community

We'd like to extend a very big THANK YOU to our family and everyone who attended the Score for Madeleine! Broomball Charity Event on Sunday!! Such wonderful, caring people sent home this beautiful gift for Madeleine with her big sister and grandparents. Unfortunately Madeleine's CVC surgery was early the following day so we couldn't make it, but I hear everyone was very excited to meet her big sister Annalise and Jeff's parents representing for us, thanking this wonderful group of people for doing something so remarkable for our family's baby.

I had previously shared that in January, Jeff's cousin Loren shared Madeleine's story with her friends and colleagues at work. One graduate student in particular, Akop, was so touched by Madeleine that on his own initiative, he and his hockey team  raised money to make a donation for Madeleine. As if that kindness and generosity wasn't enough, they spent February planning and organizing a Charity event to benefit Madeleine!! We still have not had the pleasure of meeting but again, I know that God is speaking through these kind and generous people who want to help our family's baby girl. Thank you Akop, Loren and the Graduate Student Association!  

Score for Madeleine! Broomball Charity Event

 Jeff's cousin Loren is a stem cell research biologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and one person we reached out to help us understand the stem cell transplants that Madeleine would eventually undergo as part of her therapy since Loren experiments with and leads research on induced pluripotent stem cells, i.e. she's really friggin smart! http://www.cedars-sinai.edu/Research-and-Education/Institutes/Regenerative-Medicine-Institute/Cores/RMI-Induced-Pluripotent-Stem-Cell-iPSC-Core-Facility.aspx

Two months ago, Loren shared Madeleine's story with her friends and colleagues at work. One graduate student in particular, Akop, was so touched by Madeleine that on his own initiative, he and his hockey team  raised money to make a donation for Madeleine. As if that kindness and generosity wasn't enough, they've spent February planning and organizing a Charity event to benefit Madeleine!! We still have not had the pleasure of meeting but again, I know that God is speaking through these kind and generous people who want to help our family's baby girl. Thank you Akop, Loren and the Graduate Student Association! Here is the information for the benefit taking place SUNDAY, MARCH 11th  open to the Cedars community and anyone who can come and play! This information will remain on our Fundraisers and Donations page as well.