Another Emily Update

Asher is screaming at me from the other room, so forgive me for cutting and pasting from Emily's CarePage. I wanted to make sure everyone who wanted to be involved was exposed to this latest fundraising effort. Also, I have gotten lots of wonderful emails from people whose children are also praying for Emily, and this is a wonderful project for them to do with you. I've also gotten lots of emails from people who want to send written messages, and this is a great way to do that!

On a related note, Emily's chemo will begin this coming Thursday. It is the first day of what will likely be at least a year (most likely, more) of treatment in Boston. Please keep the entire family in your thoughts and prayers. The good news is that they're doing great, and Emily is feeling healthy and strong.

From Emily's CarePage:

Hi everyone! This is Christie, Emily’s aunt and Katie’s sister. First, I want to say thank you so much to everyone out there for all of your love and support. I can’t tell you how much it means to Emily, Katie, Brian and to our entire family. We couldn’t get through this tough time without your countless prayers, love, and positive vibes so keep them coming! We love you all so much.

Now, I know everyone has been anxiously awaiting news on how to get their own Emily bracelet and I am very happy to say we been able to get this all figured out!

The bracelets are solid green (Emily’s favorite color!) and say Emily Faith Hope Love with tiny hearts between each word. They are adult size (not youth size). The bracelets are $5.00 each, but any donations above this amount certainly are welcome! ALL proceeds - 100% - will go into the Emily Anne Mandell Fund at Bank of America. Checks should be made to Alan Levin.

To order your own, please send a SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED envelope to:

Alan Levin
6319 Mayfield Lane
Warrenton, VA 20187

The bracelets weigh 2 ounces each, so please figure the weight when calculating how much postage to put on the envelope. The order for the bracelets should arrive in about 2 weeks, so if you order today your bracelet will arrive in about 2 1/2 to 3 weeks.

We are so excited to have a way for everyone to show their love and support for Emily every day from Virginia, to Boston, to Australia, and everywhere in between!

Ok, and we have another little project that we’d like to get everyone’s help on. We want to let Emily know how many people out there are thinking of her and wanting to wrap their arms around her in a big hug! If you’d like to participate, trace your hand on a piece of paper (preferably something a little bit thicker than your printer paper), and cut it out. Then decorate it however you would like and write your best wishes, thoughts and prayers to little Emily and her family. Then, send them to:

Kelin Dotts
5010 Hill Street
La Canada, California 91011

She will punch holes in them and string them all together so that Katie and Brian can hang them around her room. This will be a visual reminder of how many of us are praying for & embracing little Emily. We would like to be able to work on this and get them mailed to the Mandell family within the next couple of weeks so please spread the word and get your hand mailed out as soon as possible! Also, if you have more than one hand, it would be great if you could string them together before sending them to Kelin. Save her a little time!

Thanks so much to everyone. We are so happy to be able to show Emily how many people love and care for her and know that she is going to beat this!

Comments

[AdirondackJen]

Sounds good, fun project!

Also, is there a website for WTOP, for the interview thing?

[sarah]

this is amazing.

[nicki]

I am new to your blog and just read about Emily, and was thinking "God I hope she went to Boston" and then I read, that she is in Boston! She is in THE BEST hands in the world. I live outside of Boston and I cannot tell you the amazing level of care that is offered at Childrens. I am happy that Emily is here in Beantown with us getting the best care the world has to offer!