St. Judes Children Hospital
Smith-Bryant Labs has chosen St. Judes Childrens Hostpital to support. Children are a blessing from God and anytime we can help put even one smile on a childs face, Smith-Bryant Labs and all of our employees jump at that chance! Smith-Bryant Labs will donate a portion of all profits to help this cause. When Smith-Bryant Labs reaches 10,000 people on our Facebook group, http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=129424251562&ref=ts, and our Myspace Page, http://www.myspace.com/smith-bryantlabs Smith-Bryant Labs will donate $500 for each group.
Eight-year-old Amber loves the Old West. She dreams of marrying a cowboy one day, living on a dude ranch with 200 horses and being a mom to 17 children.
This story is about Amber!
Amber's western dreams were nearly corralled when she and her guardian, Liz, learned the little girl had cancer. But thanks to the support of donors like you, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is helping Amber and other children gallop into their futures at full speed.
This holiday season, you can help children such as Amber who are battling cancer when you make a donation to St. Jude. Your gift can be even more meaningful when you choose to make a donation in honor or memory of a friend or loved one-making your donation a gift for the people in your life and a gift for the children of St. Jude. That is the essence of the St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign which asks the public to "Give thanks for the healthy kids in your life, and give to those who are not." And by giving, you will help make a difference in the lives of children around the world ... children such as Amber.
In 2008, a lump appeared on Amber's head after a fall while roughhousing with her brother. Like any good parent, Liz, put an ice pack on the little girl's head to reduce the swelling, topping it with a kiss to make it all better.
But mysteriously, the lump was still there the next day. Concerned, Liz and Amber headed for her pediatrician, but the doctor could not make a determination. Within days, however, a second bump appeared on Amber's head, growing along with the first one. Soon the original bump had tripled in size. A biopsy of the lumps revealed something that a simple kiss could not heal. Amber had cancer.
"There's fear when you hear the word 'cancer,'" Liz said. "Fear that you're going to lose a child. But I thought to myself, 'I have got to focus on getting Amber better. I cannot break down. I cannot picture her dead because she's living right now.'"
The hospital where Amber was being seen gave Liz two recommendations: Amber could receive treatment at the local children's hospital or they could refer her to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
"I had seen the St. Jude TV commercials," Liz said, "and it meant hope to me."
St. Jude freely flew Liz and Amber to Memphis a few days later where doctors diagnosed alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, an aggressive soft tissue tumor that can arise anywhere in the body. The main tumor was located in Amber's calf but cancer was riddled throughout the little girl's body. At St. Jude, she began a protocol alternating chemotherapy and targeted radiation.
Now Amber is back home, singing and dancing and dreaming of her life on the ranch that was made possible through the caring and compassion of the American public.
Make your gift today. An honorarium can be sent to a friend or family member that you are thinking about this holiday season. Or pay tribute to a loved one by making a memorial donation, and we'll send a card to someone of your choosing. Your gift of love will help ensure St. Jude continues its mission of finding cures and saving children.
Here is a link to Donate Today!
https://shop.stjude.org/GiftCatalog/express-donation.do?fnl=don_sin&plt=STJGENLKALSAC1000002
Please join the cause with Smith-Bryant Labs and lets make a difference!
Anyone wishing to donate to this cause!
Please contact: Brian Barton at bbarton@smithbryantlabs.com
