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 On July 22, 2008, Michael Stolzenberg was rushed to
the emergency room with a bacterial infection that
was not responding to antibiotics. Shortly after he
arrived, he went into septic shock and the doctors
were forced to put him on a ventilator. His condition
quickly worsened to the point of hopelessness, and
as a last ditch effort, he was put on continuous dialysis.
The doctors and nurses at Joe DiMaggio's Children's
Hospital made heroic efforts over the next seven weeks
to keep Mikey alive.
Miraculously, Mikey survived with his intelligence
and wit; however, oxygen depravation to his limbs has
resulted in the amputation of both hands and both feet.
Mikey will have to live with the results of his illness
for the rest of his life. At this point, it is unknown
whether Mikey will be able to write, use a computer
or even feed or dress himself, much less participate
in the every-day normal activities that he so enjoyed
prior to his illness. Up until July 22nd, Mikey was
an avid athlete and had just earned the starting quarterback
position on his pee wee tackle football team; he also
enjoyed playing lacrosse, riding his bike and all of
the other activities most 8-year-olds thrive on.
Michael's only hope of regaining some independence
and normalcy in his life is to have superior prosthetics.
The prosthetics that will allow him to participate
in physical activities and to take care of himself
in any manner are not the type approved by health insurance.
While many amputees can survive with the basic prosthetics
covered by insurance, they are usually only faced with
one amputation, not four. Compounding the issue is
that Michael is only 8, and the four prosthetics will
need to be replaced bi-annually as he grows. This is
not a task for any one family to face alone.
Mikey dreams of walking and running again, of being
able to feed himself, and having some independence
and quality of life. Please help us make all of Mikey's
dreams come true! There are no limits!
Miles for Mikey
THERE ARE NO LIMITS!
Help Mikey re-gain his quality of life by walking for
him, making a donation to the Trust, or by getting
others you know to donate! Keep this email going by
forwarding to all you know.
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 6, 2008
TEQUESTA TRACE PARK
WESTON, FLORIDA
10:00 AM
for additional information contact
Starr Adams at starrjoe@aol.com
Renee Rheingold at renee@marcrheingold.com
Sharon Truske at struske@myacc.net
Please make checks
payable to "the Michael
Stolzenberg Trust" and
mail to 1840 Main Street, Ste 202, Weston, FL 33326
Sponsor
Levels
Superbowl $2,500
Touchdown $1,000
Field Goal $500
Safety $250
Extra Point $100
Sack $50
First Down $10
Audible (other amount)
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For more information,
please visit
www.MichaelStolzenbergTrust.org
*** Please note the website for Michael
will be up shortly ***
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