[BlindTlk] Fwd: [NFB_of_Georgia] Help us to make the season bright for Courtney

Tue Dec 24 21:12:44 UTC 2019

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> From: Patrice Lewis via NFB_of_Georgia <nfb_of_georgia at nfbnet.org>
> Date: December 24, 2019 at 1:26:25 PM EST
> To: nfb_of_georgia at nfbnet.org
> Cc: plewis at nfbga.org, Jackie Anderson <jackiemanderson54 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NFB_of_Georgia] Help us to make the season bright for Courtney
> Reply-To: NFB of Georgia List <nfb_of_georgia at nfbnet.org>
> 
> Hello Fellow Federationist
> 
> The holiday season is now in full swing and as we await the laughter and
> joyous times that lie ahead of us, I would like to take the time out to wish
> you and your family all the goodness the season has to offer. During this
> time, we all have things that we hold near and dear to our hearts - and
> family has always been on the top of my list. Feeling the warm, long hugs of
> distant friends who've stopped by and exchanging stories- and coma inducing
> recipes that makes for happy bellies, makes me that much happier that the
> New Year is less than 8 days away. Now, as we all know families come in all
> different shapes, sizes and styles; and unexpected news- like babies,
> marriages, promotions and health recoveries, give us that much more to be
> jolly and thankful for when we hear about them.
> 
> Today, I wanted to take a few moments and reach out to you about a new
> member of our blindness family that greatly needs our assistance during this
> time.
> 
> A couple of weeks ago a nurse at Grady Hospital contacted Jackie Anderson
> about Ms. Kizzy McFavors who, six months ago, gave birth to a beautiful baby
> girl she named Courtney. 
> 
> Courtney was born premature and has several health concerns. At the time of
> her birth the doctors found out that Courtney has an undeveloped lung and
> stomach, which means that she must be on an oxygen monitoring system and
> required a feeding line to her stomach. We were also made aware that
> Courtney is totally blind. 
> 
> Ms. McFavors over the last few years has lost a large part of her vision to
> diabetes and has been living her life as a very high partial sighted person-
> and for anyone that is high partial knows, we consider that level of sight a
> blessing. But as we soon learn, this blessing unfortunately comes to an end,
> and usually at the worse and most inconvenient time in our lives. 
> 
> When working out the plan to release Courtney from the hospital, the doctors
> at Grady found out that Ms. McFavors could not see well enough to be able to
> read the information on the monitors and that this is a serious time
> consuming requirement that her daughter will need once she goes home. And
> for this reason, the Hospital wants to turn Courtney over to DEFAX once it
> is confirmed that she is able to be released from care as they feel that her
> mother will be unable to keep up with the demands of the equipment to
> properly monitor Courtney 24 hours a day. Jackie has attempted several times
> to explain to the Grady staff that with adaptable and accessible equipment
> Ms. McFavors will be able to take care of Courtney by herself.
> Unfortunately, the attempts have fallen upon deaf ears and the status of
> little Courtney's release to Ms. McFavors is still undetermined. 
> 
> 
> 
> We as members of the NFB plan to provide Courtney with the things that she
> will need in order to come home with her mother. Along with the basic baby
> things, Courtney will require an accessible baby monitor that will allow her
> mother to read the oxygen and food level information that will display on
> the monitors. We have also determined that the accessible mobile apps, such
> as 'AIRA' and 'Be My Eyes', will work as options for reading the numbers on
> the monitor as well. Currently, we are working on trying to get an iPhone
> donation for her to use in order to take advantage of these options. 
> 
> While we are snuggled in the warmth of our own family, friends and children,
> please keep in your hearts Courtney and her mother Ms. Kizzy McFavors. If
> you would like to make a donation to help us assist Courtney, as we would
> like to see her return home with her mother and not a governmental program,
> we'd truly appreciate it. We are currently accepting monetary donations by
> cash, check or gift card and anything you desire to give will be considered
> wholeheartedly!
> 
> 
> 
> You may send any donations to the following address
> 
> Patrice Lewis
> 
> 1735 Peachtree Street NE
> 
> Unit 426
> 
> Atlanta GA 30309
> 
> 
> 
> You may also send a donation by pay pal or the NFB donation website page.
> 
> Pay Pal: Nata Watkins - Email: nameawatkins78 at gmail.com
> <mailto:nameawatkins78 at gmail.com> 
> 
> NFB website: www.nfbga.org
> 
> 
> 
> If you have any questions, please give me a call. And please pass this
> request along to others that I am unable to reach by this email.
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you for remembering the reason for the season
> 
> Patrice Lewis
> 
> NFBGA PEACH Administrator
> 
> Phone: 678-756-3757
> 
> Email: plewis at nfbga.org
> 
> 
> 
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