Pam Taber
Hi! Everyone,
I hope you are all doing well! I want to let you all know that Maura is now 15yo and doing very well but she is growing and getting bigger making it more difficult for me to lift her in and out of my van along with her wheelchair. I am doing fundraisers to try to raise money for one as they are very expensive and in NH there is no state funding to help with this. Because she has a rare chromosomal issue there are no foundations I can turn to for grants or help either so it's all on me at this point. My van is a 2002 with over 236,000 mi in it. It won't last much longer and my next van will need to be wheelchair accessible. I cannot lift her or her wheelchair in and out of my van safely without help anymore . This essentially leaves us housebound when I have no one to help me.:( I have hurt my back before and one if these times I could hurt it again permanently or worse injure Maura trying to lift her into my van.
A friend of mine has set up a "YouCare" account for donations which is: https//www.youcaring.com/Maura-McCarthy-432447#.VfUZdG170Rw./ mail to. Any donations would be appreciated or you can send me a check at: 222 Goffstown Back Rd, Goffstown, NH 03045 if you wish to donate.
Another friend is asking people to write to Ellen Degeneres about our need and story at "EllenTV.Com" under need a car. If you want to know more about Maura just E Mail me at "pemtaber@comcast.net. Yes it is "pem" for myself and my two girls initials !:)
If you live in the Goffstown area I am also having a fundraising event on Nov 14 from 4:30-6:30 including a Spaghetti dinner $10 adults and children 9 & up and $5 ages 8 and under. A silent auction, bake sale and book signing and sale of Carol Phillips book "52 Simple Ways to Health". It will be held at the Congregational Church of Goffstown at Stark Hall 8 Main St, Goffstown, NH.
Anything you can do to help us get a wheelchair for my fighting Maura would be greatly appreciated! You all rallied around her when she coded in Sept 2009 so I know you will again!
Thanks everyone! The MMHS Class of 79 rocks!!!!
Pam
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