Hey Everyone!!!
On Monday September 1st we are having a cookout at our house, if you live local and would like to come you can call 804 201 3208 for directions. All money will be donated to Van's Medical Fund. For $5.00 You get a Cheeseburger or Hamburger a bag of chips a drink and fun day of activities. There is Horseshoes (two pits) a volleyball court, sandbox for kids, and face painting.
The day starts at 12:00 noon.
Tournaments are going to be set up for the horseshoe pit later in the day. 5.00 to be in the tournament. Winners split the pot with Van's medical fund.
We would love to see you there. Invite Friends!!!
We would like to give a special thanks to Ryan Gault for all his hard work in building the horseshoe pits and Greg and Tammy Robinson for allowing us to use their field for parking for the event and Krystal Johnston for setting up the face painting table.
If you need more information call 804 201 3208 or 804 201 3206 (Charlie or Lisa)
We are located in King William County in the city of Manquin on Dabney's Mill Road.
I misquoted the dates we are planning to go, We are shooting for the week April 6th thru the 10th. Just wanted to update that mistake.
Well I know I said that I would update with pictures as soon as I was up and better from surgery, but we hit a snag. I had surgery August 1st, which was a healing time in itself that I didn't expect. But I started swelling in my stomach and having pain really bad and it was red and tender. We were having a yard sale fundraiser at the time and I just struggled through the day. After the yard sale was over, which was a success and we made close to 400.00 which will cover the co-payment for his MRA (horray!) I made it home where I took my temperature and it was 100.1 which is really high for me because I usually dont run fevers so charlie decided we should go to the hospital. Good thing we did, I had a Staph infection in my wound and it was really bad. I stayed alittle over a week in the hospital. I am back home now, but with the assistance of nurses that come out to my mother's home which is where I stay during the day so she can help with kids. I have a hole in my stomach that they left open about the size of a golf ball, which is alot better because i could have fit a tennis ball in there at the hospital. The nurses come out and pack it with gauze every day and taught charlie how to do it at night. So I havent been able to get the CMTC meeting pictures posted yet. But I will soon. I promise. I just need a bit more time. The pictures are on my home computer and I am staying with my mom. Anyway, I hope everyone has had a great summer and is doing well. God Bless you all. Thank you to Ryan Gault which loaned us his property and much needed help for the yard sale for Van. I appreciate all his kindness and Linwood Gault as well. As always I couldn't hold it all together without the support and kindness of my sister Catherine, My husband charlie and my mother Rita and Step father Siggi. Thank you all so much!
Van is doing pretty good. His Girth difference in his legs is 3cm and the LLD has gotten smaller and is only 1cm difference now. At this time we will not use a shoe lift but the doctors will recheck every 6 months for changes. He is cutting 4 teeth right now and is running and playing he loves to play with Hunter and Kirsten and loves music and soccer. You should see him kick the ball its so great!!
I guess thats about it. Thank you everyone for your support. We have made a commitment of going to the Netherlands in March of 2009. We have not raised enough money yet, but are hoping that we will be able to by that time.
If there is anyone that has any ideas for fundraisers they would like to share with us, please contact us at TheVanDowneyFund@aol.com Thanks again.
All our Love,
The Downey Family
