{"id":1798,"date":"2009-05-22T05:36:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-22T05:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janaremy.com\/?p=1798"},"modified":"2009-05-22T05:36:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-22T05:36:00","slug":"my-big-birthday-wish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janaremy.com\/pilgrimsteps\/2009\/05\/22\/my-big-birthday-wish\/","title":{"rendered":"My BIG Birthday Wish!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve decided that this year what I really want most for my birthday is for each of you who are able, to make a donation to my favorite charity, HandReach<\/a>. One reason I care so much about HandReach is that they provide medical services, most specifically prosthetic limbs, to children in China. I want to give the gift of mobility to these young amputees–because I know all-too-personally just how much easier life can be with a good-fitting prosthesis!<\/p>\n

My friend Brecken of HandReach sent me the following message after learning of my plan to solicit donations:<\/p>\n

Jana, you rock!!! I was offline all day today, only to log in and find a bunch of lovely donations from your friends. Now I feel like it’s HandReach’s birthday, too! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I’d like to designate this money to a special cause. We’re going to be providing prostheses this summer for a 12-year-old girl who lost both legs in the Sichuan earthquake last year. We just learned this morning that there was a fire in her temporary camp overnight, and her house and first set of prostheses burned. We’re planning to get her a set of even better prostheses, and plenty of excellent rehab. Her name is Huang Meihua<\/span> (pronounced “Hwahng May-hwa”), and you can see her photos here<\/a> [note: link fixed!]<\/p>\n

Happy, happy, happy birthday, Jana! I can’t thank you enough for thinking of HandReach! You are giving the gift that will truly keep on giving….<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For those of you who would like to join in my birthday wish, you can donate directly via this page<\/a>. And do feel free to pass the link forward to anyone outside of this blog’s sphere who might also want to contribute to this worthy cause.<\/p>\n

And for those of you who have already donated…your generosity amazes me. Thank you so much for making my birthday the best one ever!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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