After life dealt lemons, girl finds calling in lemonade.Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard It has been more than a year since Halie Lawrence, a 9-year-old Eugene girl, was diagnosed with Crohn's disease Crohn's disease: see colitis. , a painful digestive ailment ail·ment n. A physical or mental disorder, especially a mild illness. . But she hasn't forgotten her eight-day hospital stay over New Year's 2005 at Doernbecher's Children's Hospital A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. in Portland. "I hate needles and they have to take blood tests every day," she said. Plus, "You don't get to go outside." So earlier this year, she decided she wanted to raise some money to help other kids facing the same struggle. "I realized how hard it was, and I wanted to help other kids who had to go through it," Halie said. With help from her mother, Coquette, and father, Randy, Halie raised nearly $200 over the weekend serving up cups of cold lemonade to thirsty people passing by her house in north Eugene on the way to a Tour of Homes. Initially, Halie was going to give her earnings to the Doernbecher Children's Hospital Doernbecher Children's Hospital is a children's hospital located in Portland, Oregon, and associated with Oregon Health & Science University. The first full-service children's hospital in the Pacific Northwest, Doernbecher provides full-spectrum pediatric care. Foundation. But as fate would have it "As Fate Would Have It" is an episode of the science fiction television series The 4400. Synopsis NTAC offers Jordan Collier protection when Maia has a morbid premonition. , she recently learned of Trevor Laurent, a 7-year-old Eugene boy with a similar condition, whose family was struggling to pay for his four-day hospital stay at Doernbecher's and other related medical bills. So Halie decided to give the money she raised directly to Trevor's family. A few weeks ago Halie and her mother were at Dani's Coffee & Espresso in Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. Square when they saw a flier asking for donations to help cover Trevor's medical bills. His parents, Jim and Jacki Laurent, were uninsured at the time, and the hospital bill alone was $17,000, Jacki Laurent said. As soon as Halie and Coquette found out that Jacki worked at the Santa Clara Mr. Formal tuxedo shop, they rushed over to that store. Coquette located Jacki and told her that Halie had some news she wanted to share with her. Halie, a feisty youngster with long, honey hair and blue eyes Blue eyes are eyes that have blue irises (see eye color), and may also refer to:
Halie has enjoyed her stint of fundraising. Her parents said she uncharacteristically woke up at 6 a.m. Saturday, ready to start selling lemonade. Halie said people have been really generous. The Santa Clara Albertsons donated about $50 worth of lemonade mix and ice, she said. "One lady gave $20, and she didn't even have any lemonade," Halie said. On Sunday, Trevor and his family stopped by Halie's lemonade stand to say hello. Coquette turned to Jacki and said: "It's kind of nice to know where (the money) is going." Jacki laughed and replied: "It's nice to know where it came from." FUNDRAISER FOR TREVOR LAURENT The 7-year-old Eugene boy suffers from ulcerative colitis ulcerative colitis Inflammation of the colon, especially of its mucous membranes. The inflamed membranes develop patches of tiny ulcers, and the diarrhea contains blood and mucus. . To donate: Give at any US Bank branch to the account in Trevor's name Ulcerative colitis: A chronic illness that attacks the large intestine large intestine End section of the intestine. It is about 5 ft (1.5 m) long, is wider than the small intestine, and has a smooth inner wall. In the first half, enzymes from the small intestine complete digestion, and bacteria produce many B vitamins and vitamin K. or colon, causing diarrhea, bleeding and other complications Crohn's disease: A chronic illness that may inflame the small and large intestines, causing diarrhea, abdominal cramps and other complications More information: Go to www.ccfa.org, the Web site for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America. The diseases affect 1.4 million Americans, including 140,000 children under the age of 18. |
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