dianevill
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Hi Everyone,
By any chance, do any of you have any connections with any of the major diaper companies to get some donated diapers? (I know, this is SO not PC related!)
Here is the situation:
My daughter's wonderful, wonderful teacher is due with her second baby May 1. She is going through an extremely difficult time right now, financially and emotionally. This past November, her 36 year old husband (Joe) was diagnosed with lung cancer (not that it matters, but he was a non-smoker). He was training for a marathon and sprained his ankle. He went to the doctor, had it wrapped, and it caused a blood clot. The dr. gave him some medication to dissolve the clot but it didn't work, and Joe was told the only reason the medication wouldn't work is if he had cancer in his body. Well, they did a scan and found one of his lungs was full of cancer. Long story short, he died January 3, 10 weeks after being diagnosed. What he left behind is so sad - a 34 year old widow pregnant with their second child, a 3 year old daughter, a boat-load of medical bills and debt, and NO life insurance. We have done several fundraisers which have helped quite a bit, but she will most likely lose her house. She has used up all vacation and sick time, and with the baby coming in May, will have no income from the time the baby's born until school in September.
My daughter's class is throwing a baby shower for Jen in a couple of weeks, and we are having everyone pitch in money and we're buying diapers and wipes. I would SO love to be able to give her diapers and wipes that will last the entire summer (or even longer!) that she won't have to worry about the expense.
So I know this is a rather long shot, but my plea is, does anyone have any connections that we could call to get some diapers and/or wipes donated? Or any advice on who to call (we've called Target and WalMart - no return calls).
Even if you can't help, please keep Jen, her daughter Grace, and her unborn child in your prayers. They could really use them!
Thank you for reading!
By any chance, do any of you have any connections with any of the major diaper companies to get some donated diapers? (I know, this is SO not PC related!)
Here is the situation:
My daughter's wonderful, wonderful teacher is due with her second baby May 1. She is going through an extremely difficult time right now, financially and emotionally. This past November, her 36 year old husband (Joe) was diagnosed with lung cancer (not that it matters, but he was a non-smoker). He was training for a marathon and sprained his ankle. He went to the doctor, had it wrapped, and it caused a blood clot. The dr. gave him some medication to dissolve the clot but it didn't work, and Joe was told the only reason the medication wouldn't work is if he had cancer in his body. Well, they did a scan and found one of his lungs was full of cancer. Long story short, he died January 3, 10 weeks after being diagnosed. What he left behind is so sad - a 34 year old widow pregnant with their second child, a 3 year old daughter, a boat-load of medical bills and debt, and NO life insurance. We have done several fundraisers which have helped quite a bit, but she will most likely lose her house. She has used up all vacation and sick time, and with the baby coming in May, will have no income from the time the baby's born until school in September.
My daughter's class is throwing a baby shower for Jen in a couple of weeks, and we are having everyone pitch in money and we're buying diapers and wipes. I would SO love to be able to give her diapers and wipes that will last the entire summer (or even longer!) that she won't have to worry about the expense.
So I know this is a rather long shot, but my plea is, does anyone have any connections that we could call to get some diapers and/or wipes donated? Or any advice on who to call (we've called Target and WalMart - no return calls).
Even if you can't help, please keep Jen, her daughter Grace, and her unborn child in your prayers. They could really use them!
Thank you for reading!
