Sunday, March 21, 2010

Danke fuer die Spenden - Thank you for your donation!

In dieser Post moechten wir allen Spendern, die mit Paypal gespendet haben namentlich ganz herzlich danken!
Wir haben Betraege von $10 bis $1000 erhalten und Ruth ist fuer jeden Cent dankbar! Die Betraege, die ueber den Kinderschutzbund eingehen, können in Deutschland von der Steuer abgesetzt werden. Der Bund stellt eine offzielle Spendenquittung aus.

We want to thank you for your donations. We received amounts between $10 and $1000! You guys are so amazing, every cent counts! God bless you!

Danke Helena Lara!
Danke Kata Snyder!
Danke Lauren Rosenbaum!
Danke Jennifer Quinn!
Danke Ann Dechesne-Huntley!
Danke Michele Squeri!
Danke Percy Loeper!
Danke Flavie Delande-Koenigswenger!
Danke Erica Bartl!
Danke Juergen Leicht!
Danke Familie Mainl!
Danke Brad & Sandra Lane!
Danke Juergen Lange!
Danke Familie Krasnoff!
Danke Familie Vosmann!
Danke Natural Bliss Photography!
Danke Erich Boehm!
Danke Sara E. Winkle!
Danke Ellis Wright!
Danke Jens Geibel!
Danke Paige Gillingwater!
Danke Karl Johann Kerscher!
Danke Dr Arnold Jürgens!
Danke Irene Haslinger!
Danke Gennaro De Lucia!
Danke Michele Squeri!






Spendenkonto beim Kinderschutzbund Miesbach
Betreff: Familienhilfe
Konto-Nr. 16 444
BLZ 71152570

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Die Behandlungen haben begonnen - Treatments started!


Thank you all who have donated so
generously! It really helps! She has started the treatment which fortunately doesn't require her to be in the hospital all the time. So she can go home and be with the kids in between treatments.
This photo is from summer two years ago, Ruth and all the kids together at our pool. Back then it was just a day like many, today we all wish we could be together so carefree!

Danke fuer all die grosszuegigen Spenden! Ruth hat die ambulanten Behandlungen in der St.-Georg Klinik in Bad Aibling begonnen. Sie muss nicht wochenlang stationaer im Krankhaus bleiben, was der ganzen Familie zu gute kommt!
Das Foto wurde vor 2 Jahren bei uns am Pool aufgenommen und wir wuenschen uns von ganzem Herzen, wieder so unbeschwerte schoene Tage verbringen zu koennen.




Spendenkonto beim Kinderschutzbund Miesbach
Betreff: Familienhilfe
Konto-Nr. 16 444
BLZ 71152570

The story about my sister Ruth



My sister Ruth has been an inspiration in my life since I can remember. I always envied her for just doing things that I would maybe dream about, but always had some excuse not to do. She is, unlike me, one of the nicest people to have around. Despite having her first son at a relatively young age with her first husband, she always found a good balance to forward her career and finishing several educations mostly in the field of helping other people getting fit and healthy. During her education as health practitioner & acupuncture therapist she met her husband Sebastian. They found a wonderful home in the rural south of Germany, had two adorable daughters and Sebastian just started up his new business. Coming back from a family vacation he started to feel bad. At the hospital they gave him the horrible news that he had leukemia. Despite all efforts of the doctors, a bone marrow transplant and chemo therapy, Sebastian died only 5 months later.
What many of us take for granted has painfully been taken away from her and the two girls Mira, 5 and Tara 11 months old. Two tough years of grief, trying to be strong for herself and the girls, trying to make a living, trying to build up a new life have passed since then. As if she didn't have to go though enough already and just when she is starting to recover, a doctor discovered a tumor close to her ear. After the surgery that was performed quickly the diagnosis couldn't be worse: a very rare type of cancer of the parotid gland. A second surgery is performed which had the unfortunate side effect of paralyzing the right side of her face.
Now, only a few months later the doctor found not only that the cancer had grow back in her parotid gland, but to make things absolutely devastating several metastases were found in her lung. The worst thing has happened, the cancer has started to spread in her body. The doctor sais at this point whatever he can do is only delaying the inevitable. The statistics give her anything between 2 months and 2 years.
We all refuse to accept this without trying everything we can! We have found a specialist with an excellent track record, but the therapy will set her back approximately $9,700, an amount she simply doesn't have nor will the insurance cover that part. We are all trying to help her and getting the money together.





Spendenkonto beim Kinderschutzbund Miesbach
Betreff: Familienhilfe
Konto-Nr. 16 444
BLZ 71152570