Angel Interfaith Network (AIN) partners with L.A. County + USC Healthcare Network to meet unique physical and
spiritual needs of patients and families with neighbor to neighbor support. (2/25/08)
“Seek the welfare of the city. . . For in its welfare you will find your welfare.” Jeremiah 29:7
To do this, we:
Respond quickly with donated funds, goods and services to urgent needs identified by health care staff
Bring material support directly to our neighbors’ homes and stay in touch until the crisis is past
Find local resources to assist with additional needs
Calls for help come from social workers and chaplains at LAC+USC Healthcare Network.
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Read about what YOUR support helped make possible last year and what is underway in 2008 for AIN.
Will Bobby Walk Again?
Assistant Network Coordinator Raquel Salinas reports that six year-old Bobby suffers from seizures and entered L.A. County + USC Medical Center Women's and Children's Hospital two months ago for emergency surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. Since the surgery, his mother has had to quit her job to be at her son's bedside. Even though Dad is still working, that poses a financial hardship for a family with four other children, ages 12, 11, 3 and a one year-old. Up to now, AIN has assisted the family with food vouchers and clothing for the children.
Now some good news for Bobby also means that his mother will need additional assistance for transportation. He is now eligible for rehabilitation and will be transferred to Rancho Los Amigos Hospital in Downey. He cannot talk or walk yet, but he is able to move his hands and eat when fed. His mother intends to be there to support her son's rehabilitation, but the daily bus ride from East Los Angeles to Downey will be expensive for the family. A neighbor kindly helps watch the other children in the family while the father works and while Mom has tended to Bobby in the hospital. AIN is now supplying bus passes to cover the first couple of weeks of daily trips.
It is a privilege for us at AIN to support this family in providing crucial emotional support to a six year-old facing the big challenge of rehabilitation. We'll be keeping Bobby and his family in our prayers and hope that you will too.
Angel Interfaith Network, Inc.
Mailing Address: P.O. Box A, South Pasadena, CA 91031
Location: 1050 Fremont Avenue, South Pasadena, CA 91030
(626) 799-2858
Respond quickly with donated funds, goods and services to
urgent needs identified by health care staff
