| Dear Friends, |
We wanted to update everyone on the funding of Tian Tian's surgery. As of this morning (Monday, November 26) we have received $1155 of the $2000 needed for the surgery. This has been received from 22 donors. The donations have ranged from $10 to $255 and everything in between. Every donation helps whatever the amount. It is the combination of everyones help that will give her the surgery she needs.
For those of you who may not be aware of what the shunt is and what hydrocephalus is you can CLICK HERE for detailed information from the National Institute of Neurological Disorder and Strokes. Without the shunt there will continue to be additional pressure on her brain which will ultimately result in her death.
It is our hope that someday she may be able to be adopted and have a family, but right now we are all her family. She has no one else to depend on except us.
You can still donate by either clicking on Tian Tian Surgery under Quick Links at the left or on the link at the bottom of the section below about Tian Tian.
Thank you all for your help!
Dick and Cheryl Graham |
| Surgery needed for TianTian |
TianTian has never known what it is like to be truly healthy and free of pain. She was born last March with spina bifida and hydrocephalus and was abandoned shortly after her birth. The orphanage was unable to care for her in her poor condition, so she was brought to our foster care center. When she was just a few weeks old, she received surgery to remove the meningocele from her lower spine and received a shunt to relieve the pressure on her brain. Unfortunately, this shunt failed several weeks later and became infected; it had to be replaced. More surgery for little TianTian. We were hopeful that this new shunt would work and she could finally begin to enjoy being a "healthy" baby. It was not to be. Once again her shunt began to show signs of failure; except this time her CT scan showed something different...she also had an arachnoid cyst in her brain. Luckily, the shunt began to function again and surgery to replace it was postponed. But now the shunt has failed and she is scheduled for surgery.
TianTian needs your help, and so do we. The surgery and hospital bills will total around $2,000. We are asking for donations to help cover this cost and give TianTian an opportunity to finally be a healthy baby. She has waited a long time.
TO DONATE JUST CLICK HERE . This will allow you to donate by PayPal or credit card. You can also make a donation by check to:
IAAP
1210-G Taft Highway
Signal Mountain, TN 37377
Thank you all for your generous help for Tian Tian.
Dick and Cheryl Graham
IAAP |
