"The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
   Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
Deuteronomy 31:8

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

365 DAYS of Seizure Freedom!!!

Luella reached a HUGE milestone on Tuesday!! 
365 days seizure free! ONE WHOLE YEAR!! 

It's been such an amazing year full of so many activities and opportunities for Luella! We had a party at Pizza Ranch on Tuesday night to celebrate. I created a Facebook event and we were thrilled to have over 60 people there to help Luella celebrate!! She knew we were having a party and she knew a few of the people that I said would probably be there, but she was NOT expecting to see an entire room full of people!! It was such a fun way to celebrate and show her some love! 


365 Days!!
A little blurry, but Luella's reaction to walking
into a room full of people cheering and clapping!

Luella - ONE YEAR SEIZURE FREE!


I put together a display of photos from the past year...
ALLthe fun things Luella was able to enjoy seizure free!
Lots of purple love!!
 




Of course I made cookies!!
Luella concocted her own PURPLE pop by mixing
something red with something blue!!
There were some fun gifts!
FUNNY card!!
 

Then there was little guy.... not alive (not anymore anyway, LOL)!
Just a cute little taxidermied unicorn rat!!
She created quite the uproar!! So funny!



Pictures of some of the MANY activities Luella was able to do over the past year! 
Thanking God for his inexpressible gift!!
Here's a slideshow of the pictures from the past year that were displayed on the board...
https://youtu.be/FdXHL4oLACM



Our family!! Team Luella!

Thank you ALL for all your love and support. 
We appreciate everything!!





Monday, June 24, 2019

The Winner Is....

Hello everyone!

I'm excited to announce that we raised 
$1,220 

for the Dravet Syndrome Foundation in honor of Luella!! 

YAY!! Thank you SO MUCH to all to our VERY GENEROUS donors!! We could NOT do this every year without all your help!! ALL of this money will be sent to the Dravet Syndrome Foundation to help find a CURE!! There is some really amazing research happening with Dravet syndrome and we've been blessed to send them almost $9,000 over the past 6 years thanks to all of your support!!

THE WINNER IS.....

Ingrid Mostad!!! 

I am SO excited to make a fun cake for her this year!  
Congratulations!!  
And thanks again to everyone who 
contributed to this fundraising effort!! 
We have some AMAZING supporters and we are 
SO VERY GRATEFUL to all of you!!
Here's a video of the drawing!!

Link to video of the drawing: https://youtu.be/44rYm-mZpLM
 

Sunday, June 23, 2019

It's Dravet Syndrome Awareness Day

It's JUNE 23...
Dravet Syndrome Awareness Day


...which also means it's the LAST day to get a donation in for "a cake 4 a cure" fundraiser!! I will announce a winner tomorrow!! 


If you haven't donated yet... donate here:

Every $5 earns you one entry into a drawing for a fancy cake or cupcakes OR if you live too far away... some fancy sugar cookies!! Details on how the raffle works here: https://littleluella.blogspot.com/2019/05/sixth-annual-cake-4-cure-fundraiser-2019.html

 TODAY IS 335 DAYS SEIZURE-FREE!!!
Luella is doing amazing!! She finished up two weeks of soccer and is wrapping up a month of tennis lessons. We have vacations, swimming and lots of fun still in the works this summer! We thank you ALL for you continued support and love! We hope you are wearing something purple today and telling those around you WHY! Help us spread some awareness! AND if you still need a Team Luella t-shirt, I have some!! Reach out to me today and I'll see if we have your size!! 

This pretty girl loves to see those shirts around! 
If you are wearing ANYTHING purple - please share a picture with us!!


Thursday, June 13, 2019

Fundraiser Update


My fundraiser is off to a fantastic start - thank you to a handful of super generous people!! Thank you so much!! In fact, I've already hit the goal of $1,000!!! We have just over a week left and I'd LOVE to be able to raise some more money for the Dravet Syndrome Foundation in honor of Luella. Please consider donating to the fundraiser and getting your name into the drawing for a CAKE from me (or cookies....)! Please see the original blog post here for all the details....

OR jump straight to GoFundMe to donate:

You can personally give me cash or a check (to DSF) also!! 

Since Dravet Syndrome Awareness Day is approaching (June 23) - you all need to wear some purple... right?!?!? If you are interested in one of the newer shirts I designed last year, I do have a few on hand in various sizes. Just let me know what size you are looking for and I'll see if I have it. 

Shirts are $15 for adult sizes, $2 more for sizes XXL or larger.
Children's shirts are $12.  
All profits from these shirts will go to the 
Dravet Syndrome Foundation!


Oh, and in case you are wondering.....
Luella is STILL on a SEIZURE-FREE RECORD.... 
325 days TODAY!! 
Even with a busy schedule of 
Tennis, Soccer and VBS this week, she is doing amazing!!