GO TEAM IZAK!!!!! |

GO TEAM IZAK!!!!!

If there is one thing in life I absolutely despise it would be the C word… Cancer. I know 2 of my family members whom have had it. It is terrible in adults but it is HEARTBREAKING in children! There is one little guy that stands out in my mind right now. You have heard me refer him or his mom several times through out my journey. Jami has been writing nothing but positive uplifting things into my life through the guestbook since the accident first happened. I honestly don’t know how she found Santana’s website… but we connected. Her son Izak is the MOST incredible fighter I know. Not only did this family have to fight Izaks life with cancer… but now fights for the brain injury it left behind. This family has been blindsided twice but still hold their faith and belief! When you look up in the dictionary the word Encourager… There is Jami’s picture!!!!! Look up the word fighter… and there is Izak Poore!!!!!!! Oh… for those who are so worried…. It is tax deductible!

Below is an email she sent out. I was going to blast it out but I more or less use face book so I don’t have a lot of emails… so I thought this is the way to get it out there! Please donate to Team Izak! The letter and website will explain what the money goes to!

Hi all!! I am sending out a mass email, asking you ALL to dig deep into your hearts and your pocketbooks, and give your support to Pediatric Cancer. For the past 3 years, we have participated in the St. Baldricks Foundation event (http://www.stbaldricks.org/) that is held in Louisville, KY on March 14th. People from all over come to the event, raise $$ from donations and shave their heads bald all in the name of Childhood Cancer research and support. There are many organizations that raise $$ for cancer research, the sad truth is that most of that $$ raised is not allocated to Childhood Cancer research. The therapies that are available for children are watered down “adult” chemo treatments that have been used for well over 50 years. The side effects of these treatments are toxic, and leave lasting effects that children who beat the monster have to suffer and endure of the rest of their lives. St. Baldricks raises $$ specifically for Childhood Cancer. Izak as you all know, is now a 4 year SURVIVOR of neuroblastoma (a specific childhood tumor) and he fought long and hard to beat cancer, and endured many many horrible side effects. He is a true HERO, and the light of our lives. God has Blessed us in immeasurable ways. Last years event included many of our close friends and family and we were able to raise a good amount of $$ through donations in Honor of Izak. This year, Izak’s team (“TEAM IZAK”) has grown (the team members will raise $$ and attend the event and shave their head) and now includes one very brave woman shaving off her locks!!!! AWESOME!!! It humbles me and brings me to my knees in prayer of Thanks to know that so many people care and love our son, and want to make a difference in the Childhood Cancer world. SO, what can you do. EASY. Click on this link, it is TEAM IZAK’s page http://www.stbaldricks.org/teams/mypage/teamid/66120 and hit the “donate now” button, and give your love to Izak through a donation in honor of him. We have set a goal of raising $5000.00 and I KNOW we can do it. In fact, I am confident we can surpass that. ANY AMOUNT helps!! $1.00 HELPS!!! This is one organization (of the many lol) that I am very passionate about. Please help us pay it forward. If you have ANY questions, please feel free to contact me. We love you all, we are thankful for each and every one of you!! PLEASE FOWARD THIS EMAIL TO ALL YOUR FAMILY FRIENDS AND CONTACTS!! LET’S RAISE SOME $$ FOR THE KIDDOS!!!
Again, please let me know if you have any problems or questions!!!!

One a side note, TEAM IZAK members are selling raffle tickets to win a big screen TV, if you have any interest in buying a ticket please get in touch with me and I can do this for you. The tickets are $20 bucks a piece for a chance at a very nice TV.

I am going to leave you with some statistics on Pediatric Cancer. Again, please visit http://www.stbaldricks.org/teams/mypage/teamid/66120 and support our mission, God Bless, may He Bless you richly,,,
Jami Jason and Izak Poore
jamistegall@hotmail.com
you can visit Izak’s website for his story @
www.caringbridge.org/visit/izakpoore

In the United States, approximately 10,500 children under age 15 and 3,700 adolescents ages 15-19 are newly diagnosed with cancer each year. That is roughly the equivalent of two average size classrooms (35-46 kids) diagnosed each school day.
For children between 1-19 yrs, cancer is the fourth leading cause of death overall, and the leading cause of disease related death. It remains responsible for more deaths from ages 1-19 than asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis and AIDS combined. For every six research dollars per patient with AIDS and every one research dollar per patient with breast cancer, a child with cancer receives 30 cents