A Family Needs Your Help

Instead of answering a question, today's post is for a dear friend, who's family is going through an emotional roller coaster.

Here's a little history...

Cindy and Patrick, a newly married couple, wanted nothing more than to bring a new life into their family. For over 18 months, they tried and tried to get pregnant. When they were finally successful, Cindy had a miscarriage. Determined to have a family, they continued trying. Six months later, the couple found out that they were going to be the proud parents of not one, but two babies--- yep,twins!!!

Cindy and Patrick, along with their tightly knitted family, knew that this was such a blessing. Without any complications throughout the pregnancy, the family had no reason to believe that they would be facing any problems. However, when she gave birth last week, things did not go according to the plan.

Cindy gave birth to two beautiful babies-- Bryce Nicholas and Mallory Elizabeth Fuller. Bryce, a healthy baby boy, weighed in at 7lbs and 15oz. Unfortunately, Mallory, weighing only 5lbs and 7oz, experienced major complications upon her entrance to our world. Upon taking her first breath, Mallory's lungs tore, and she immediately had to be hooked up to machines to stay alive.

Mallory was transported to Oschner hospital shortly after her birth, which did not allow her mother to be with her. While Cindy stayed hospitalized with Bryce, Patrick made the decision to follow his baby girl. After further testing, it was discovered that Mallory's kidneys had no function, nor could she breath on her own. After hours of trying, the decision was made to disconnect her from the machines.

Only experiencing 23 hours of this world, Mallory touched the hearts of this loving family for a few hours, and now she's gone.

I can't even begin to fathom how Cindy and Patrick must feel. How do you celebrate the life of one child, while mourning the loss of another? Though Cindy is saddened by the loss of Mallory, baby Bryce needs her to be a strong mother. Cindy's family is working together to ensure that this unfortunate event is as painless as possible for Cindy.

As you know, with death comes expenses. After 9 months of preparing for life, Cindy and Patrick must face the inevitable-- burying their little girl. So, Ask 3 Guys is asking for your help. Funeral expenses, of course, are not cheap. So, if you could help with a small donation, your generosity will go a long way. This young couple could use the help, so we are asking everyone to visit our site, http://www.ask3guys.com/, and click the "Donate" button on the left of the home page to assist Cindy and Patrick. We will issue the family a check after the donations are received.

Even though the donation feature on our site uses Paypal, you do not have to have a Paypal account to use it. You can simply donate using your credit card or debit card, and you can be confident that this is a 100% secured transaction.

Thank you so much for helping, and be sure to tell your friends and family about this unfortunate event. Our prayers are with Cindy and Patrick, and we want to do everything possible to help them out during these unfortunate times.

And, by the way, Bryce is doing great, and we know that Mallory will always be looking down on him.

Best Regards,

Ask 3 Guys