This morning while getting the girls ready for the day Bobbi came to me and said
"Some day I wear butterfuly earrings" I said yup Bobbi, someday!!
So that just confirmed another reason why this little girl needs ears!! Thank you all for your support!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Friday Fraud
So...I got an email asking to verify my new hotmail account. I thought ok... I haven't had an email address in forever, so this looks legit. I entered my info.
This was on my bobbisbuildanear@hotmail.com account.
I found out a few hours later my email had been hacked, my passwords changed and an email requesting money be wired "to me" to get me out of London, I had lost my wallet.
Needless to say with a rather large fundraiser going on I am not in London!!
I tried to email people to tell them only to find out my password on both hotmail accounts were changed. I then wanted to update my status to reflect my incident- nope, couldn't my password there had also been changed!!! Gone, all of the connections that had been made!! All of the things that said to make donations or to get answers to your questions email bobbisbuildanear@hotmail.com GONE!!!
I was hurt, upset, mad and at times even laughing!! Finally I thought this will not get me. I will win through this situation!! And I did. I called WAGM to tell them what had happened. They were actuall aware of it because several of them were in my email address book and recieved the email asking for money to be wired to London!
Long story short... I am off to the television studio right now for an interview. I am going to be the Friday Fraud Story- local charity scammed!! how did this happen. I am not someone new to the internet? How did I give out that information? I just feared loosing the bbae account and they GOT ME!!
So look for me Friday on the news. More air time for Bobbi just in time for our fundraiser!!
This was on my bobbisbuildanear@hotmail.com account.
I found out a few hours later my email had been hacked, my passwords changed and an email requesting money be wired "to me" to get me out of London, I had lost my wallet.
Needless to say with a rather large fundraiser going on I am not in London!!
I tried to email people to tell them only to find out my password on both hotmail accounts were changed. I then wanted to update my status to reflect my incident- nope, couldn't my password there had also been changed!!! Gone, all of the connections that had been made!! All of the things that said to make donations or to get answers to your questions email bobbisbuildanear@hotmail.com GONE!!!
I was hurt, upset, mad and at times even laughing!! Finally I thought this will not get me. I will win through this situation!! And I did. I called WAGM to tell them what had happened. They were actuall aware of it because several of them were in my email address book and recieved the email asking for money to be wired to London!
Long story short... I am off to the television studio right now for an interview. I am going to be the Friday Fraud Story- local charity scammed!! how did this happen. I am not someone new to the internet? How did I give out that information? I just feared loosing the bbae account and they GOT ME!!
So look for me Friday on the news. More air time for Bobbi just in time for our fundraiser!!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Medical Monday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBzvQEUzvUQ&feature=player_embedded
Check on Bobbi on the evening news!!
Check on Bobbi on the evening news!!
Thanksgiving 2009
As Thanksgiving has come and gone we have so much to be thankful for. The photo sessions are filling up and things are coming together nicely. The medical Monday went very well, it aired this week. It has certainly sparked a lot of interest. Bobbi's photo sessions are also advertised on six or seven radio stations!
We are reflecting on "what we are thankful for this Thanksgiving" and wonderful friends and family immediately come to mind. The people that God has led into our lives for all of the right reasons is evident everyday. We are thankful for all of the people that have embrassed this child as we have. We are so thankful for you.
At this time we have raised about 1,000 dollars, pretty impressive considering a month ago this was all just a dream.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone and please know we are blessed to have you along side us on this journey!! God Bless you!!
We are reflecting on "what we are thankful for this Thanksgiving" and wonderful friends and family immediately come to mind. The people that God has led into our lives for all of the right reasons is evident everyday. We are thankful for all of the people that have embrassed this child as we have. We are so thankful for you.
At this time we have raised about 1,000 dollars, pretty impressive considering a month ago this was all just a dream.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone and please know we are blessed to have you along side us on this journey!! God Bless you!!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Why Medpor?
MEDPOR® Ear Reconstruction
First introduced in 1991 by Dr. John Reinisch, MEDPOR ear reconstruction is a surgical technique that uses a synthetic framework and the body's own tissue to create an ear. Dr. Reinisch and Dr. Sheryl Lewin are leaders in this ear reconstruction technique.
Reconstruction with the MEDPOR technique usually can begin around age three. If only one ear is involved, the MEDPOR framework is customized to match the normal ear, but is created slightly larger in younger children so the ear will be adult-sized. The framework is then covered by the patient's own tissue (called a flap) which is brought down as a thin "living membrane" from underneath the scalp. In most cases, a second surgery may be required to refine the reconstructed ear.
Recently, Cedars-Sinai's pediatric reconstructive surgeons, John Reinisch, MD and Sheryl Lewin, MD have further developed the MEDPOR technique to significantly decrease scarring and achieve better results, including less chance of permanent hair loss. This approach enables them to harvest the "living membrane" flap without any incisions on the scalp, hiding the scar behind the new ear. The flap is often covered with better colored skin from the head, which usually leaves no scar.
Recently introduced into their practice is a combined one-stage reconstruction for both microtia and atresia using MEDPOR. This advance offers a child with bilateral microtia/atresia to have completely functional and aesthetic reconstruction of both ears in three outpatient surgeries before the age of four.
Advantages of MEDPOR Ear Reconstruction
MEDPOR ear reconstruction offers distinct advantages over other techniques. These include:
•Reconstruction may start as early as age three with consistent results.
•Patients with hearing loss due to atresia (absence of an ear canal) may undergo canal reconstruction as early as three years of age
•Minimal pain associated with the reconstruction enabling most patients to go home after the procedure
•Reconstruction may be completed in one or two outpatient surgeries
•A low hairline or hemifacial microsomia does not compromise the result of the ear reconstruction
•The reconstructed ear is designed to match the normal ear in size and projection, which eliminates the need to surgically "pin back" the normal ear. At age three, a child's ear is approximately 80 to 85 percent of an adult sized ear so the MEDPOR ear is constructed 15 to 20 percent bigger so they'll match when the child is older
•Recent advances in the technique developed by Drs. Reinisch and Lewin have significantly decreased the amount of scarring from the procedure
•Six to eight weeks after surgery, MEDPOR ears are able to withstand the rigors of most sports. Protective helmets are recommended for contact sports such as wrestling or football.
Disadvantages of MEDPOR Ear Reconstruction
The disadvantages of MEDPOR ear reconstruction technique are:
•The MEDPOR framework is a foreign material. The material is made of porous polyethylene which has been used in many parts of the body for decades
•Few people in the world have been trained in this surgery and an inexperienced microtia surgeon may have poor results
•Since MEDPOR ear reconstruction began in 1991, the outcome of the implant over a lifetime is not known
First introduced in 1991 by Dr. John Reinisch, MEDPOR ear reconstruction is a surgical technique that uses a synthetic framework and the body's own tissue to create an ear. Dr. Reinisch and Dr. Sheryl Lewin are leaders in this ear reconstruction technique.
Reconstruction with the MEDPOR technique usually can begin around age three. If only one ear is involved, the MEDPOR framework is customized to match the normal ear, but is created slightly larger in younger children so the ear will be adult-sized. The framework is then covered by the patient's own tissue (called a flap) which is brought down as a thin "living membrane" from underneath the scalp. In most cases, a second surgery may be required to refine the reconstructed ear.
Recently, Cedars-Sinai's pediatric reconstructive surgeons, John Reinisch, MD and Sheryl Lewin, MD have further developed the MEDPOR technique to significantly decrease scarring and achieve better results, including less chance of permanent hair loss. This approach enables them to harvest the "living membrane" flap without any incisions on the scalp, hiding the scar behind the new ear. The flap is often covered with better colored skin from the head, which usually leaves no scar.
Recently introduced into their practice is a combined one-stage reconstruction for both microtia and atresia using MEDPOR. This advance offers a child with bilateral microtia/atresia to have completely functional and aesthetic reconstruction of both ears in three outpatient surgeries before the age of four.
Advantages of MEDPOR Ear Reconstruction
MEDPOR ear reconstruction offers distinct advantages over other techniques. These include:
•Reconstruction may start as early as age three with consistent results.
•Patients with hearing loss due to atresia (absence of an ear canal) may undergo canal reconstruction as early as three years of age
•Minimal pain associated with the reconstruction enabling most patients to go home after the procedure
•Reconstruction may be completed in one or two outpatient surgeries
•A low hairline or hemifacial microsomia does not compromise the result of the ear reconstruction
•The reconstructed ear is designed to match the normal ear in size and projection, which eliminates the need to surgically "pin back" the normal ear. At age three, a child's ear is approximately 80 to 85 percent of an adult sized ear so the MEDPOR ear is constructed 15 to 20 percent bigger so they'll match when the child is older
•Recent advances in the technique developed by Drs. Reinisch and Lewin have significantly decreased the amount of scarring from the procedure
•Six to eight weeks after surgery, MEDPOR ears are able to withstand the rigors of most sports. Protective helmets are recommended for contact sports such as wrestling or football.
Disadvantages of MEDPOR Ear Reconstruction
The disadvantages of MEDPOR ear reconstruction technique are:
•The MEDPOR framework is a foreign material. The material is made of porous polyethylene which has been used in many parts of the body for decades
•Few people in the world have been trained in this surgery and an inexperienced microtia surgeon may have poor results
•Since MEDPOR ear reconstruction began in 1991, the outcome of the implant over a lifetime is not known
Meet the surgeon we have fallen in love with!!
Joseph Roberson, M.D.
Otology, Neurotology, Skull Base Surgery
CEO & Managing Partner - California Ear Institute
President - Let Them Hear Foundation
Joseph Roberson, M.D. CEO, Managing Partner Joseph Roberson, M.D. serves as CEO and Managing Partner at the California Ear Institute, where he oversees all business, clinical and surgical daily operations at several Northern California locations. Roberson serves as faculty member and is the former Chief of Otology-Neurotology-Skull Base surgery at Stanford University where he worked before launching LTHF. He serves as a consultant for several industry leaders, including Acclarent, Medtronic, Advanced Bionics Corporation and Cochlear Corporation. He maintains an active clinical and surgical practice, and functions as the Fellowship Director of CEI, a program responsible for training surgeons in Otology-Neurotology-Skull Base surgery.
Currently, Roberson also serves as Founder and President for The Let Them Hear Foundation, a medical organization passionate about bringing the gift of hearing to those living in silence in the U.S. and around the world. As LTHF Founder and President, Roberson leads all daily operations and strategic planning efforts for the Foundation. His responsibilities as President include traveling to train surgeons and found cochlear implant programs overseas, program development and administration.
A widely published and featured speaker, Roberson has appeared on multiple national television programs.
Otology, Neurotology, Skull Base Surgery
CEO & Managing Partner - California Ear Institute
President - Let Them Hear Foundation
Joseph Roberson, M.D. CEO, Managing Partner Joseph Roberson, M.D. serves as CEO and Managing Partner at the California Ear Institute, where he oversees all business, clinical and surgical daily operations at several Northern California locations. Roberson serves as faculty member and is the former Chief of Otology-Neurotology-Skull Base surgery at Stanford University where he worked before launching LTHF. He serves as a consultant for several industry leaders, including Acclarent, Medtronic, Advanced Bionics Corporation and Cochlear Corporation. He maintains an active clinical and surgical practice, and functions as the Fellowship Director of CEI, a program responsible for training surgeons in Otology-Neurotology-Skull Base surgery.
Currently, Roberson also serves as Founder and President for The Let Them Hear Foundation, a medical organization passionate about bringing the gift of hearing to those living in silence in the U.S. and around the world. As LTHF Founder and President, Roberson leads all daily operations and strategic planning efforts for the Foundation. His responsibilities as President include traveling to train surgeons and found cochlear implant programs overseas, program development and administration.
A widely published and featured speaker, Roberson has appeared on multiple national television programs.
Day to day!
Seriously if I didn't have this blog, I wouldn't remember what is going on.
First of all the interview went very well. It will air as the medial monday on the news this MONDAY!!
I have recieved a donation towards the BBAE from Columbia Forest Products! 50/50 candy canes (tickets) have gone on sale there look for Auntie aka Shelley Wortman, she is selling them like mad.
We also made contact with 97.7 today, through the PINH. They have done an amazing commerical for Bobbi, it will air starting Monday. It is good stuff. Thank you Pete. It is about her upcoming photo day!!
Photo day is booked- the photographers have extended their hours and they are filling up. Hoping to finish booking people soon! Laura is away this weekend and she is missed!
Finally Pastor Jewell from Caribou, not sure even what church he is from called me. He got Bobbi's info from a friend at TAMC, person unknown. Each month he takes on a fundraiser in the form of a concert. He called to see if January's concert could be for Bobbi- of course!! He takes care of it. He finds the singer, the location and advertises it on am 600 where he does a daily show! God is good, people are coming out of the woodwork to help us!
When asked by WAGM today... do you think you can do it, nope I don't but I know God can!! I believe this will come to pass. Thank you all for your support.
Oh wait, Tshirts went on sale today too. With the help of Cushman's BBAE shirts have hit the market! They are adorable. Thanks to everyone (especially the designers at LBD) that helped put these together!! I am blessed to have such great supports!!
First of all the interview went very well. It will air as the medial monday on the news this MONDAY!!
I have recieved a donation towards the BBAE from Columbia Forest Products! 50/50 candy canes (tickets) have gone on sale there look for Auntie aka Shelley Wortman, she is selling them like mad.
We also made contact with 97.7 today, through the PINH. They have done an amazing commerical for Bobbi, it will air starting Monday. It is good stuff. Thank you Pete. It is about her upcoming photo day!!
Photo day is booked- the photographers have extended their hours and they are filling up. Hoping to finish booking people soon! Laura is away this weekend and she is missed!
Finally Pastor Jewell from Caribou, not sure even what church he is from called me. He got Bobbi's info from a friend at TAMC, person unknown. Each month he takes on a fundraiser in the form of a concert. He called to see if January's concert could be for Bobbi- of course!! He takes care of it. He finds the singer, the location and advertises it on am 600 where he does a daily show! God is good, people are coming out of the woodwork to help us!
When asked by WAGM today... do you think you can do it, nope I don't but I know God can!! I believe this will come to pass. Thank you all for your support.
Oh wait, Tshirts went on sale today too. With the help of Cushman's BBAE shirts have hit the market! They are adorable. Thanks to everyone (especially the designers at LBD) that helped put these together!! I am blessed to have such great supports!!
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