Having a little one with seizures is no fun :(

This past June my sister had her second child.  A beautiful baby boy they named Holden.  Her husband was reading The Catcher in the Rye at the time and thought it sounded very stately.  I must admit, I never the book so I don't know the character but Holden is absolutely adorable.  Three days after he was born he started having seizures.  So off to the hospital they went.  They gave him a PICC line for a 21 day antibiotic.  They did three spinal taps.  He had an MRI, CT, PET Scan, and EEG.  And the doctors all shrugged their shoulders.  They have no idea why he's having seizures.  They got the seizures under control and sent him home.  He was seizure free for two weeks...and then, they came back!  He was having 50 per day so they got a referral to UCLA.  More tests and more medication.  But no answers.

He's now home and on four different medications to control his seizures.  While he is not completely seizure free he is down to 3-4 per day.  Not bad, but not ideal.

My sister, who is a nurse, is supposed to go back to work on the 22nd.  But as you can imagine, two weeks is just not enough time to feel comfortable with leaving your baby who has seizures.  She's taking one more month of emergency family medical leave but work stops contributing their portion of insurance at the end of the month.  I'm helping to raise funds for COBRA through the end of September with donations.  If you would like to help let me know.  Get a cute little bracelet with Holden's name on it for any donation amount that you can afford.  Email Me, Text Me, Call Me!

Order Up!

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I'll be placing my next order around August 15th!  "Why", you ask?  Because that is when our National Stamping campaign starts.  It runs through September 30th.  Place a $75 or more order with me or through my website and receive our My Acrylix Pair-A-Phrase double D-sized stamp set for FREE!

$75!!!  Purchase the supplies for my August workshop and you're almost halfway there!  We'll be doing the new Typeset Workshop on the Go.  Remember our new paper packs have all cardstock weight papers and the stamp set is now a C-size instead of a B-size.  Even more quality for what you pay.

To get you even closer to the $75 goal purchase the August Stamp of the Month: Wicked and you'll also get our My Acrylix A Typeface A-size stamp set for FREE.  This deal only runs through August 31st.  Purchase the September Workshop on the Go Roxie and you're set!

So let's review. 
Purchase Typeset Workshop on the Go: $29.95
Roxie Workshop on the Go: $29.95
August Stamp of the Month: $17.95
Total: $77.85
and you'll get two FREE stamp sets.  Plus you're set for workshop supplies for two months! 

Of course, this is just my way to work the deal.  You can always choose your own!



It's here!  It's here!  The new 2011 Autumn/Winter Idea Book is here!  There are so many awesome changes that you just have to get your copy to see them.  Changes to My Reflections paper packets, lower pricing on kits and stamp sets, new hostess rewards, Stamp of the Month changes!  It is all so wonderful! I think this is my favorite Idea Book by far!

I can't wait to share all of the great new products and create the new Workshop On The Go kits with you!  There are eight paper packs to choose from each with their own coordinating My Stickease or new Compliments!  Contact me to get your copy of click here to view it online. 

Check back for more pictures and information other items from Close To My Heart that I have to offer.  You won't want to miss it!