April Jones missing from Wales

 

 5 year old April Jones was abducted on monday the 1st of October 2012 at about 7pm.

She was playing on her bike with a friend near her home in the Brynn Y Gog estate in the Welsh town of  Machynlleth when she was seen getting into a light-coloured van.

She has not been seen since.

 She was wearing a purple knee-leght coat (pictures above), a white polo shirt and black trousers.

A man called Mark Bridger was first arrested for taking April and is now arrested on suspicion of April's murder.

But we should not give up hope! We havent been given any information that proves she's not alive anymore. We should continue to pray that she will be found soon, safe and sound.
I personally will not lose my hope before a body is found.

If you have any information about April's abduction please call:
03002000333

Even the smallest detail could help find her! Dont be afraid to speak out!

Today marks 18 years since Crystal Tymich went missing

 6 years old Crystal Ann Tymich was last seen picking peaches from a neighbor's tree near her family's home in South Los Angeles, USA between 2:00 and 5:00pm on June 30, 1994.

Her three brothers went inside their house and she stayed outside by herself. They returned shortly afterwards to summon her inside, but Crystal had vanished.

                                                   She was wearing these shorts and shirt.

She has not been seen since...

  

 

This is how she may look like now

 

Crystal has been missing for 18 years now but we should not give up hope. Its never too late to find her! So please keep her in your prayers and share her story.

                                 

Today, around 21,000 children died around the world

Some 21,000 children die every day around the world.

That is equivalent to:

* 1 child dying every 4 seconds
* 14 children dying every minute
* A 2011 Libya conflict-scale death toll every day
* A 2010 Haiti earthquake occurring every 10 days
* A 2004 Asian Tsunami occurring every 11 days
* An Iraq-scale death toll every 19--46 days
* Just under 7.6 million children dying every year
* Some 92 million children dying between 2000 and 2010

Madeleine McCann; age progression to 9

This is Madeleine McCann age progressed to 9 year old.

This is Madeleine at 3 year old before she went missing.

Madeleine McCann was abducted on May 3, 2007 from her family's holiday apartment in Praia Da Luz, Algarve, Portugal. She was just about to turn 4.

This May 12 she would turn 9 and there's still no trace of her.

Little victim of child abuse; Lily Lynette Furneaux

Lily Lynette Furneaux

May 14, 2008 - November 20, 2010

Lily was a little girl full of true vibrancy. She had the smile that lit up any room.
Lily was born on May 14 2008 to her Mother Lauren Furneaux and father Jeff Wolfenbarger. Lilys mom Lauren fell in love with Lily since day one. Lily grew and grew becoming smarter day by day. She loved her mommy and she sure did show it. Lily loved to watch Glee and sing a long with mommy. She also enjoyed watching her Uncle Dodo sing. She also enjoyed going to the beach.
She was always so happy & always smiling.

But on  November 20, 2010 the life of the Furneaux family was changed forever..

Little Lilly died while in the care of her stepmother, Renee King. She died from blunt force trauma resulting from being struck in the head by an unknown object after being sexually assaulted by multiple objects.

Renee King, allegedly the only one present in the home at the time of Lily’s death, is being charged with felony murder, first-degree child abuse, and first-degree criminal sexual conduct.

Together we have the power to stop child abuse!
90% of child abuse is preventable.

In loving memory of Lily x

In loving memory of Anaya - Krabbe Leukodystrophy awareness

Anaya Cassin Potts
August 2009 - November 2011

Baby Anaya was diagnosed with Infantile Krabbe Leukodystrophy in May 2010.
She first started showing symptoms in February of 2010 at the age of 4 months.
This rare disease causes demylination in the brain due to lack of a specific enzyme required to metabolize fats. It can strike families with no medical history of any neurological problems. Two healthy parents who both carry a recessive gene for this enzyme deficiency can produce a perfectly healthy looking newborn, who, at the age of three or four months, will begin showing symptoms of Krabbe Leukodystrophy.

The outlook for kids with Krabbe is bleak. In most cases a baby diagnosed with infantile Krabbe will develop normally for a few months and then lose their motor skills, the ability to hold their heads up, the ability to smile, laugh or speak, followed by loss of sight and hearing. Seizures may or may not occur and average life expectancy is less than 2 years.

Anaya gained some skills and lost them. She was fed through a G- tube and lost her sight. She struggles mostly with excessive mucous production in her throat which sometimes blocks her airway.

Little Anaya gained her angel wings on November 13, 2011.

Krabbe Leukodystrophy is treatable with stem cell transplant if it is tested for at birth.
Be sure to ask for supplemental newborn screening for new babies.
Anaya could have been saved, had she been tested.

Rest in peace Anaya  ♥

Doctors deny Amelia 'Mia' Rivera from having a kidney transplant - because she is mentally disabled

At just three years old Mia Rivera has not many months to live,

But doctors refuse to carry out the vital kidney transplant she needs to survive - because she is disabled.

She has Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes mental and physical developmental delays. Many sufferers do not live beyond the age of two.

Her family stand willing to donate their own organs.

But when Mia's mother went to their local hospital in Philadelphia last week to discuss the transplant, doctors told her they will not recommend transplantation for the little girl.

Chrissy Rivera told ABC News she initially 'thought we were just finding out how a transplant works and how we could be a donor.'

'But then, I was told we couldn't because she was mentally retarded,' she said. 'Those were the exact words on a piece of paper.' 

Mia who has two brothers, aged 11 and 6 cannot walk or talk and has a gastrointestinal tube because she cannot eat by herself. '

'But she smiles and plays and recognizes us and loves her brothers,' said Rivera. 'They love to play with her.'

  

Rivera believes doctors' preconceptions about Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome are 'pretty dated.' 

'There are people in their sixties and plenty of them in young adulthood in their 20s, 30s and 40s,' she said.

'Any mother wants the best for her child and will do whatever it takes to get it,' said Rivera, '

Mia isn't to blame for this. She didn't want ask for this syndrome and all we ask for is the right to fair medical treatment.'

'The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia said it 'does not disqualify potential transplant candidates on the basis of intellectual abilities,' but refused to comment on the specific case.

Please keep Mia and her family in your thoughts & prayers during this difficult time!