Well, the response of the blogging community for the Nielsons has been so amazing that it has been covered by the news. Hopefully they will be able to make it through. Certainly the prayers, donations, and supportive comments the family has gotten have been a great support. Don't we all wish for that in our rough times? Crazy how small the world can be sometimes. A guy in my ward happens to be related to Christian Nielson (cousins). He mentioned it a few Sundays ago and my roommate and I were like - hey, we follow that blog...
There is another tragedy that happened to a young family recently. This mother gave birth to her third child and her body had an unexpectedly miserable reaction. Because of it she went blind and doctors had to amputate one of her arms and a leg above the knee. Insurance is not covering many of the expenses. The costs are in the millions. If you want to read about it or help them out here are the links:
http://sccsdecker.blogspot.com/
http://sccsdecker.blogspot.com/2008/06/update-to-account-information.html
I think the weird thing about blogging is that it can be funny, whimsical, and also personal. But people somehow get to know you in the process, and they do care. Stephanie Nielson, for example had many people who had found her blog and were so affected by her accident that they took action and in a way set a precedence for what blogs can do. It really will make a difference. It just amazes me.
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Kudos to you for bringing attention to these blogs. The second women you mentioned who lost her sight and limbs is in my stake. We had a stake wide fast for her about a month ago. It is a very tragic story.
Wow Rachel. I didn't know she was from your area. It makes them all the more human that a friend of mine knows them. I would love any updates you have on them.
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