I am listing this fundraiser auction for a friend of my wife's.
The fuindraiser was created to help Cadence Smith of West Warwick, RI. Cadence was born on July 20, 2007 with Meconium Aspiration Syndrome and spent her first 12 days of life on oxygen. Skipping ahead to today, Cady, who turns 2 in July, cannot walk or talk, hardly ever laughs, has difficulty using her hands and can't even sit up or hold her head up regularly.

Earlier this year, they received a letter from the company they used to bank Cady's blood. It said that the bank was teaming up with Duke University in North Carolina to conduct clinical trials on children with Cerebral Palsy (Cadence's official diagnosis is Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy). The doctor doing the research is infusing children with CP with their own umbilical cord blood in the hopes that the stem cells in the blood will regenerate brain cells and essentially reverse the brain damage. There have been several children with the similar diagnosis who have had remarkable results from this procedure. They also learned that the procedure costs between $10,000 and $14,000. They were shocked to hear this news because they were under the impression that because it is a clinical trial, they will be covering the costs. Unfortunatley, insurance does not cover the cost because the trial is considered experimental.
We wanted to be able to raise some money to contribute to this great opportunity they have to get Cady help. For more information about Cady's Cause, please go to:
http://cadyscause.blogspot.com/
I know times are tough, please dig deep to help out this family. A big thanks to John and SB.Com. Don

Up for auction: Afterhours Crackle Lobstah Plug Set. Auction runs until 6/14/09 9:00pm.

I'll start $75

100.-

What a cute kid...

Hey Don. I'm so sorry to hear about Cady. If I had a job, I would bid. I really would. I think this is such a nice thing you're doing.

Take care,
Nathan

$150

$200

that's a smile that you can't say no to. :lm:

if anyone wants to help- $5 $10 or whatever you can, there's a donate button on this link http://cadyscause.blogspot.com/
thanks folks you're the best!

225

Hi Paul :wavey:

$250

bump for cady :humpty:

I really cant top the last bid, but I sure can donate $25! My thoughts and prayers go out to her and her family and wish her the best in her fight!!

thanks guys! gotta keep it rollin' this is a very special cause! count your blessings....i'll throw in another ah plug of the winners choice if it helps.

Bump...C'mon guys...I know we can do better than this! If 20 of us donated $10 each we'd be at $200!!
Forward the link to your friends. I know times are tough but imagine her not being able to lead a full healthy
life because she "couldn't afford it"?? :buds:


Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed
Pearl Harbor? Hell no!

Germans?

Forget it, he's rolling.

And it ain't over now. 'Cause when the goin' gets tough... the tough get goin'!
Who's with me? Let's go!!!!!!

What the (bleep) happened to the Delta I used to know? Where's the spirit? Where's the guts, huh?
"Ooh, we're afraid to go with you Bluto, we might get in trouble." Well just kiss my ass from now on!
Not me! I'm not gonna take this. Wormer, he's a dead man! Marmalard, dead! Niedermeyer -

Dead! Bluto's right. Psychotic, but absolutely right. We gotta take these bastards. Now we could do it
with conventional weapons that could take years and cost millions of lives. No, I think we have to go
all out. I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part.

We're just the guys to do it.

Let's do it.

LET'S DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks guys! gotta keep it rollin' this is a very special cause! count your blessings....i'll throw in another ah plug of the winners choice if it helps.

just look at that angels picture again :angel:...

Ahhh, she's a cute kid - look at that smile :faga:

Final Weekend :lasso:

$275.00

45 min bump....

Congrats 2Boxers and thanks to Don for doing this. Please send our best wishes to Cady's family. I'm still going to throw some into the cookie jar tonight.

Thanks!

thanks everyone! i'll pm info.

Good deal I will pay up tomorow. and I will make it an even 300

thanks! plugs going out sat/mon. here's the latest...you can still help get cady to duke medical! again- look around and count your blessings..

Friday, June 19, 2009
The latest news: Cady's vacation, Channel 10's visit and an update on fundraising efforts
(If this is your first time visiting Cady's Cause, click here to read about why this blog was created.)

It's been a while since we've posted anything, so we figured it was about time to update Cady's followers on our fundraising efforts. Many people have been asking how much money we've raised so far, and we are proud to say we passed the $5,000 mark! We are so amazed to see the support from people all around the state, across the country and from as far away as Hawaii (literally - an owner of a Papa John's in the area caught wind of the story and has come forward to offer his help). We know we've said this before, but we truly are humbled by all of the love and support you have all shown Cady.

Earlier this week, Cady took her first vacation when the family packed up the car Sunday morning and headed to Pennsylvania to meet some friends. Cady seemed to enjoy herself as they visited a science center in Harrisburg, spent Monday at Hershey Park and explored the cave at Indian Echo Caverns. She even got to ride a carousel and play in the kiddie pool at Hersehy Park's Boardwalk exhibit.


Then on Tuesday night, the family stopped in New York where they spent the night at their cousins' home in Pearl River. It was nice to visit the Donnellys and when Corey picked up 7-month-old Brooke, he was shocked at how easy she was to hold. He was so used to holding a floppy Cadence, he was literally taken aback by how sturdy and upright the infant was.


After cousin Jeanne treated the family to New York style bagels for breakfast, they headed to NYC for what turned out to be a disastrous trip to the Museum of Natural History. Among other things that made the trip regrettable, Cady threw up all over the museum floor and Corey attempted to clean the mess with a single napkin. Realizing the museum was a bad idea, the Smiths headed home at the worst possible time - rush hour - and only after hitting construction traffic on Connecticut, did they finally make it back to their West Warwick home at 9 p.m.
Throughout the entire getaway, though she was difficult at times, Cady was a real trooper and was easily entertained by the portable DVD player (see picture) when nothing else could do the job. However, at one point during the trip, Kelly commented to Corey how much harder the mini-vacation would have been had they not had the hope of what this procedure could do for Cady to look forward to. The idea of lifelong vacations where Cady wouldn't get to enjoy herself the way the other children had is something they are hoping won't come to fruition.

It's our hope that next year, Cady will be right alongside her brother and sister as they run and play during a summer getaway.

In other news, Channel 10's Barbara Morse Silva came to the house this morning to see Cady and her family. The station's resident Health Check Reporter, we know Barbara will do a wonderful job getting the word out there about Cady's Cause. Wasting no time, Barbara said the report should air tonight at 5:30, so make sure to tune in. You can watch it online here.

Next, we want to let everyone know about our next fundraising event: a Classic Car Show and Silent Auction at the Texas Roadhouse in Cranston by Rte. 10 on July 11. If you have a classic car or bike, cruise on in anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. (Entry fees per vehicle is $10.) We will also be hosting a Silent Auction with some great stuff including a handcrafted wooden rocking horse by Tome Seal of Bearded Seal Woodcrafts, a Backyard BBQ from Texas Roadhouse, a painting by local artist Vanessa Guimelli, autographed Red Sox memorabilia and much more! We are hoping to have things set up for the kids and it's looking like we will have a Cranston firetruck on display, a bounce house set up and free face painting. Les, a barber from GQ Barber Shop, will be cutting hair with all proceeds going to Cady and we will be selling raffle tickets for some great prizes including a Wii as a possible grand prize (we just need to secure this before we can be certain). Check back in the next week or so for more details as we firm up our plans.

Finally, don't forget about the breakfast next Sunday, June 28 at Dave's Bar & Grille from 8 to 10:30 a.m. We still have plenty of tickets for sale, so if you live in the area, get in touch with us for a few. There will be a couple of door prizes given away and raffle tickets will be sold for some great prizes. It's going to be a great time so plan to drag your butts out of bed for a great cause and come meet Cady in person!

Thanks as always for stopping by, and please remember to tell all your family and friends about us!

With Peace and Love,

Friends of Cady

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