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Another prayer request

I spent quite a while on the phone tonight with my HPS friend Karen (regulars will remember her appearance on the blog before.) Karen has a prayer request that I wanted to share with the HPS community. Her friend, also named Karen (we’ll call her Karen II for clarity as I don’t want to use her last name online without permission) is in the ICU right now with a staph (sp?) infection from a recent surgery. Her condition is very grave and it’s unclear as to whether she’ll pull through.

Last year Karen II raised more than $1,000 for the HPS Network as part of HPS Karen’s fundraiser in Greensboro. Every year Karen organizes a group of Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome walkers as part of The Human Race – an event organized by the volunteer center in Greensboro.

This has special meaning because Karen II has a number of health problems of her own. She was a miracle baby, born very early, and has had life-long medical issues as a result. She’s been through many surgeries and illnesses – but she cared enough about us to raise money for our cause.

If there’s any HPS’er out there who would like to send Karen II a Get Well card to let her know the HPS community is thinking of her, e-mail me at: hkdawn@yahoo.com and I’ll give you her hospital address.

I’m always so grateful to those who help to keep the HPS Network going, but I’m also deeply touched by those who don’t have family affected and still reach out to help us in our journey to the cure.
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