Children's Hospital Boston

Rebecca Runs Boston, TAKE THREE! I couldn't be more proud to continue to represent the hospital that has saved the lives of children near and dear to my heart. Over the last two years we have raised over $24k! I hope you'll join me in adding another $10k to that total for Boston 2020! Your support is so appreciated as I take on this monumental task - I would love for you to follow my journey. This year I run on behalf of FIVE AMAZING KIDDOS; Gabe, Elodie, Natalie, Daniel, and Breslyn. These kids have overcome incredible obstacles, and I'm so proud to represent them. Stay tuned to hear more about them! Follow my journey to 26.2 on Facebook or Instagram! I've joined the Miles for Miracles team because I believe so strongly in all the amazing things Boston Children's Hospital does for kids: The hospital's patient care programs are unusually sensitive to what sick and injured children and their families really need. Researchers regularly make amazing discoveries that change children's lives. Boston Children's welcomes kids whose families can't afford health care--more than any other hospital in Massachusetts. Community programs makes a point of reaching out to help low-income and at-risk kids. And the hospital doesn't just stop there. Boston Children's really understands the importance of training the next generation of top pediatricians and nurses, so they can continue to provide the best, most innovative care possible to kids. Support me, and support the hospital! Please make a gift today. https://secure.childrenshospital.org/site/TR;jsessionid=00000000.app212a?px=1817767&fr_id=1951&pg=personal&NONCE_TOKEN=9E487A021955F10F3708CC601CB2F25B

You know that paradox about the unstoppable force and the immovable object? Well, my 8-year-old cousin Amelia is that unstoppable force. Just over a year ago, she met an immovable object in the form of an arteriovenous malformation, resulting in a brain-bleed and a stroke. Most people don't necessarily take well to these kinds of events, and most seven-year-olds don't encounter these events. But most people, I guess, are not an unstoppable force. Her whole family was living day-by-day right beside her, where today was always a gift but tomorrow never a promise. No matter how unstoppable Amelia was (and is!), she could not move this object on her own. And that's where Boston Children's comes in. They kept her stable; they kept her family stable; and they, along with Amelia and her family fighting around her, kept her alive, kept us all living. Amelia still keeps us living. How does anybody repay this? I'm running all 26.22 miles of the Boston Marathon because my time, energy, and money are the least I can give in order to say Thank You. If you have a moment, please trust that Boston Children's Hospital will turn your spare change into a family's hope and a child's future. They certainly did that for Amelia.

I’m reaching out today because the COVID-19 pandemic is creating dire needs at Boston Children’s. I have overseen our patient care operations department for nearly 4 years, but I have never seen so many families coming to the hospital because they have nowhere else to turn. Many only have the clothes on their backs. Many are without shelter and facing food insecurity. Most are facing those challenges in addition to severe behavioral and mental health issues. And placement options and resources for these patients are severely strained. That’s why your emergency support is critical—so that we can help all children who need us.

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