Tuesday, December 28, 2010

CDH HOPE Baby Shower in honor of Aaron Younce

 Aaron and NC Representative Shirley Randleman, who took time out of her busy schedule to attend and learn about CDH!


On October 16, 2010 a fundraising baby shower was held for our CDH HOPE Totebag Project in honor of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia survivor, Aaron Younce!!!   Thank you so much to Julie Younce and Diane Caudill for putting this together and raising tons of items for the babies!!!































Sunday, April 11, 2010

CDH HOPE Totebag Project On Facebook

You can now join our Facebook Fanpage at:

How You Can Help

CHERUBS H.O.P.E Totebag Project
(Helping Other Parents Expecting)


How You Can Help:  Donate much needed items on our Wish List or hold a Cherubs Shower to collected items for this project.    Monetary donations are also greatly appreciated to cover the cost of postage to send totebags to families.   Currently, items and postage for each totebag is approximately $50.00 - thank goodness most of which is donated!

CHERUBS is 501(c)III Non-Profit Organization.   All donations are tax-deductible.




CDH Totebag


Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Baby Book

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Baby Book






CHERUBS Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Baby Book is a
must have book for all new and expectant CDH parents!    It is included in all CDH HOPE Totebags but is also available through our store or for free download.



Purchase the book through our Cafepress Site:

http://www.cafepress.com/cherubs.374494584

CDH Baby Cherub Book
by CHERUBS
$19.99
Availability: In Stock.
Product Number: 030-374494584
Genre: Children's Health
Paperback: 202 pages
  Description: Baby Book for children born with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Synopsis:

An atypical baby book with typical baby book contents such as handprints, photos, family tree and vaccination record - but also specialized sections for dealing with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.

Product Details:

· Paperback: 202 pages
· Binding: Wire-O
· Publisher: CHERUBS (December 2009)
· Product Number: 030-374494584


OR download for free to print yourself at:

http://www.cdhsupport.org/CDHBabyBook.pdf


To give you an idea of what's included:

Table of Contents


Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
  • What Is CDH?
  • What are Fetal Interventions for CDH?
  • Recent CDH Research News
  • International CDH Study Group
  • Medical Terms You Need To Know
  • Questions & Facts About CDH
  • ECMO
  • Normal Values & Blood Gas Interpretation
  • History of CDH
  • CDH Treatments
  • CDH Research Site

Getting Ready For Your Cherub
  • Welcome To Holland
  • Preparing For the Birth
  • For Parents Who Are Expecting Children With CDH
  • Our Pregnancy
  • Journal Entries
  • Baby Showers
  • Advice To Be Prepared
  • Questions To Ask The Doctor About Our Cherub
  • Music To Listen To
  • Sources of Financial Help
  • Advice For Family and Friends
  • Earning True Gift of Motherhood
  • Sources of Information and Support
  • CHERUBS State & International Representatives
  • I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me!
  • Designating A Cherub Liaison
  • Our Cherub’s Blog

Our Cherub
  • Our Family Tree
  • Baby’s Birth Day
  • Our Medical Team
  • Cherub’s Medical History
  • Important Medical Milestones
  • Journal Entries
  • Handprints & Footprints
  • Mommy’s First Hold
  • Daddy’s First Hold
  • Hospital Visitors
  • Cherub’s Firsts Photos
  • Baby’s Milestones
  • Journal Entries
  • Baby’s Favorites
  • Going Home!
  • Our Home Support Team
  • Medical Appointments Calendar
  • Delayed Immunization Schedule
  • Our Cherub’s Vaccination Record
  • Journal Entries
  • Feeding Diary
  • Siblings
  • Journal Entries

CHERUBS
  • About CHERUBS
  • Services Offered by CHERUBS
  • Questions About CHERUBS
  • History of CHERUBS
  • CHERUBS 5 Funds For CDH Families
  • CHERUBS Wish List
  • How You Can Help CHERUBS
  • Personalized Donation Sheet
  • CHERUBS Resources for Families
  • God’s Loan
  • CHERUBS Mission
  • Adopt A Hospital Program
  • No One Knows
  • Stories of Cherubs
  • CDH Calendar
  • Submitting Photos & Stories
  • Updating Your Membership Form
  • Using CHERUBS On-Line Calendar
  • How To Volunteer
  • 5 Easy Steps To Volunteer
  • ACDHO

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness
  • History of the CDH Awareness Ribbon
  • CHERUBS Cafepress Store
  • Simple Ways To Raise Awareness
  • CDH Awareness Kits
  • CDH Statistics
  • CDH Awareness Bracelets
  • CDH Awareness Ribbon Magnets & Buttons
  • Order Form
  • Mementos, Scrapbook Items, Records

If You Have To Say Good-Bye
  • Advice To Parents Who Have To Say Good-Bye
  • Funeral Home Information
  • Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
  • Little Angels
  • Chronic Sorrow Grief Process
  • Brooks To Read
  • Are You There?
  • Why Not My Cherub?
  • Journal Entries


Our Wish List of Items Needed:

CHERUBS H.O.P.E Totebag Project
(Helping Other Parents Expecting)

Our Wish List of Items Needed:   Below is a list of items that we currently include in our totebags.  Each totebag is different, dependent upon the items we have currently available.
  • Disposable Cameras
  • Baby Blankets (any material but wool)
  • CDH Baby Books
  • Button up newborn or preemie shirts
  • Small or preemie pacifiers
  • Travel packs of tissues
  • Chapsticks
  • Plaster Handprint and Footprint Kits
  • Baby Booties
  • Baby Hats
  • Small bottles of hand santizer
  • Small bottles of lotion
  • Small picture frames (for the baby's hospital bed)
  • Baby's first haircut holders
  • Small teddy bears
  • Gas Cards
  • Restaurant gift certificates (national chains please)
  • Coloring Pages - DONATED by the family of Caleb Cox.  Thank you!!!



CHERUBS CDH Hope Tote Bag Donations

Over 100 CDH Families Assisted!

CHERUBS H.O.P.E Totebag Project
(Helping Other Parents Expecting)

Families Assisted:   CHERUBS has sent HOPE Totebags to over 100 CDH families since September, 2009 thanks to the donations of CDH families and friends from around the world.   CHERUBS sends totebags only to CDH families because they are specificially designed for those affected by Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.

Our first totebag was hand delivered to the family of Andrew Hobbs (photo below).

CHERUBS expects to mail or deliver approximately 150 totebags each year to families affected by Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.



CDH Tote bag

Delivery of the first CDH HOPE Totebag to the Hobbs family at Duke University Medical Center

Project Participants

CHERUBS H.O.P.E Totebag Project
(Helping Other Parents Expecting)

Project Participants:   All CDH families and friends can participate in this project to honor your cherub and to help other CDH famililes.  Each donated item is labeled with the donor's name and the name of the cherub honored.   No member is required to fill entire bags or hold events.  Simply donate what you can, when you can!  



Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Tote bag