Abbie Bartick

On December 22nd Abbie was hospitalized for kidney failure. Her parents are young, hard working folk from small-town Wisconsin. This was a financial blow that nobody could have expected, and high medical deductibles are making this already terrifying situation something that has left the family grappling with how to make ends meet.  All of this came to a head right at Christmas, and although theirs was spent at the Masonic Children's Hospital, I've never seen a family come together like my brother and his wife did for their daughter. This is a story that nobody wants to have to experience, but we hope that you'll read the journal entries and give what you can to help get them through this horrible time.