#30forRiley

I'M FINALLY TURNING THE BIG 3-0!!

Over the 30 years of my life I have met some really wonderful people, many of whom I still stay in touch with today - like YOU!

Two of these particularly wonderful people are my friends Chris and Krista Roberts. 

I've known Chris since elementary school, played soccer with him for nearly a decade growing up, and we remain best friends to this day. Back in college Chris met this amazing girl named Krista and, long story short, they got married and soon after had their first baby boy, Riley James! 



Riley came out with beautiful bright eyes and an even brighter smile. He was the first child of our close group of friends, so he received (and still recieves) so much love from everyone in the family.



As Riley got older Chris and Krista started to notice he wasn't hitting the normal checkpoints for a healthy baby for his age and after several months of testing found out little Riley has an undiagnosable case of muscular deficiency.  


This condition affects Riley's entire body, preventing him from doing everyday tasks like holding his head up, sitting, or moving on his own. 

Riley frequently has tremers, and illnesses that keep him in and out of the hospital. As the researchers and doctors continue to try and diagnose what is going on with Riley, the family seems to run into new issue after new issue. And as you can imagine the medical bills continue to climb each step of the way.

Within just the 2 years of being in and out of the hospital, the medical bills have already surpassed $1,000,000. Not to mention, Riley is now undergoing regularly physical therapy to help with his muscle growth. Thankfully, insurance has covered most of those bills but not everything. Until his condition can be diagnosed the bills will continue to climb. 


I can't even imagine what it feels like to see your child suffering day after day and be powerless to take their pain away.  

Even though this little guy has had such a rough beginning to his new life, he still finds ways to break out that big smile. 


It brings so much joy to my heart to see those moments! And for that reason, I thought why not reach out to all the wonderful people in my life that I've brought smiles to and ask them to join me for my birthday in bringing an extra smile to Riley, Krista, and Chris!

So, if you're reading this, and can think of any moment when I, CHRISTIAN, have brought a smile to your face in the last 30 years then please join me in paying that joy forward by blessing this wonderful family with a $30 donation in honor of my 30th Birthday.

The Goal: To raise $1000 for the Roberts family.

I am donating $100 and just need 30 people to donate $30 over the next 10 days leading up to my 30th Birthday (May 5th) to reach the goal.

$30 FROM 30 people

LET'S DO THIS!

If you can contribute $30 dollars, please do, and if you can't at the moment, then any amount will be BEYOND helpful for this loving family. I'm sure Riley will appreciate it regardless!


I plan to be in Seattle during my Birthday weekend and will personally take the money to Chris & Krista when I'm in town.

Thank you for helping me make my 30th Birthday the most meaningful yet.

God bless,

Christian


For more details about Riley's journey feel free to read the blog his mother, Krista, updates regularly with more info and pictures of Riley. (http://rileyjamesroberts.blogspot.com)

(Photo: Riley and his Grandma)