Wildfire Help for our PWS Families
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Update 11/26/18:
Hello honored Donors, here is the update! Fortunately (an odd choice of words, I know) only one family, living in Paradise was affected by these latest fires. Dale and Cherie Sakschewski and their son Lance (w/PWS) lost their home, everything in it, and the family dog. We will be transferring all funds raised on this site to them as they work to start over in every sense of the word. They are hopefully going to be able to move out of the hotel and into a house in Chico in the next few weeks; they will be needing all our help to furnish the house and re-supply everything from dishes to toilet paper. Lance's day program is also gone, so there will be a search for a new program to help him re-establish his routines. They are very thankful for all your generosity and support during these truly difficult times. And we thought our day-to-day living with PWS could be challenging! We are sending the Sakschewski family love, caring, and practical assistance from our wider PWS family.
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California wildfires are affecting families who are also caring for a family member with Prader-Willi Syndrome; it is hard to imagine the difficulty and trauma of losing your home to wildfire, let alone the anxiety a person with PWS must feel on losing their familiar belongings, collections, routines, and pets.
Please help to contribute; cash gifts (or gift cards) are best for people who have only their cars for storing belongings, and who are couch surfing at friends' houses while trying to find a more permanent place to try and put the pieces of their lives together again.
If you can donate cash, please do so; if you want to send a gift card, you can contact me for further info.
As we share information, tips & techniques, and personal experiences to support each other in caregiving for someone with PWS, let's also generously share what we can spare for those who have lost so much, and are coping with what will surely be a very difficult holiday season.
Thank you in advance for donating; I believe our PWS family is both large and loving.
Sincerely,
Michelle Donaldson
(At this point we know of two families who have been affected by the fires; there may be more. I will be working with PWCF to identify families affected by the fires so we can share between them the funds we raise together.)
Hello honored Donors, here is the update! Fortunately (an odd choice of words, I know) only one family, living in Paradise was affected by these latest fires. Dale and Cherie Sakschewski and their son Lance (w/PWS) lost their home, everything in it, and the family dog. We will be transferring all funds raised on this site to them as they work to start over in every sense of the word. They are hopefully going to be able to move out of the hotel and into a house in Chico in the next few weeks; they will be needing all our help to furnish the house and re-supply everything from dishes to toilet paper. Lance's day program is also gone, so there will be a search for a new program to help him re-establish his routines. They are very thankful for all your generosity and support during these truly difficult times. And we thought our day-to-day living with PWS could be challenging! We are sending the Sakschewski family love, caring, and practical assistance from our wider PWS family.
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California wildfires are affecting families who are also caring for a family member with Prader-Willi Syndrome; it is hard to imagine the difficulty and trauma of losing your home to wildfire, let alone the anxiety a person with PWS must feel on losing their familiar belongings, collections, routines, and pets.
Please help to contribute; cash gifts (or gift cards) are best for people who have only their cars for storing belongings, and who are couch surfing at friends' houses while trying to find a more permanent place to try and put the pieces of their lives together again.
If you can donate cash, please do so; if you want to send a gift card, you can contact me for further info.
As we share information, tips & techniques, and personal experiences to support each other in caregiving for someone with PWS, let's also generously share what we can spare for those who have lost so much, and are coping with what will surely be a very difficult holiday season.
Thank you in advance for donating; I believe our PWS family is both large and loving.
Sincerely,
Michelle Donaldson
(At this point we know of two families who have been affected by the fires; there may be more. I will be working with PWCF to identify families affected by the fires so we can share between them the funds we raise together.)
Organizer and beneficiary
Michelle Donaldson
Organizer
Sebastopol, CA
Cherie Sakschewski
Beneficiary