2012 In Review

Oregon CHERUBS reps & members 
have been very busy throughout 2012!

February 11, 2012

 Reps Shelly Moore & Christina Stembler and Hospital Angel Alicia Gilbert joined Christina's survivor Hunter & family at the Randall Children's Hospital's grand opening. 

Randall replaces Legacy Emanuel's old NICU in the treatment of our most fragile warriors!

April 19, 2012

Rep Shelly Moore, Hospital Angel Alicia Gilbert & member Andrea Martin organized the first Oregon Parade of Cherubs in conjunction with 6 other cities across the United States (Seattle, Denver, Peoria, St. Louis, Chicago, Washington D.C.) & the UK to celebrate the first annual International Day of CDH Awareness at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon. 

We had 5 survivor families and 1 angel family represented.

After a march around the hospital campus with our cherubs dressed in wings, 

balloons and bubbles were lifted up in memory of those cherubs lost and 

in honor of the survivors and CDH'ers to come.

Refreshments were served and the families had a chance to connect with each other 

and hear about the effort to get a research bill into Congress for additional research and awareness.

For some it was the first time some of them had met another CDH family.

We are looking forward to an even bigger event for 2013!

 

 

August 11, 2012

 Families of babies born with CDH met with Senator Merkley's Aide 

to explain the need to get the CDH Research Bill passed. 

There were 2 survivor families & 2 angel families in attendance. It was a very positive visit!

November 16, 2012

Families of babies born with CDH met with Senator Wyden's Aide to explain the need to get the CDH Research Bill passed. There were 2 angel families in attendance. 

Senator Wyden's aide sounded very moved, asked lots of great questions and gave us some good feedback for going forward!