Kaley Switzer Shine - Make a little girls dreams come true!

Kaley Switzer - Shine http://www.helpkaleyhear.webs.... Need your Help!Life Churchc/o Jeff Switzer115 Oak HavenRound Rock, TX 78681www.HelpKaleyHear.webs.co 512-326-3762Hi,I am writing on behalf of my daughter Kaley Switzer. My beautiful daughter Kaley was born in Austin, Texas on December 22, 1997. She came home on Christmas Eve, our precious miracle baby wrapped in a Christmas stocking. We were told that we wouldn't be able to have anymore children so Kaley truly was a miracle. With all the joy of bringing home a new baby we had to also endure some sorrow. Kaley was born with an ear deformity. We feared that she would be deaf, and although she is not entirely deaf she has no hearing in the deformed ear. After visiting several specialists we found our selves with the decision to proceed with ear reconstruction with a great specialist, Dr. Fred Aguilar. When Kaley was five years old she had a MRI done that showed that creating a ear canal would not be an option. Although Kaley has an ear drum on that side, the surgery would have required extensive work near her facial nerve which could have caused facial paralysis. At six Kaley had the first surgery to begin ear reconstruction, this surgery was a traumatic one because it required harvesting of cartilage from the ribs. Cartilage is taken from ribs six, seven, and eight and sculpted to form the ear. After more surgery Kaley's ear is still not what you would consider normal looking and she has no hearing in that ear, meaning she has never heard in stereo. Kaley is a candidate for the BAHA system more commonly known as a cochlear implant, but insurance does not cover this and we need your help to make it happen! We are planning a silent auction on October 4th, 2008. Please send your donations to the address above. Any item to auction or monetary contribution you could make would truly help this special little girl. We want to give Kaley every opportunity to pursue her dreams with confidence. We thank you for your time and consideration, we want our little girl to hear the music, and with your help she will.Sincerely,Jeff, Kim, and Kaley Switzer

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