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This Iraqi girl needs help... :(
Chief Wiggles ^
| September 22, 2004
| Chief Wiggles
Posted on 09/25/2004 1:01:03 PM PDT by oolatec
http://www.chiefwiggles.com/blog/
Update on Tabby
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
An update on Tabby:
Many of you have expressed your concern about the status of Tabby, the Iraqi 9 month old little girl whose life we are trying to save. As you know she has a hemangioma that is threatening her young life, which is preventing her from eating anything but liquids at this point. Her condition continues to decline as the growth continues to spread.
I have been in touch with the doctors and others in Baghdad on a daily basis, who have been keeping me a breast of her current condition. They tell me she has a strong spirit, with a firm will to live that can be seen in her eyes. She is doing ok, but needs to begin the operation as soon as possible.
The doctor in South Carolina is standing by, ready to perform his magic as soon as she can get here. His foundation is prepared to take care of her and her father during the ordeal that lies ahead. The doctor is an expert in dealing with these types of things, with many successful surgeries under his belt. He has worked miracles with many other children who have been in even worse condition.
(Excerpt) Read more at chiefwiggles.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: iraqichildren; tabby
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posted on
09/25/2004 1:01:03 PM PDT
by
oolatec
To: oolatec
Oops... sorry about the link...
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posted on
09/25/2004 1:02:22 PM PDT
by
oolatec
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
A chance for me to ping you...
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posted on
09/25/2004 1:02:51 PM PDT
by
Dog
To: Dog
Donation Bump. Even a few dollars will help.
God bless Chief Wiggles!
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posted on
09/25/2004 1:08:10 PM PDT
by
Molly Pitcher
(...standing beside her gun and her President!)
To: oolatec; Dog; Cannoneer No. 4; TEXOKIE; xzins; Alamo-Girl; blackie; SandRat; Calpernia; SAMWolf; ...
An update on Tabby:
I have been in touch with the doctors and others in Baghdad on a daily basis, who have been keeping me a breast of her current condition. They tell me she has a strong spirit, with a firm will to live that can be seen in her eyes. She is doing ok, but needs to begin the operation as soon as possible. - Chief Wiggles
Bumping for Chief Wiggles, and another of his efforts to heal the children of Iraq.
Prayers for Tabby and her team.
Thanks for the post, oolatec.
Ping anytime, Dog.
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posted on
09/25/2004 1:27:05 PM PDT
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
("The proper response to difficulty is not to retreat -- it is to prevail."- Pres. Bush, CinC, 9/21)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
You bet!
I am writing a check right after I hit the Post button... I hope others reading this will too!
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posted on
09/25/2004 1:32:46 PM PDT
by
oolatec
To: oolatec
Could the good doctor fly over there?
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posted on
09/25/2004 1:33:53 PM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
To: nmh
They don't have all the equipment available...
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posted on
09/25/2004 2:04:50 PM PDT
by
oolatec
To: oolatec
Isn't this the same little girl? She arrived in the US in May 2004, and has already been treated here.
May 21, 2004
Iraqi baby in U.S. for emergency treatment
Beyda Amir Abdul Jabar sits with her 8-month-old daughter, Fatemah Hassan. Doctors at Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, conducted tests on the girl to determine a diagnosis and treatment plan for a large neck growth that restricts her breathing.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - An 8-month-old Iraqi girl with a possibly fatal growth in her neck arrived in the United States for free treatment, weeks after her parents brought her to a U.S. military base in her homeland.
Doctors were examining Fatemah Hassan on Thursday to confirm a diagnosis and decide on treatment, said Pam Barber, spokeswoman for Children’s Hospital in Columbus.
Army doctors believed the baby has a cavernous hemangioma, an abnormally dense group of blood vessels that in her case has become so large that it could restrict her breathing.
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I think I also read a later article that she was being treated and responding to treatment.
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posted on
09/25/2004 2:08:57 PM PDT
by
FairOpinion
(FIGHT TERRORISM! VOTE BUSH/CHENEY 2004.)
To: oolatec
I looked at the photos at Chief Wiggles -- this one seems to be another little girl.
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posted on
09/25/2004 2:16:58 PM PDT
by
FairOpinion
(FIGHT TERRORISM! VOTE BUSH/CHENEY 2004.)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Chief Wiggles and Iraqi children ~ Bump!
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posted on
09/25/2004 2:28:28 PM PDT
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Come on people... here is your chance to make a difference for somebody!
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posted on
09/25/2004 9:22:02 PM PDT
by
oolatec
To: oolatec
Wow.
I want to thank all of you for what you have done to help. Without people like you, this little girl would not have a chance.
So far, we've had over $7,000 and 250,000 Delta SkyMiles donated!
We are working hard to get visas issued and quickly get them to the US. Once here, we plan to post updates with video and pictures of Tabby and her progress.
I can tell you, her family is overwhelmed at the response so far. It has done wonders for relations between the US troops and local Iraqi citizens.
Again, thank you.
Plunge
To: Operation Give
Wow... excellent news!! Please keep us updated as best you can? :) :) :)
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posted on
09/26/2004 8:20:30 PM PDT
by
oolatec
To: oolatec
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posted on
09/27/2004 10:44:53 PM PDT
by
oolatec
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