This is Evin Andrew Smith. Evin was a cheerful and bright baby with the thickest head of hair I had ever seen. At 2 weeks old, he actually had to have a haircut, if that gives you an idea. He was beautiful and his favorite thing, aside from nomming on his stuffed cow, was cuddling.
Evin was, in short, a serious inspiration to everyone he was around. His mother was an inspiration, even more so. She continues to inspire me with her crusade to educate everyone she meets about children with Down Syndrome.
In December, of 2009, Evin began to have seizures. These seizures grew more and more intense and eventually, Evin was hospitalized. He was in the hospital for New Year’s and on up until the end of February. There were surgeries, there were guesses, and there was strength. Evin’s mother, Pam, offered the most amazing amount of strength that I have ever seen someone show.
Unfortunately, in late February, Evin’s health began to fail. Sadly, on February 27th, Evin’s mother, Pam, had to make the decision to take her beautiful and precious boy off of life support.
In the years after Evin’s death, she has crusaded for the things she believes in. She loves deeply, without reservation, and Evin was everything she’s ever loved most in the world. Since his death, she has raised money for research and awareness. She has been someone to aspire to, because she is amazing.
And this year? Her goal is to simply raise $300 for the Down Syndrome Buddy Walk here in Charlotte, NC. I would appreciate it - more than I could say - if you could find it in your heart to possibly donate or even to just spread the word. If you can’t, then obviously, I totally understand. I’m not at the point of being able to donate at this moment.
But please, any kind of help is loved and I know that it would make Pam’s year to see donations roll in. The click-through link on the photo above should take you to Pam’s fundraising page. If it doesn’t work, please let me know so I can remedy that.
Thanks for your time!
-Christina
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