A New Angel in Heaven

It is with great sadness that I write this today. Tragedy touches us all, but it is never so poignant as when the hardest hit are the innocent. Yesterday morning 2 year old Layla Grace passed away from her long battle with Neuroblastoma. By her side was her mother Shanna and father Ryan.

Many of you may have heard through twitter and the blogosphere what this remarkable family was going through. Shanna and Ryan have allowed us into their lives while they were fighting for their daughter’s life, and now we send our most heartfelt prayers and wishes to this family in the following months as they pick up the pieces of their lives, and try to explain to their remaining daughters why their little sister isn’t coming home. Please read about this courageous family, and visit their website LaylaGrace.org.

Losing a child is something that one could never imagine, and so with this in mind we ask for your support. We have pledged to donate money to this family to help cover the cost of Layla’s medical bills, but we can’t do it without you.

We know the economy is tough and that not everyone can give, but with your help we can. We ask that you invite your friends to fan our Facebook page. For every fan we receive we will donate $1.00 to the Marsh Family. If you want to donate $100.00 but can’t, get 100 people to fan us and we will donate $100.00. We will be giving up to $2,000.00, all it takes is 20 seconds of your time to invite as many of your friends and family as you can to fan us between now on March 19, 2010. If you would like to give additional funds or prefer to give directly, you can go to LaylaGrace.org and click the "donate" button on the right side of the page.

The worst part of this terrible disease is that it attacks mainly children under 2 years old. And the symptoms can mimic those of a cold or flu, you may not know until it’s too late. This disease only has a 30% survival rate, and not much is known about why this cancer occurs, or why it only hits such young children, more research is needed, and unfortunately for the young children and the families this effects, it is not a quick disease.

Our hopes and prayers are with the Marshs in their time of need, and our love goes out to a very special angel in heaven, Layla Grace. Please spread the word through text and twitter.