Donations can also be made at any Wells Fargo branch:
Project Souza Family
Account number 186-527-1579
Or you can mail a check to
Souza Family
PO Box 28272
Scottsdale, AZ 85255

This blog was created by friends as a way for the Souzas to share Taylor's progress with us. Kristen and Sean have not asked for financial help, but their medical bills coupled with Kristen's loss of income is truly overwhelming. They are so appreciative of ALL of the different types of support they have received and are more grateful than you can know. Thank you!
Taylor is a beautiful, vibrant three-year-old girl who was recently diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia, a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. On June 18th, Taylor began an 8-10 month hospital stay. This blog will detail her journey back to good health!


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Hello all - hope your Sunday is off to a great start.

Taylor is sleeping. She had a rough night last night. She was extremely restless and tossed and turned all night. Finally, around 3:00 she completely woke up. When I asked her what was wrong, she said she just feels "funny". The RN's cant find anything wrong. Her vital signs are all normal, she is not running a fever and she is not having a reaction to anything. So....there is no answer to why she feels "funny". She finally fell back asleep around 5:00 so I am hoping she sleeps awhile longer.

Many of you have heard me reference a family that Taylor and I have become friends with. The McRae family....I know many of you follow their blog. For those of you who don't know, Kate is a 5 year old girl that Taylor just adores. Kate is fighting brain cancer right now. She and her family are amazing and have provided so much support to Taylor and I during Taylor's battle. I spoke to her mom a week or so ago about joining in and helping them do a Christmas toy drive for the patients who will be spending Christmas at PCH. The McRae family has come up with this idea so thank you to them for doing all of this. I simply just wanted to post about what they are doing and see if anyone is interested in helping. If you are, please see the details below:

"Kate's Crazy Cool Christmas Drive
  • Please send an UNWRAPPED gift to Cornerstone Christian Fellowship 2211 E. Pecos Rd. #2 Chandler, AZ 85225
  • Please have your gift arrive by December 15th. (this will give enough time to sort and get the gift ready to distribute to patients)
  • Please mark the front of the box - Kate's Crazy Cool Christmas Drive
  • Gift ideas: Infant..light up toys, noise making toys, crib mirror, Dora toys, Sesame Street toys, Thomas the Train. Preschool....chunky cars and trucks, pirate ships and figures,Fisher Price spiraling speedway, Princess toys, board games.....Perfection, Jumpin Monkeys, Pretty pretty princess, Operation, Pizza Pile up, battleship, Memory. Older Teen : beads,models (cars, airplanes etc)mp3 players, portable dvd players,ipod. THESE ARE JUST IDEAS.....ANY DONATIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. Clothes in any size are always appreciated.

If you have any questions about the drive, please email me at souzatwins@gmail.com. Please do not feel obligated to participate. Many of you have already done so much for Taylor. I know that I still get continued requests for ideas to help out, so thought you might be interested in helping the MANY children who will be spending Christmas at PCH. All of the gifts donated will first be handed out to the children on the oncology floor and then we will move on from there. Taylor will most likely be spending Christmas at the hospital so since I will already be here, I will try to help the Macrae family distribute gifts.

I am going home tonight to spend the evening with Savannah and take her to her 4 year well check at the pediatrician tomorrow (4 immunizations....yuk!). I am also going to work tomorrow so I will post again once I get back to the hospital on Monday night.

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