7/30/03
HELLO EVERYONE ON POETRYPOEM.COM,
I HAVE A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT,WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE READ ?
KEVIN MERCADO WAS A TYPICAL 11 YEAR OLD BOY,PLAYING BASKETBALL,SKATING THROUGH HIS DELTONA NEIGHBORHOOD AND ENJOYING THE FREEDOM OF BEING OUT OF SCHOOL.
TODAY HE IS IN THE HOSPITAL WAITING FOR A HEART TRANSPLANT.;-( THE FAMILY HOPES KEVIN'S STORY WILL HELP BRING AWARENESS TO THE NEED FOR MORE ORGAN DONORS. BEING AN ORGAN DONOR REALLY HELPS LIVES !
KEVIN HAS UNDERGONE TWO OPERATIONS,SURGEONS PUT IN AN ARTIFICIAL PUMP TO DO THE WORK, HIS OWN HEART CANNOT DO ! AND SUNDAY,DOCTORS REMOVED A BLOOD CLOT FROM AROUND HIS HEART.HE HAS THE HIGHEST NEED FOR A TRANSPLANT.CARDIOMYOPATHY AFFECTS ABOUT 50,000 AMERICANS.THE CONDITIONS IS ONE OF THE LEADING REASONS FOR HEART TRANSPLANTATIONS.
THE FAMILY- VERONICA,(KEVIN'S SISTER)HER MOTHER,EVELYN VELEZ,AND GRANDMOTHER SARA MERCADO-ARE AT KEVIN'S SIDE CONSTANTLY.KEVIN'S FATHER,ORLANDO,TRAVELS FROM DELTONA TO GAINESVILLE EVERY DAY TO SEE HIS SON.
KEVEN'S PARENTS SAID HE WELCOMES LETTERS,IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE SEND HIM A LETTER (OR SAY A PRAYER)THAT CERTAINLY WOULD MAKE HIS DAY ;-)
WRITE TO: SHANDS HOSPITAL,CICU,SECOND FLOOR,1600 S.W. ARCHER ROAD,GAINESVILLE,FL 32610-0397
THE FAMILY IS ALSO ASKING FOR PRAYERS ;-)
"THE MORE PEOPLE WHO PRAYS FOR KEVIN,THE QUICKER HE WILL RECOVER !
LET US PRAY !!!
GOD BLESS KEVIN AND HIS FAMILY,BLESSED MOTHER PROTECT HIM FROM INFECTIONS AND SICKNESS,SO HE WILL BE STRONG FOR HIS NEW HEART.GIVE HIM THE STRENGTH,THE LIFE THAT EVERY HEALTHY BOY HAS.WE PRAY FOR HIS RECOVERY, AND SEND AN ANGEL TO BE BY HIS SIDE,TO PROTECT HIM DAY AND NIGHT . AND FOR ALL WHO SENDS LETTERS AND PRAYERS,MAY THEY ALL BE BLESSED!
AMEN
