7/23/11- Introduction

Hello and THANK YOU so much for taking the time to view this blog. My name is Trisha and I'm a proud mommy of a 7m.o. baby boy. Last evening 7/22, during a conversation with my mother over the phone, she informed me of Miley's story and her need for breastmilk to thrive. I'm a breastfeeding mother, so naturally, I wanted to understand it more to see if I could help and I found the article in the local town newspaper (which is close to the area where I grew up).

It was hard for me to get through the whole article without getting choked up and I knew right away that I needed to do something. I couldn't walk away from this article without trying to help as much as I possibly could. Being a mom, as we all know, the love for our children is so stong; we would do anything for them. I could not imagine being in this mother's shoes where the only thing that her baby needs to live and thrive, Mother Nature will not allow her to provide...that breaks my heart.

Here's the link to the newspaper article (you may have to cut and paste it into your browser):

http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/552027/Finding-milk-for-Miley.html?nav=738

My mind started working right away about how I could help this family. I can pump and freeze bags which would help out, but one person doing this is not enough I thought. So, I wanted to reach out to the local breastfeeding community and see how much help I could find because we ALL can make a HUGE difference in this family's life!

I am reaching out to the local LLL as well as some of the other local businesses to try and get the word out about this. I am going to plan bi-weekly donation drop off points (hopefully, on the East and West Shore) and my mother will be doing the courier work for this effort as she is here weekly to watch my son.

If you are a breastfeeding mother reading this blog, then you are one of a small percent of people who has what is necessary to make a difference for this little precious being and her family. Please consider donating any amount of frozen breastmilk- we can make a difference together on this.

**Please bookmark this blog and check it regularly for dates/times/locations of breastmilk donation spots. Please also feel free to leave me a comment with your email address and I can send regular emails with the donation information in it also.