Daniel is now in Heaven

Our little Daniel is gone.

I woke up all of a sudden today with an unusual urge to check who sent me SMS on a very early saturday morning. And as soon as i read the message, i forgot i was still sleepy. My eyes-- my weakest of all my body senses welled up so fast. I haven't cried so hard since my Father In Law died.

I have never met Daniel personally. His mother clarissa would usually visit me at work to share the updates on his condition. He has been going in and out of the hospital lately, but clarissa said daniel is fighting...

Clarissa's sms message today saying daniel is gone still doesn't sink in.

I am still holding on to february 2010 when daniel would finally be in taiwan for that 3M Pesos treatment.. and then finally making it through.. and then we will meet for the first time.. and i will see a little boy smiling back at me..

There will be a raffle for a cause on december28 for daniel. Luckily i sold my tickets to my officemates while husband has been telling me he is so shy to sell tickets but for the first time he will do it for daniel..

Our $3 for daniel project has a total contribution of $885.71... I am still hopeful for some $3 to come.. for daniel.. for christmas.. for the operation on february..

But his liver gave up just this morning.

And now he is one of the angels in heaven..

Update on Baby Daniel

Good news! Baby Daniel’s donation reached Php1.9Million already. To that amount includes the donation of $885.71 (peso and dollar combined) as of December 3, 2009 through our $3 for Daniel Project.

As soon as the total Php3Million is reached he will be flying to Taiwan for his operation hopefully on February 2010. Daniel’s mom is already in contact with Karen Davila of Channel 2 and hopefully by end of January they will be bound to Taipei.

Your donations are still very much welcome! Please send them through my paypal address at leonytimbas(@)gmail(dot)com or to Daniel’s Bank Account here.

Thank you very much! May God continue to bless your generous hearts!

Gold digger!

Giggle. I had to laugh with that title for a post but seriously what would you do if you get hold of bullion of gold or gold coins?

With a lot of projects in my mind as the Christmas season is fast approaching, I definitely know where my gold bullion would go! I am currently cooking my Christmas project but this is not something to blog about, as what my blogging friend say it might lose its merit. I am planning of sending some emails to some blogging friends who always support me with my projects, but am quiet shy. I have been bugging them already with my projects so I hope my blogging money or gold coin can make up for it. So to send them email or not is another dilemma I am going through. Laugh.

Anyways, Daniel’s operation is coming in a swift; I still wonder if his mom gets some help from all the foundations they are talking to. I worried so much for the baby that sometimes I lose sleep. I know prayer power can do miracles. I just hope and pray for some rain of gold. If there is such I would certainly get hold of my umbrella to catch all them. I know for sure, that is such a relief for Daniel and his family!

Sometimes I wish I can get hold of that gold bars I only see on TV. I could make a lot of ‘noble’ projects just by having them.. But I know I have to be content with my blogging gold coins as it has been such a blessing already. But still if you know any gold mining please do share, I am most willing to try my luck!

The problem with Paypal

All charities and nonprofits in Asia Pacific are not allowed to use Paypal for fundraising. As Paypal ruined online donation drives for Ondoy victims. Click the rest of the story here.

So donations through paypal to our $3 Daniel Project might be ruined, i thanked God, Lolo Apol advised me to withdraw Daniel's money as quick as i can yesterday! :) So our total donation of $679.60 will be deposited to Daniel's bank account within this week.. Thank you so much to all the donors!

For those who would like to send their donations, Daniel and his family still needs them badly. Daniel's schedule of operation is on November 24. I just hope donations will come before that scheduled date. Daniel's family is asking for all kinds of support right now..

Just so the donations will be send right away to Daniel, please visit Daniel's blog. The details of his bank accounts are there. It will be safe to send them through bank, smart money or Xoom or LBC other than paypal.

Daniel has a Blog!

Baby Daniel has a new blog to update us on his situation. Please click here and let's welcome the new blogger, Daniel's MOM Clarissa.

All updates on our $3 for Daniel project will be at my sidebar. Just the same, i am thanking the following generous donors for all your support. Some of the donors like to be anonymous, some are hiding on aliases and some are very generous enough to donate their hard earned money every payday. God bless you all!

Seiko Fukami
M
Jennifer Patawaran
Rose Cottrill
Amy Nobillos
Demcy Diaz
Rosalie Dacio
Nora Aquino
Ana Karenina Pahimalan
Levy Martinez
Sheila Worthington
Darling Rose Designs
Lovely Mortiga
Genebei Faith Sajolan
DRMARTYR
Purely Trend
Maribeth Mendez-Fey
David Funk Jr
Ade Andriyani
Joy-anne Rodulfo
Maylyn Mandani
Cecilia Kenyon
Clarissa Sasaki
Raquel Watanabe
Beng Monje
Louis delos Angeles
Michael Mamaril
Myra Jill Laguitao
Myra Jill Laguitao
Christine Amador
Rosie John
Janeth Vicy Fields
Made to Measure Designs
Apol Apuntar
Angeline Abello
Myra Lacasandile
Louella Agda-Maxey
Stephen Bishop
Liezl Bantang
Alexander Flores
Wildenthor Manipol
Gladys Rubenstein
Rachelle Ruivivar
Fe Jentsch
Jonelo Pagobo
Rosanna Major
Christine Jade Geronimo
Myra Lacasandile
Ma. Francis Cruz
Analyn Albesa
Maria Teresa Figuerres
Rosie John
Dolores Post
Kat Archival
Kaye

Do not invest in emotions

That was what my blogging friend Pehpot told me the moment i confide to her on how much i felt hurt about a close friend's recent snubbing incident. I invest in too much emotions. I am close to the bone, an emotional person.

That's why you cry easily, she told me. And she is right, I am a cry baby. I pull too much air in my stomach just by writing this, i can feel the lump in my throat and my eyes are getting heavier. My tears are falling already, but that's just me. Am crying for no reason at all. Might be i was hurt, but believe me when i say, i am still happy..

Clarissa, Daniel's mom and my highschool friend from The Sisters of Mary School, called me twice about "some doubt" on Daniel's case. She said she is on her way to that foundation, sooner than soon Daniel will be with the other babies with the same case like his at www.liftbabies.org. She told me i have to hear it from her first, Daniel's case is of course not a scam and her supposed letter was made by a friend who is helping her on Daniel's campaign. That friend is the mother of Rainier, a boy who recovered from billiary atresia in 2005.

I have read a blogger's reservation about Daniel's case, she got three letters of different moms, babies and dates using the same back bone of the letter asking for help. I feel bad for the doubt. There are more or less $400 donations at my paypal account from the day i posted the $3 for Daniel campaign, even before i posted clarissa's letter and even before i posted daniel's pictures. The donors felt no hesitation, they donated without asking, symphatize with daniel's family and embrace the campaign by posting the project on their blog. No doubt, just pure love!

Sometimes you just have to trust, it won't hurt.

PS:
Today there's a total of $618.60 donations from those donors who trust enough. May God continue to bless you all!

$3 for Daniel Update

A total donation of $618.30 as of September 29, 2009 for our $3 for Daniel Project is God moving in mysterious ways. I am also taking this opportunity to thank all the bloggers who made a post for daniel, bless your heart of compassion! Thank you for joining our blogger power for daniel..

And may God continue to bless the following generous donors of Daniel..

Seiko Fukami
M
Jeniffer Patawaran
Rose Cottrill
Amy Nobillos
Demcy Dias
Rosalie Dacio
Nora Aquino
Ana Karenina Pahimalan
Levy Martinez
Shiela Worthington
Darling Rose Designs
Lovely Mortiga
Genebei Faith Sajolan
DRMARTYR
Purely Trend
Maribeth Mendez-Fey
David Funk Jr
Ade Andriyani
Joy-Anne Rodulfo
Maylyn Mandani
Cecilia Kenyon
Clarissa Sasaki
Raquel Watanabe
Beng Monje
Louis delos Angeles
Michael Mamaril
Myra Jill Laguitao
Christine Amador
Rosie John
Janeth Vicy Fields
Made to Measure Designs
Apol Apuntar
Angeline Abello
Myra Lacasandile
Louella Agda-Maxey
Meryl Bishop
Liezl Bantang
Alexander Flores
Wildenthor Manipol
Gladys Rubenstein
Rachelle Ruivivar
Fe Jentsch
Jonelo Pagobo
Rosanna Major
Christine Jade Geronimo
Digitalroom
Myra Lacasandile
Ma. Francis Cruz

Thank you very much to all of you..

Who is Daniel?

George Daniel Arevalo Samson, is a 5 months old son of my high school friend Clarissa who has biliary atresia with cirrhosis and is in immediate need of liver transplant. Since liver transplant is not yet done locally Daniel is scheduled to have the operation at Chan Gung Hospital in Taiwan on November 24 which will cost P3 Million pesos ($60,000).

If little Daniel will not be able to have a liver transplant soon, he will die.

All donations to Daniel can be send through his mom's bank account: Bank of the Philippine Islands under the account name Ma. Clarisa A. Samson, S.A. No. 3536 0445 53. Her letter, contact details and email address are at the post below.

Or you can simply send your donation at my paypal address: leonytimbas(at)gmail(dot)com. Let us help Daniel on his fight, your 3$ can make a BIG difference on Daniel's life.

May God continue to bless you more!

Letter of Daniel's Mom

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

My name is Ma. Clarisa Arevalo Samson. I am a mother of two, named Gwyneth Ann and George Daniel. For the meantime, we are living in my parent’s house located at Blk 8 Lot 43,Barangay San Rafael 1, San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan,Philippines.

I wrote to you this letter to ask for financial help for our baby George Daniel. My son Daniel was born with a life threatening disease called “Biliary Atresia”. It is a congenital condition characterize by the absence or closure of the bile ducts that drain bile from the liver. Biliary Atresia is a progressive inflammatory process that begins very soon after birth. In Daniel’s case, he was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia when he was already 2 months old. During that time, there was already a significant amount of damage to his liver. White blood cells invaded the ducts, which became damaged or closed completely. Bile was trapped inside the liver and rapidly caused liver cirrhosis.

An operation called “Kasai Method” was done on Daniel by Surgeons Dra. Minas, Dr. Baluga and Dr. Miguel at the UST Hospital last June 10, 2009. It is an operation that removes the damaged biliary ducts outside the liver. Then, the small intestine is directly attached to the liver at the spot where bile is found or expected to drain. This procedure is not a cure but rather a temporary solution to be able to give Daniel some more time to find the necessary funding for his operation and the matching liver type. Unfortunately, although the operation was done, his liver continued to fail. Our doctors told us that there is no other course but to have a liver transplant.

Unfortunately, liver transplant is not yet available locally but it can be done in Taiwan for P3 million pesos. This amount is simply beyond the means of our family. If my son will not be able to have a liver transplant soon, he will die. All we want is to see our son live that’s why we are appealing to your charity and compassion.

Donations can be deposited to:
Bank of the Philippine Islands branch under the account name Ma. Clarisa A. Samson, S.A. No. 3536 0445 53. Every peso counts. I beg you, please help us.

Thank you for your time in reading my letter and we are hoping for your kind help.

God Bless
Ma. Clarisa Samson


Tel. Nos.: (+632) 393-0043,
cellphone: +63929-4984092,
email: mcba_clover0114@yahoo.com


Matthew 5 : 7-8 ‘Blessed are the merciful,for they will be shown mercy, Blessed are the Pure of heart, for they shall see God’

Dollar Donations for Daniel

I didn't knew it until i checked on every donor's details this morning that every donation from paypal using the donate button has deductions. So for the total $279 donations, the net donations at my paypal amounts to $262.79 only. But $262.79 is a great sum already considering it is only DAY 2 of $3 for Daniel Project. And to all the donors, i will be visiting your site and will send you email as soon as my schedule permits me. Thank you very much to all of you!

I hope paypal understands that we need every little cents so i am posting my paypal address leonytimbas(at)gmail(dot)com and request every donors to please click the Send Money, then click Personal Payment and choose OTHERS... Sample is this screen shot below..
I learned that there is no charges for personal payment so your whole donation intended for Daniel will be intact. Every cents count. And every cent is greatly appreciated.

Again thank you very much for all your support!

Blog Power for Daniel

If God isn't working miraculously every single day, what can you call the $279 total donation in my paypal account in less than 48 hours from the time i posted my $3 for Daniel Project. God is really Good! Thank you for all the generous donors, i will have to make a separate post for all of you! God bless you all!

Telling Clarissa, Daniel's mom, at ym that everything will be alright and God is already making great ways to help us handle this difficulty isn't easy. I can always feel the lump in my throat, i am not suppose to cry but i always did. It's hard to tell the person to be strong when i am so weak.

I always tell her to pray, prayer can move mountains and it always does. And if prayer power isn't enough and God said to exert an effort, now am asking help through BLOGGER POWER.

One post to help me spread about this $3 for Daniel's Project for every blogger will be a great help. I told Clarissa, maybe some doctor billionaire might bump into one post about Daniel and would shoulder the operation costs, it isn't impossible! Nothing is impossible with God! Ayt?

Now i am thanking the following bloggers for their post of support! Blogger Power! Go! Go! Go!

Pehpot
Mylene
Jenny
Rose
Amy
Yobib
Bambie
Levy
Nuts
Shydub
Cecile
Apol
Jonelo
Grace
Seiko
Kaye

Thank you very much!

3$ for Daniel

My dress the choir project was a great success, the credit I owe to the wonderful people who donated and made the choir very happy. Now I am closing my dress the choir project and make way for a MUCH worthy cause.

George Daniel Arevalo Samson, 5 months old son of my high school friend Clarissa has biliary atresia with cirrhosis and is in immediate need of liver transplant. The operation has never been done in the Philippines and the doctor’s advice is to go to Taiwan for the cheapest operation of which will cost roughly 3 Million Pesos ($60,000).

Now, no matter how much I feel ashamed for asking help again, there is a must in my heart that says I have to do it for the sake of the child and their family. I am now on my knees, with tears in my eyes knocking on each of your hearts for $3 to help save Daniel’s life...

I know God moves in mysterious ways and I have faith that the Lord will grant us our fervent wish if we ask in group. I am asking for prayer power and blog power, if you have a blog please spread about this $3 for Daniel Project.

Or you might want to send your donation right away at my paypal address: leonytimbas(at)gmail(dot)com, surely your $3 will bring little Daniel to TAIWAN the soonest possible time!

Thank you very much! God bless your heart!