I also want to share with you a few things, here is a newspaper article from last week :
CLINTON NEWS RECORD - WEDNESDAY MAY 11, 2011
With successful calcium treaments at the Shriners Hospital in Montreal every 3 months, one year old Reiko Quinlan has only had one broken bone during the past 3 months. The Clinton baby, who was born last March 24 with osteogenesis imperfecta or brittle bone syndrome, recently broke a rib while coughing. But, that break was an improvement over the 16 breaks a month he used to endure. "He is getting much better," said his mom, Jessica, at a fundraiser last week in Seaforth, with a barbeque at Coldwell Baker Realty, which raised 1,100$. The family still faces the challenge of finding a house that will be wheelchair accessible and can accommodate Reiko's small size since his nt expected to grow very tell. In response to that need, Melissa Melissa Daer-Rivers, of Coldwell Banker of Goderich, is creating a video nomination of the family for the Extreme Makeover Home Edition television show. "We just found out about it last week. We're not getting our hopes up but the fact that they're doing it for us is amazing," Says Jessica. Melissa Rivers who founded a charitable fund called All Points Festival City Realty Brokerage Charitable fund through Coldwell Banker Canada, which was recently given an award by the company, says the Quinlan family is the first family to benefit from the compan'st charitable efforts. Rivers says she first heard about the Quinlans when Seaforth real estate agent Marcia Leitch was showing the family homes that might be suitable for their needs but couldn't find an appropriate house. "There has to be something more we can do. I want to get them into a home that will be a safe haven for them," says Rivers, who came up with the idea of applying to the Extreme Makeover show. With help from the head office, Rivers says the charitable fund will be making a video to send into the TV show, but even if the Quinlans are declined, Coldwell Banker is committed to helping them. "We want to help them in whatever way we can to find them suitable accomodations for their little guy to grow up in. That's our goal," she says
With successful calcium treaments at the Shriners Hospital in Montreal every 3 months, one year old Reiko Quinlan has only had one broken bone during the past 3 months. The Clinton baby, who was born last March 24 with osteogenesis imperfecta or brittle bone syndrome, recently broke a rib while coughing. But, that break was an improvement over the 16 breaks a month he used to endure. "He is getting much better," said his mom, Jessica, at a fundraiser last week in Seaforth, with a barbeque at Coldwell Baker Realty, which raised 1,100$. The family still faces the challenge of finding a house that will be wheelchair accessible and can accommodate Reiko's small size since his nt expected to grow very tell. In response to that need, Melissa Melissa Daer-Rivers, of Coldwell Banker of Goderich, is creating a video nomination of the family for the Extreme Makeover Home Edition television show. "We just found out about it last week. We're not getting our hopes up but the fact that they're doing it for us is amazing," Says Jessica. Melissa Rivers who founded a charitable fund called All Points Festival City Realty Brokerage Charitable fund through Coldwell Banker Canada, which was recently given an award by the company, says the Quinlan family is the first family to benefit from the compan'st charitable efforts. Rivers says she first heard about the Quinlans when Seaforth real estate agent Marcia Leitch was showing the family homes that might be suitable for their needs but couldn't find an appropriate house. "There has to be something more we can do. I want to get them into a home that will be a safe haven for them," says Rivers, who came up with the idea of applying to the Extreme Makeover show. With help from the head office, Rivers says the charitable fund will be making a video to send into the TV show, but even if the Quinlans are declined, Coldwell Banker is committed to helping them. "We want to help them in whatever way we can to find them suitable accomodations for their little guy to grow up in. That's our goal," she says
And here is the Ronald McDonald McHappy Day Photo:
Hi Jess
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful little boy. I too have OI and I live in Perth County, Ontario. I am MUCH older then your little one but I do have the same level of OI as he does. If you wish to contact me at all I would love to help you with any questions you may have with growing up with OI.
Give Reiko a smile for me.
Sherry
avon.sherry@gmail.com