RAOK for Leah's Birthday Celebration!

I can't tell you how much we appreciate those that participated in RAOK for Leah's birthday celebration! I know it's hard to tell us what you've done to be kind to someone else, but it really meant a lot to us. Here are some things that were done:

1) Leaving big tips for your server

2) Paying for the person in line behind you

3) Donations to Leah's Legacy Foundation, GBSI, Reese's Rainbow, an adoption fund and The Bell Center  in memory of Leah

4) Goodies dropped off at Children's and DCH NICU for the staff and parents (Hard one!)

5) Someone left a Happy Birthday card and balloon at Leah's grave

6) Extra work done for GBS Awareness

7) Soup made for a sick family

8) Hot chocolate given out as people arrived at work on a cold morning

9) Sent us encouraging cards, texts, messages

Here are some specific stories I received:

1) While in McDonald's on New Year's Day The lady in front of me, in a wheelchair, frantically searching for money to pay for her meal..as she started to leave I thought of y'all and stopped her and asked her "Would you give me the honor of buying you breakfast?" She smiled and said thank you and teared up a little.. She had a dog in her lap. He was a seizure alert dog. I cannot imagine being in a wheelchair much less having a seizure disorder. I just couldn't let her go out in the cold all the way back to her house for money. I didn't have a flyer, but I figured it didn't matter. 

2) Took a friend home from preschool so his mom could stay home with her littles.

3) I donated an Angel Pillowcase to Children's in memory of Leah.

4) Helping an elderly woman get to the bathroom, giving hugs (which is my favorite :-)), paying for coffee, and bringing someone a gift.

• 5) Yesterday I paid for the food off the person behind me and I gave the cashier a flier to give to the person! And today a coworker was texting me telling me that her dad was admitted to the hospital on another unit and he was wanting some blue bags that the Ed has that other units don't stock so I called a friend and got him some and took them down to his room and gave my friend the flier

• 6) In honor of sweet Leah's birthday I helped a busy Mama by having her 2 children over this afternoon. I later paid for several very cold children to have a hot chocolate treat. We have sent several messages of encouragement to others and pray that your family had a special day remembering your precious girl! 

7) And, our sweet Taylor took her friends' plates to the trash after lunch, colored a picture for her teacher and helped her friends clean up their messes. Precious girl!

Here are pictures from our celebration of Leah's birthday:

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We sure do miss our girl! Thank you to those that participated in RAOK. If you forgot to tell me what you did, please do. You can comment below or message me and I'll add it. I want to know them all!