Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.

Who am I, why am I doing this, and why should you donate?

 

Hello, my name is Max Ribot, and I am currently a medical student at the AU/UGA Medical Partnership in Athens, GA, and while that's not the only thing I am, it does play a part in why I have chosen to do this fundraiser.

 

As I continue my medical education, I can't help but think about how as child, I was diagnosed and treated for a Wilms tumor, ultimately undergoing a nephrectomy and chemotherapy before going into remission. I can't help but think about how that has impacted me and at the time of diagnosis, my loved ones (parents). I am indebted to the dedicated clinicians, nurses, staff, and researchers who worked diligently over the years to minimize the impact of cancer on childhood cancer survivors' quality of life.

 

I wish to express my appreciation for these selfless individuals and pay forward this good karma to other families affected by cancer by raising money for Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta, where I was treated for my cancer.

 

To do this, I am going to ask that people pledge a certain amount per mile BEFORE I do my first half Ironman  (70.3 miles) on September 26, 2021 in Augusta, GA.

 

Your funds will contribute to CHOA's ability to provide a wide range of necessary care, from pediatric cancer treatments to organ transplants, fracture care and appendectomies.

 

Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause and for reading my abbreviated story.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

 

For more information about Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.: The mission of the Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation is to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow through the philanthropic support.

https://www.choa.org/give/about-us

Baby Benedict was born in Nigeria with Hirschsprung disease that underwent ileostomy at Eagleton Hospital 11months ago, the little boy has done well since then except for increasing protrusion of the ileostomy stoma making the pediatricians in Nigeria concerned that the baby is not tolerating the stoma and that it might be time for ileostomy takedown and definitive procedure be performed.. The cost of the procedure is about $75,000.00 which is scheduled for March 31, 2018, at Eagleton Children Hospital in Atlanta, but the money must be raised since the parents cannot afford the cost the surgery. Please help with the cost and give Benedict a gift of life, he will not survive without the surgery. Please help the little child! Please!

This is a leap of faith believing and claiming that God in His Infinite mercy will look upon baby Benedict 5 years old and perform a miracle in his life and he may become a witness to God’s unconditional love for all humanity.

"Our Fraternity will last forever, because the soil in which it is rooted, is the misery of this world, and - if it should please God - there will always be those who will labor to diminish the suffering and to make the misery more endurable." - Blessed Gerard (founder of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta), 1099 A.D.
Please help Keep Baby Benedict alive, be the angel. Thank you!

UPDATED GOAL: $10,000
UPDATED CHALLENGE AS OF: 12/8 at 11:00am 

$1,000 donation means you or your business will sponsor an hour of PK In The Morning on Power 96.1!

FIRST (5) $500 donations win a pair of Jingle Ball 2017 tickets and meet-and-greet passes! 

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This year, we are proud to partner with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Ronald McDonald House Charities Atlanta.

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