Celia and Marty's Stocking Fundraiser

Why I Help Fundraise - Turning Fear into Hope for Moms & Babies Around the World

Every year, mothers and babies around the world face a rare, life threatening condition called alloimmunization. That is when a mother’s blood creates antibodies that attack her baby’s red blood cells. This causes Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (HDFN). With the right care, babies survive HDFN and thrive. Without it, the outcomes can be devastating.

That’s where my favorite organization, the Allo Hope Foundation (AHF), comes in. AHF provides education, specialist referrals, global access initiatives, and research so that mothers and babies receive the lifesaving care and support they need during their HDFN diagnosis. My first sensitized pregnancy happened before AlloHope was organized. I was lucky in that I had good doctors and my husband was paying attention to the tests done for Celia. If it wasn't for them, her outcome would have likely been less positive. Marty only needed monitoring, but because AlloHope was there I felt so much more prepared, knowledgeable, and able to advocate for my baby. That difference is why I do this fundraiser every year. I am so grateful that my babies are healthy and here, and AlloHope is working to make that everyone's story.

This Giving Tuesday and throughout the Holiday season, I am raising money for AHF to honor Celia and Marty's battle with HDFN and to help protect other babies from preventable harm. Please join me in sharing hope with those who need it most by contributing to Celia and Marty's Stocking Fundraiser.

Your donation today helps:

• Put a support booklet in the hands of a newly diagnosed mother so she can advocate for her baby

• Fund a blood-type test or Rh immunoglobulin dose for a mother in a low resource country.

• Connect a family with a maternal–fetal specialist experienced in HDFN.

• Advance research and education to prevent stillbirths and infant deaths caused by alloimmunization and HDFN.

Thank you for helping us honor babies lost and for standing with families facing HDFN around the world. Your generosity brings education, treatment, and hope to those who need it most.

From our family to yours, we wish you a beautiful and peaceful holiday season.

Learn more about The Allo Hope Foundation here: https://allohopefoundation.org