Karen Myers, is the mother to Kaleigh Marie who was born on 30 July 2002. She was born at Wilford Hall Medical Center, in San Antonio TX, after learning at 20 weeks gestation she would be born with a left sided Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. She spent 10 days on ECMO and had her CDH repair on her 15th day of life. During her repair her spleen cracked and that had to be repaired as well. Unfortunatley she passed away when she was 17 days old, the pulmonary hypertension proved to be to much for her. I am also the mother to another angel, William Logan, who was stillborn on 27 May 2005, at 27 weeks gestation, due to non-immune hydrops fetalis. After much testing and genetics couseling it was deemed that there was no connection between the CDH and Hydrops we just got struck by 2 different lighting bolts. They are buried sde by side at the National Cemetary in Biloxi Mississippi where my husband and I will be layed to rest with them one day.
We always need more volunteers at CHERUBS! There are always new members, new projects, new services and we always want to be creative and productive. We have a wonderful, wonderful group of volunteers who only want to help other families affected by CDH. We invite you to join our volunteer family!
5 Easy Steps To Volunteer!
1. Read over the Volunteer Roles to see what each position does.
2. Read over the Volunteer Checklist to see if you're ready to work directly with other CDH parents or in another capacity.
3. E-mail us at volunteer@cherubs-cdh.org.org and give us the following information:
4. Read, print, sign and mail the following 3 documents back to our home office at CHERUBS, 3650 Rogers Rd #290, Wake Forest, NC 27587, USA.
- Your Name
- Your Address
- Your Phone Number
- Your E-mail Address
- Your Cherub's Name and Date(s)
- Which volunteer positions would you like to volunteer for?
5. We'll contact you shortly! Thank you for volunteering to help CHERUBS help families affected by CDH!
Easy Ways To Volunteer - the following volunteer positions need sign no paperwork or follow formalities. Simply do what you can and send in your work / donations:
- Knitters & Crocheters - knit or crochet baby blankets, booties or baby hats for our CDH HOPE Totebag Program
- Translators - translate our downloadable CDH materials so that we can better help families of all languages
- CDH Library Volunteers - help us create a valuable source of information simply by submitting links to CDH research articles
Great Ways To Honor / Remember Your Cherub - looking to do a litle more but don't want to commit to a volunteer position? This is the
- Hold A CDH Awareness Event / Fundraiser - there are dozens of types of events to chose from, with instructions
- Adopt A Hospital - provide valuable information to hospitals by adopting a hospital
- CDH Baby Shower Hosts - hold a "baby shower" to raise donations for our CDH HOPE Totebag Program
CHERUBS Volunteer Staff - no one at CHERUBS receives a salary. We are run by CDH parents, grandparents, survivors and researchers who simply want to help CDH families.
- Our Board Members - The parents and medical professionals that make up our Board of Directors
- Advisory Committee - Our group of parents that help advise us on new ideas and problems
- Our President- The person who answers the phone, does the mail, and various other duties
- Volunteer Coordinator - The people who help organize and rally our volunteers
- Newsletter Editor- Our newsletter proofreader, organizer and editor
Local Support Services - volunteers that help CDH families on International, State and Local Levels
- State & International Representatives - Contact your state or international Representative for information on local resources
- Hospital Angels - Be an on-call person for your local CDH hospital
CHERUBS Committee Volunteers - our projects wouldn't succeed without the help of our committee members
- Research Committee - Doctors and parents who help us with our CDH Survey Results
- Conference Committee - Members that help us plan and organize our annual conferences
- Welcoming Committees - Volunteers that help other parents learn to use our on-line services
- Translators - Need help translating our materials? These people can help
- Fundraising Committee - The people that come up with ideas to raise money to keep us going
- Card / PM Committee - Volunteers that send out birthday, memorial, and holiday messages
- Grant Committee - The volunteers that search for organizations to help fund us
- On-Call Committee - Need someone to talk to? Our On-Call Parents are ready to lend an ear
- Awareness Committee - The people that lead the world's largest CDH organization in raising awareness of CDH
- Book Committee - Volunteers working on several books to help CDH families
