Welcome
Written by admin on June 2, 2008 – 4:44 pm -Welcome to Steve and Gigi’s Blog. This is the place where we will share important information about parenting a child with a disability. Our goal is to help people in many ways including financial assistance and education. We also want to help people overcome the challenges they face. Perseverance is critical in the life of a family dealing with disability. Encouragement from us and others will help you along the way.
We created an acronym for HOPE: Help, Overcome, Persevere, Encourage
Help–Overcome–Persevere–Encourage
HOPE is what has carried us through the 18 years of raising a son with a disability. HOPE is what got Gigi’s mother through raising ten children as a widow with a disability. Gigi’s mom, Helen McMahon Devine, was injured in a high school accident on the stage of the auditorium. An asbestos fire curtain crushed her spine and left her unable to walk for nearly a year. Once she recovered from the many surgeries, she limped due to the difference in the length of her legs.
Helen was told she could not bear children because her spine was fused with her shin bone for support. Yet by God’s grace, she delivered ten children – eight of them by cesarean section delivery. After Gigi’s dad died, Helen raised all of the children on a teacher’s salary. Even in the pain of her own disability, Helen was an encourager.
That legacy has been passed down to Gigi and now to Gabriel. We created this organization as a means to encourage families in the disability community and allow them to tell their stories. We will also help these families with their financial needs as we write grants and raise donations to increase the quality of life for those in need.
Stay tuned as we continue to launch our various programs. If you know of someone in need of encouragement, we love to send out encouragement cards. You can order a card for a $5.00 donationand we will send it to the person you request. The donations will help build our funds so we can help those families in financial need.
Your donations are tax deductible as a charitible gift. We are a 501(c)3 organization.
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