Welcome to my CHOC Walk Fundraising Page!
Kara Schlemmer
Kara Schlemmer
I'm so excited to be participating in the 2025 CHOC Walk in the Park presented by Disneyland® Resort on Sunday, August 3, to raise funds for CHOC! This is Team Sweet and Sassy Sam's 10th year doing the walk and we are uber excited!
You all know why we walk:). Without the support of CHOC and all of their programs, my sweet and sassy girl would not be here today! She was thrown into a chronically critical world at birth due to an extremely rare genetic metabolic channelopathy. So rare in fact, that she is the first documented human with the disease. While research has been vast and steady since her diagnosis, little is really known about how to manage and treat the disorder. More patients have been found around the world but collaboration has not caught up with our reality as of yet. Thankfully her medical team at CHOC has been by her side since her first hospitalization back in 2003 at the tender age of 7 months old!
Since that time, the doctors, nurses and support staff at CHOC have NEVER given up on her. This commitment to give our girl the best quality of life possible despite all of the challenges and unknowns, has given us the HOPE to keep going. Thru every ICU stay, long inpatient stays, multitudes of surgeries and procedures, we have all learned together what helps her LIVE despite the organ failures and debilitating symptoms.
Tomorrow is never promised but we are BLESSED with today! Thank you SO much for helping me give back to the people and programs that have given me so much precious time with my sweet and sassy girl!
Every dollar raised from this magical event will support health care programs, education, and research at CHOC and CHOC at Mission Hospitals. More than two million children a year depend on CHOC. And our community's generosity is what provides access to the best possible care and services.
You can help me exceed my fundraising goal for the benefit of the children's health and well-being by:
-Donating now by clicking the "Donate" button above or
-Joining me at this year's event at the Disneyland® Resort by registering here
Many thanks in advance for helping us write a new future for so many children and their families.
With so much Gratitude,
Kara
You all know why we walk:). Without the support of CHOC and all of their programs, my sweet and sassy girl would not be here today! She was thrown into a chronically critical world at birth due to an extremely rare genetic metabolic channelopathy. So rare in fact, that she is the first documented human with the disease. While research has been vast and steady since her diagnosis, little is really known about how to manage and treat the disorder. More patients have been found around the world but collaboration has not caught up with our reality as of yet. Thankfully her medical team at CHOC has been by her side since her first hospitalization back in 2003 at the tender age of 7 months old!
Since that time, the doctors, nurses and support staff at CHOC have NEVER given up on her. This commitment to give our girl the best quality of life possible despite all of the challenges and unknowns, has given us the HOPE to keep going. Thru every ICU stay, long inpatient stays, multitudes of surgeries and procedures, we have all learned together what helps her LIVE despite the organ failures and debilitating symptoms.
Tomorrow is never promised but we are BLESSED with today! Thank you SO much for helping me give back to the people and programs that have given me so much precious time with my sweet and sassy girl!
Every dollar raised from this magical event will support health care programs, education, and research at CHOC and CHOC at Mission Hospitals. More than two million children a year depend on CHOC. And our community's generosity is what provides access to the best possible care and services.
You can help me exceed my fundraising goal for the benefit of the children's health and well-being by:
-Donating now by clicking the "Donate" button above or
-Joining me at this year's event at the Disneyland® Resort by registering here
Many thanks in advance for helping us write a new future for so many children and their families.
With so much Gratitude,
Kara
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