Day at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

On July 27, the Kids and I got to enjoy the Monterey Bay Aquarium for the first time. It’s has been quite a task keeping these two busy all summer long, so at the last minute I decided to drive them and my foster sister Sion to the Aquarium. The biggest hit for the kids was the Jelly Fish. We spent to more time is those exhibits. School Starts up again on the 28th of August so hopefully we can got again.

Girl's Day Out

Naomi wanted to go swimming with her friends Ariana, Macaya, and Sion at the local swimming club on June 28th. She was really missing big brother Jeremiah, who was away from home for the first time at Camp Okizu. The girl's day out was a great distraction for both of us. The girls had a wonderful time splashing in the pool and drying off in the sun while eating their petit sandwiches.

Karate Tournament

On the weekend of July 21st, we drove Jeremiah and Naomi to Sacramento for the Central California Regional Karate Competition, where they both received trophies for Form and Weapons demos. Jeremiah showed “Mighty Power” in his Form and Naomi Received honors for “Highest Kicks”. On August 7th, the both passed the testing for higher belts. Jeremiah is now a Lion belt and Naomi has her Yellow belt. They both want to receive their Black Belts one day.

Seeking Documentary Producers

I am the mother of two very special and wonderful children. On April 28, 2006, life changed for my youngest child when she was diagnosed with Leukemia. Her name is Naomi and she is a bright, outgoing and cheerful little girl, who I know in my heart will survive this disease and live a long life. While I have had struggles with depression and learning to cope with the changes of childhood cancer, I can’t stop wondering “what is our purpose?”

I am compelled to give back and make a difference for other families that must endure the same trauma that we are enduring. Therefore, our family is going to dedicate the entire summer of 2008 to drive 10,000 miles around the county for the purpose of raising $1 million for Leukemia Research. We want to do all we can to help find the cause of this cancer, which will hopefully eradicate it from the list of childhood diseases.
We are looking for a producer who would be interested in documenting our journey. We want someone who will follow us to fund raisers, doctors appointments, daily activities and especially on our 10,000 mile journey.
This would be YOUR project, and you would own it. We are simply the subject. Please call us if you think this is a project that could be interesting to you.

Please contact Victoria if you're interested.

Thank you,

Nina
Naomi's mother