tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91431560576048909202024-03-13T10:35:22.991+08:00We Love Lysander..now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09480867421569198707noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143156057604890920.post-33065921001345862172011-08-15T07:13:00.000+08:002011-08-15T07:13:16.083+08:00Updates as of August 15, 2011 - The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><br />
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Dear friends, family members and yes, even complete strangers, who have helped me and my parents out,<div><br />
</div><div>Today is the Feast of the Assumption of the dearest Mother of us all - Mama Mary!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thepracticingcatholic.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/assumption.jpg?w=270&h=385" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://thepracticingcatholic.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/assumption.jpg?w=270&h=385" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>As a thanksgiving to her, and her Son Jesus, and to all of you who have helped me out by showing your love and concern through prayers, donations and support, I would like to update you on how I have been since the operation, through these photos:</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is me at the Philippine Heart Center after my operation. ;-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">This is me, up and about. Look at how well my scar has healed!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">This is me with my <i>Nanay </i>(mother). She is really so selfless in loving me! (Just like Mama Mary loves us all).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Here I am with my <i>Tatay</i>. He even went to work outside the Philippines to help earn money for my operation. Even if we miss him a lot, we know that he loves us! Love you, <i>Tay</i>!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">The many faces of "me" ;-)</td></tr>
</tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Again, thank you all so much for your help. I will still be needing your prayers though, my <i>Nanay</i> and <i>Lola</i> are a bit worried about my speech development. I wish I could tell them that I love them very much. Anyway, for now, I also ask for your prayers for my friend, Chino of <a href="http://www.championsforchino.com/">www.championsforchino.com</a>, who is at the Philippine Heart Center again. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Please also say a prayer for the other babies like me who were born with heart defects, and were called Home by <i>Papa</i> God, like <a href="http://sofiaysabel.wordpress.com/">Sofia</a>, and <a href="http://www.chipinforchip.info/">Chip</a>. I know that they are with Jesus and Mama Mary now, and all the angels in heaven. Please pray for their families too, that they will find comfort, especially in Mama Mary's embrace today.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thank you everyone! God bless you all!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Love,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lysander</div></span></td></tr>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09480867421569198707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143156057604890920.post-30914850146723574852011-01-20T00:16:00.000+08:002011-01-20T00:16:27.484+08:00Please pray for my quick healing!Hello everyone!<br />
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Thank you so much for supporting me and my family by your donations, prayers and acts of kindness and love. We still don't have enough money to cover all my operation and post-operation costs, but my doctors decided that I need my open heart surgery ASAP. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><strong style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"> </strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">So far only P260,000 has been raised, and we still need P215,000 for the operation alone. (This amount will be borrowed from relatives for the meantime). </span></span>I will be operated on tomorrow (January 20, 2011) at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City.<br />
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My <i><a href="http://welovelysander.blogspot.com/p/letter-from-mommy-liway.html">nanay</a> </i>is with me, so I am not that scared. And I know also that Jesus and Mama Mary have been taking care of me ever since I was born with the <a href="http://welovelysander.blogspot.com/p/about-lysander.html">holes in my heart</a>. All the more reason for me to be brave right?<br />
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Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you, and also to ask for your prayers for a successful operation, and quick recovery. And also, please pray for my parents, and other family members, that God will give them the strength and good health to take care of me.<br />
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May God bless you always!<br />
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Love,<br />
Lysander<br />
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P.S. Thank you to all who supported my cause by attending the 2 <a href="http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=176310789065640">benefit </a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=184134748283244&id=1161642662&ref=nf">concerts </a>for me, and for the many other ways you have contributed to this campaign to show love for me. If you have friends or family members who can help out financially, please do share this blog with them. Thanks again. God loves you!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09480867421569198707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143156057604890920.post-92085730437542067012010-09-10T02:32:00.005+08:002010-09-17T11:00:11.895+08:00Love Letter From A One Year Old<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWcsIgBKMFXtQ13BRvYxOBQDyZR0PiFiwVxHa157jBoQGELs043HqkeDERj0AwKgb61bmMPV02OO8V0OB2Bmueqwgx20CRCIe_nbCWwUF00wZkgm8zvQ36rbhv50yESTv3BUzTtXJJjw/s1600/lysander+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWcsIgBKMFXtQ13BRvYxOBQDyZR0PiFiwVxHa157jBoQGELs043HqkeDERj0AwKgb61bmMPV02OO8V0OB2Bmueqwgx20CRCIe_nbCWwUF00wZkgm8zvQ36rbhv50yESTv3BUzTtXJJjw/s320/lysander+6.jpg" /></a>Hi! My name is Lysander Cabrera. I was born on July 4, 2009 with congenital heart disease <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">- Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">and Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA). In layman's terms, I have what you could call "holes in my heart."</span><br />
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The doctors told my Daddy and Mommy that I need an open heart surgery to repair my heart. The total cost of this surgery, plus doctor's fees, medications and other related bills amounts to ONE MILLION PESOS. (That's a lot of money!)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I'm writing to ask if YOU can HELP us raise this amount. My family is not rich. Daddy and Mommy are trying very hard to earn enough for my monthly medical needs and so we need all the help we can get.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I hope and pray that God will bless you so that you can be a blessing to other people, especially babies like me. If you feel that you are able to help us, p</span>lease deposit your donations to my Mommy's account:<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Liwayway</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> G. Cabrera</span></span><br />
<div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Account No. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">0920258190</span></div></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Banco</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> De Oro</span></div></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Malolos</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Congreso</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Branch (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Bulacan</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">) </span></div></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Once you've deposited the amount, please e-mail <a href="mailto:welovelysander@gmail.com">welovelysander@gmail.com</a> the details of your donation and amount given so we can acknowledge your contributions. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you so much and may God bless you abundantly for your kindness!</span></div></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"></div><br />
Love and prayers,<br />
Baby Lysander Cabrera<br />
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P.S. If you want to contact my Mommy or have any questions for her about me, you can also e-mail her at <a href="mailto:liwaywaycabrera@yahoo.com">liwaywaycabrera@yahoo.com</a>. Mommy's cousin Teacher Mama Tina is in charge of this blog. You can also contact her at <a href="mailto:kristina.s.rodriguez@gmail.com">kristina.s.rodriguez@gmail.com</a>. <i>Maraming salamat po!</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09480867421569198707noreply@blogger.com2