For
those of you who have asked "How can I help?" First of all, we would appreciate your prayers for Joey and our family. Please
pray for Joey's healing and for God's wisdom for his doctors and specialists so that we may one day have an answer. Secondly,
a fund has been set up for Joey to help offset his ongoing & increasing medical bills, medications and eqiupment
needs.
Donations to Joey's Medical Fund can be made
at any Wachovia Branch or via PayPal. The name of Joey's account is JOSEPH PAULIN MEDICAL FUND.
Thank you so very much for your donations
- they mean more to us then you will ever know, as do your thoughts and prayers.
Finally....summertime! Gia wasted no time in all making
plans for her summer. Thanks to my longtime friend from childhood, Jennifer, and her husband....Gia was flown out to
California for an entire month! She left on June 9 and will return on July 4. This is the longest we've been
apart and I miss her so much. Gia is having a wonderful time and its nice to hear how relaxed she sounds when she
calls me each day. If anyone deserves a vacation its that child - she has been through so much.
FF Dyson, Chief Matherson, Councilman Hicks,
FF Austin and Joey
Joey has been a busy little guy as well. Just three days after being discharged from the hospital
earlier this month, Joey became the youngest person to graduate from the Alabama Fire College. Joey was part of the
2010 graduating class in a beautiful ceremony on June 4. He received an official badge, Certificate and a t-shirt designed
by the other graduating recruits. After a beautiful speech by one of the instructors at the college, Joey received a
standing ovation. Many of the guys from the Alabaster Fire & Rescue Service were there to see Joey receive this
amazing honor. Joey is now Alabama's Littlest Firefighter! Click on the photo above to read the article in our
local paper.
On September 12, 2005, I created a CaringBridge web page for Joey. I update
this site once a day and it is a great way for everyone to keep up with Joey's latest accomplishments, setbacks, hospital
stays, or just our everyday adventures. There is a guestbook so you can leave a message for my little guy too!
Thank you so much for stopping by and we hope you return again soon.
Roseanna, Gia & Joey
~THE JOEY PAULIN 2010 FIRE STATION TOUR~
Fanning The Flames of Awareness
Click on the dalmations to learn more about this exciting project and how you can be involved. Together
we can bring awareness to Joey's illness, Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy while at the same time taking Joey on a 'tour' of
fire departments around the nation...and even the world!
Help Build Pride In Alabaster!
I am fortunate enough to be involved with this wonderful organization.
In an effort to give our student athletes the most opportunity for success, a campaign to build a new sports stadium with
a synthetic turf playing surface and a new track has been started. Please click on the logo below to learn more about
the Alabaster Sports & Entertainment Foundation and how you can get involved. Thank you!
We are seeking corporate and local business participation along
with support from the community, parents and friends of the school. Your assistance with this project will benefit our children,
school and community for years to come. There is no better way to support children, students and community events than to
get involved with this effort. www.asef.biz
You can help raise funds for the Joey Paulin
Medical Fund, just by shopping online at over 689 online stores. You don't even
have to buy anything! When you shop at selected stores online, up
to 8% of your purchase price will go directly into Joey's Medical Fund. Just click on the "iGive" logo above and it will take
you directly to Joey's iGive account. As of March 2010, 52 people have signed up. Over $754 has been
raised for Joey's medical fund since January 2008!Thank you so much for your support!
