Donations...REPOST

**We have gotten many emails about donations, so I wanted to post this again to make sure anyone who visits our page that would like to donate, sees it.  Thanks!**

Are you interested in donating a gown and/or accessories to a terminally ill or chronically ill child?  We would appreciate your donations, as would the families of these precious kiddos.

Caring for a chronically or terminally ill child is not only emotionally draining, it is financially draining.  Each trip to the hospital adds up very quickly.  Every parent would love to provide their child with these stylish gowns, yet many families will not be able to afford these extras.

That is where YOU come in.  You can click the "DONATE" button on the right side of our page.  All donations will go directly to the production of the gowns and all profits will be donated to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

The donation amount for one gown is $38.00 and for one coordinating bow is $10.00.  Of course, we encourage donations in any amount.  Every little bit helps!  These gowns will be donated on behalf of the financial donors.  The gowns will be rolled and tied with a coordinating piece of ribbon, with a gift tag attached.  Each gift tag will say:  Donated with love by:  YOUR NAME HERE!

Thank you in advance for your donation!  Know that each donation will be greatly appreciated.

Here is what one family said when they received a gown donated by the "F" family:

"Florence received her package today! The gown is adorable! She insisted on wearing it to bed tonight too after showing everyone how cute it is! Thank you for bringing a smile to her face tonight- means so much to me."

If you have a specific child that you would like your donation to go toward, we would be happy to accommodate that request.  Please make your donation here on our blog, and then email us emmysgotstyle@hotmail.com with the child's information and your donation amount.

Thank you so much!

Emmy's Got Style...

Emmy showed off her style at Scottish Rite yesterday.  Check out these cute pics that show how stylish and functional our gowns really are.

Our gowns feature 2 buttons on each shoulder, this make it much easier to remove the gown around cords, wires, tubes, etc.

A close-up of the snaps!  On this size gown, there are a total of 6 snaps.  2 on each shoulder and 2 on the back. 

Very tired at this point.

You can see how easy it was for the nurse to unsnap the shoulder and apply the EKG lead on Emmy's chest!  Love the coordinating fabric!  These gowns are reversible.  Each gown is really 2 in 1!

Donations....

Are you interested in donating a gown and/or accessories to a terminally ill or chronically ill child?  We would appreciate your donations, as would the families of these precious kiddos.

Caring for a chronically or terminally ill child is not only emotionally draining, it is financially draining.  Each trip to the hospital adds up very quickly.  Every parent would love to provide their child with these stylish gowns, yet many families will not be able to afford these extras.

That is where YOU come in.  You can click the "DONATE" button on the right side of our page.  All donations will go directly to the production of the gowns and all profits will be donated to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

The donation amount for one gown is $38.00 and for one coordinating bow is $10.00.  Of course, we encourage donations in any amount.  Every little bit helps!  These gowns will be donated on behalf of the financial donors.  The gowns will be rolled and tied with a coordinating piece of ribbon, with a gift tag attached.  Each gift tag will say:  Donated with love by:  YOUR NAME HERE!

Thank you in advance for your donation!  Know that each donation will be greatly appreciated.

Here is what one family said when they received a gown donated by the "F" family:

"Florence received her package today! The gown is adorable! She insisted on wearing it to bed tonight too after showing everyone how cute it is! Thank you for bringing a smile to her face tonight- means so much to me."

If you have a specific child that you would like your donation to go toward, we would be happy to accommodate that request.  Please make your donation here on our blog, and then email us emmysgotstyle@hotmail.com with the child's information and your donation amount.

Thank you so much!

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Give, Oh give!

Emmy's got style is having their first ever GIVE-A-WAY!

Here is the way to play...

!. Visit our facebook page at www.facebook.com/emmysgotstyle
2. "LIKE" our facebook page
3. SHARE with your friends!

When we hit 500 "likes" on our facebook page we will select one lucky winner from the list to receive a darling hospital gown. If the winner does not have a child in need of the gown, we will donate the gown in their name to a chronically ill child in need.

So start sharing and liking and sharing some more!

Featured!

Miss Emmy and her story were featured on Faithful Mommy!

Click HERE to see the article.

Emmy's Story...

Emmy was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anemia shortly after her birth January 4, 2010.   We didn’t have the privilege of meeting our precious daughter until she was 3 weeks old.   She is absolutely beautiful, and this child is full of life and personality.

Only 2 short weeks after bringing our sweet baby home, Emmy was admitted to the hospital for her first of many high fevers.  With Sickle Cell, fever is a medical emergency; it can be the first symptom of a dangerous life-threatening bacterial infection. 

Emmy has been admitted to the hospital over 14 times in her short little life.  She has had over 20 trips to the emergency room and is no stranger to being poked and prodded. Sickle Cell Anemia causes chronic pain, many children suffering from this disease will experience times throughout their lives that they will be unable to walk due to the severity of the pain.  At only 9 months old, Emmy began experiencing pain in her tibia.  This pain made it difficult for Emmy to crawl, learn to walk, or even play in her exersaucer or jumperoo.  We were given a glimpse of what this disease can do to every person it effects.

As Emmy has gotten older, her fevers have become more frequent, allowing her team of doctors to believe that she may have a secondary disease.   I am pretty sure that Emmy has had almost every medical test available, she has been poked, examined by specialist after specialist, she has had x-rays, an echo of the heart, MRI’s, CT scans, etc.  She has been through it all, or at least to her momma, it feels that way.

In February of 2011, Emmy woke up on a Thursday morning with a temperature of 105 degrees, and was suddenly unable to stay balanced; she couldn’t take one step without falling over.  We rushed Emmy to the ER, fearing that she may have had a stroke (very common in sickle cell patients).   Emmy had her first MRI, which came back with abnormalities.  Her MRI showed damage to the white matter.  We are still unsure of what the MRI means, but we are in the process of running many tests for other possible diseases such as mitochondrial and/or degenerative diseases.

In our many trips to the hospital, we have learned how uncomfortable it can be.  It’s definitely not home.  We began to brainstorm ways that we could allow Emmy to show off her personality, and to make each visit feel more like home.  We immediately thought about having our own hospital gowns made, gowns that would be stylish, yet functional.  Gowns that would match her big bows she is known for within the walls of Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital. 

As we began to seek out someone to make these gowns for Emmy, we realized that there is a real need for all children in and out of the hospital to have this same luxury.  We began to think on a larger scale, and so “Emmy’s Got Style” was born. 

Emmy’s Got Style is dedicated to improving the lives of chronically ill children. We know first-hand how hard it is to be in the hospital often and for extended periods of time. We designed these gowns to be stylish and functional, allowing children to show off their personalities even when they aren’t feeling their best.