Love Karina Benefit Dinner: A Grand Success!

On Thursday, September 18th, we held Karina's benefit dinner. From the second we walked through the doors we were just blown away by how wonderful everything was. Things were happening at every turn and in the middle of it all was Karina's godmother, Lina Russo orchestrating the event like a seasoned veteran. The attention to detail and overall setup was a sight to behold.


More importantly, the people.... we were so very touched by everyone there. You could feel the love in the room. Family members, friends and even people we've never even met before came to show their support. Amazing.


Because of everyone's support, we are now able to provide Karina with the special services and medications she will need moving forward.

All we can say is THANK YOU. Thank you for giving our daughter a chance to receive the specialized care she needs.

The Colón Family

Karina's First Birthday!

Karina celebrated her first birthday on September 5th. Everyone had a nice time at her party and Karina was happy. Thank you to everyone who was able to attend (despite the bad weather) and we also look forward to seeing everyone at the benefit dinner next week.

I can't believe that the dinner is almost here. The response and support has been overwhelming but very much appreciated. Words can't express how thankful we are to everyone involved in any way.

I created this short video with some of the highlights of her first year. Please take a minute to watch the video and drop us a note on this blog. We would really like to hear from you. :-)

T-shirts Are In

The Love-Karina t-shirts are in! They cost $12.00 each, $15.00 if you would liked them shipped out to you. They come in sizes small, medium, large, and extra-large. You will also be able to purchase them at the Fundraiser dinner. If you would like to purchase one, please contact Lina Russo @ loulina123@aol.com

Back from the Hospital

Karina is home from the hospital after staying for almost a week. She got an upper respiratory infection. Luckily we got her the care she needed before things got worse. Thank you to all the nurses in the PICU at Valley Hospital who treated our girl so wonderfully. It seems Karina is pretty famous there! We realize now how dangerous it could be for her if she gets sick. Even though her body may be weak, she is strong in so many other ways. She has a strong will to fight. So we got over this hurdle. Go Karina!

Karina's First Vacation

We just returned home from spending some much needed family time in Cape May. We had a great time together. Karina was a trooper through it all, even after being stuck in heavy traffic! Here are some pictures from our stay.

Fundraiser Dinner Update

Looks like the benefit dinner ticket sale is a huge success! We have SOLD OUT all of the tickets. What an amazing response. We cannot thank everyone enough for the show of support.

For those of you that have wanted to come but have not yet purchased a ticket, please still contact Lina Russo and leave your name as a reserve. We are taking a limited amount of reserves so please call soon.

Again, thank you all so much for the tremendous show of support. We are deeply touched.

Love Karina T-shirt For Sale

We will be selling t-shirts at the upcoming benefit dinner this September for Karina. If you would like to purchase one, please contact Lina Russo @ loulina123@aol.com

Here is what the t-shirt design will look like.