JACK IS A SUPER SWEET ACTIVE 2 YEAR OLD. HE LOVES TO PLAY WITH CARS, BALLS, CELLPHONES, RADIOS AND KEYS!  JACK LOVES TO WATCH THE BACKYARDIGANS AND THE WIGGLES. HE LOVES TO LISTEN TO MUSIC AND DANCE. JACK WILL DROP WHATEVER HE IS DOING TO READ A BOOK AND HAS EVEN MEMORIZED SOME OF HIS FAVORITES!

JACK WAS BORN 8 WEEKS EARLY WEIGHING JUST 4LBS 2OZ. HE SPENT THE FIRST 5 1/2 WEEKS OF HIS LIFE IN THE NICU. HE HAD A COLLAPSED LUNG AND WAS ON A HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATOR FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

JACK WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PERIVENTRICULAR LEUKOMALACIA (PVL) IN MAY OF THIS YEAR.  PVL IS CAUSED BY A LACK OF OXYGEN OR BLOOD FLOW TO THE BRAIN WHICH RESULTS IN THE DEATH OR LOSS OF BRAIN TISSUE.  CHILDREN WITH PVL ARE AT RISK FOR MOTOR DISORDERS, DELAYED MENTAL DEVELOPMENT, COORDINATION PROBLEMS AND VISION & HEARING IMPAIRMENTS.

AS SOON AS WE RECEIVED HIS DIAGNOSIS WE WERE REFERRED TO THE BELL CENTER.  WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR JACK TO RECEIVE HIS THERAPY. WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WOULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT THE HELP FROM THE BELL CENTER.

PLEASE HELP SPONSOR OUR RELAY TEAM, TEAM JET - LANCE & BETHENIE, JESS WATKINS WOOD,GINNY GAMBACURTA AND RACHEL B. STOCKARD FOR THE 2010 MERCEDES MARATHON.  WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN RAISE MONEY FOR JACK AND ALL THE CHILDREN THAT REQUIRE THE INVALUBLE EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES THAT THE BELL CENTER PROVIDES. 

NO AMOUNT IS TOO SMALL, EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS!!!!!!!

THANKS SO MUCH!

LANCE AND BETHENIE TAYLOR

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