We are walking/running to help raise money for the Uncompensated Care Fund at Seattle Children's Hospital (read below to learn why). Please support our team by making a donation in Zoe's honor. You can donate quickly, easily and securely though this website.  Please forward this to anyone else who might want to donate.

Gratefully, Team "Zoe Means Life"

Our journey with Seattle Children’s began in December 2007, when our 6-month old daughter Zoe was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. At each step of the way, Seattle Children’s has put Zoe’s health and well-being first and foremost. Though the prognosis for her type of cancer is quite grim, everyone has forged ahead with hope and optimism, providing her with comprehensive, state-of-the-art treatment at every turn. Her treatment team told us, "We will never give up on Zoe."

Zoe received very costly services - brain surgery, chemotherapy, stem cell harvest, and many long hospitalizations. We were greatly relieved to find out we qualified for financial assistance from Seattle Children’s generous Uncompensated Care Fund. The hospital simply took care of whatever insurance didn’t cover. We never got a bill from them. We could have easily been the next middle class family plunged into poverty by medical expenses, but we weren’t. The Uncompensated Care Fund made this possible for us. Though cancer wreaked havoc on our lives emotionally, it did not wreck us financially.

Today, Zoe still receives care from Seattle Children’s, and everyone is still looking out for Zoe’s best interests, making sure she gets the best quality care. It is our great honor to be back on our feet and in a position to help raise funds for the Uncompensated Care Fund.

Zoe's story is at www.caringbridge.org/visit/zoeearlywine