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Praying for Luke

Current Update: We have raised about 1/6th of the $700 we hope to raise for Luke! Thank-YOU!

You may have noticed that we now have a Donate button in our sidebar titled “Helping Luke”

I have been praying that God would use Mommy Moment for His glory. 
I felt God was calling me to tell you about Luke. Truthfully I am not sure how this will all work out, but I am being faithful and I trust God will do the rest!

Here is a tiny glimpse into the life of Luke as said by his mom Rachel


           In the world of parenting a child with disabilities, your biggest concerns are health and social   
           inclusion. The work to achieve these goals is difficult, but so worth it.

Luke Martens is a lively 3 1/2 year old. At birth he was diagnosed with an extremely rare disorder called Mosaic Trisomy 22.

Luke’s disorder is growth based so at near term in my pregnancy he was only 3 lbs. Now at age 3 he’s close to 4 feet tall but only 23 lbs. Because of the lack of weight he’s not walking yet.
As he is very interested in walking, i would love to be able to invest in some gym equipment for further at home physio. 
He’s also nonverbal. Right now he speaks with limited signs and becomes increasingly frustrated with his lack of ability. 
His abilities on a cognitive level have yet to be figured out by any therapist. Being the one who spends the most time with him, i end up being translator. 

It would be my dream to get asl training as well. You dream big for your child with special needs and any help would make that reality

Luke has been battling inexplicable stomach problems for which no doctor has been able to provide relief. Luke has an opportunity to get testing done at a lab in the US. These are not covered by Canadian health-care.

I really appreciate your help! Luke’s been in almost daily pain and i’m running out of things for him to eat that won’t send him into an episode. They’ve run all the standard tests available in Canada.  Thank-you for your help from one mom to another – Rachel

We appreciate your prayers for Luke, his mom Rachel and dad Nick.

The money raised will first be used to get the medical tests done (about $700), if we raise more we would love to be able to bless the Martens family with funds to get some of the things she mentioned such as physio equipment and ASL training.

We are also putting together an online auction to raise funds, if you would like to donate an item, please e-mail us at [email protected]




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Do you have any questions or comments? We would love to hear from you!

Just Writing

Monday 3rd of May 2010

My son is also a special needs child. Thank God, he does not have physical issues. I linked my blog to this post.

http://histreasureddaughter.blogspot.com/

Mommy Moment

Monday 3rd of May 2010

Thank-you so much!

Shop with Me Mama

Sunday 25th of April 2010

What a precious little boy! Praying for him.

Southern Loves

Friday 23rd of April 2010

As a special ed. teacher this story touches my heart; he is such a precious boy and has so many great things in store for him!! I will def. help spread the word, linking your blog to mine!! ~ Marlie http://www.southernloves.blogspot.com/