Make a Microloan for 6-yr old Ashleigh's Health!

This loan is past-due.

First Posted On: July 22, 2009

Name: Ashleigh

Age: 6 years old

Location: Texas, USA

Diagnosis: Autism

Loan Sought: $430

Loan Needed For: Stool test ($290), DAN! doctor appointment ($60), and travel/gas to get to DAN! doctor appointment ($80)

Repayment Terms: 18 months ($23.89/month)

Other Notes: Ashleigh's mom, Monica, writes, "Ashleigh is 6 years old. She is very happy when her tummy doesn't hurt. She loves bubbles, bouncing balls, cartoons, and trampolines. When she was born she screamed and cried and this continued throughout her life. She had acid reflux when she was a baby. She developed normally and she even said a few words until she was around 14 months old. She would give us kisses say i love you, thank you, please, and daddy. One night Ashleigh started slamming her head into the wooden slab underneath the padding on her playpen. She stopped sleeping, lost eye contact, began stimming on tags and pens, became non-verbal, no longer wanted affection, and was gone.

I found with biomedical treatment and diet that she is slowly but surely recovering. I started pursuing treatment for Ashleigh last year because she regressed more so than ever before. She quit eating and drinking. Her belly was hugely distended and she screamed and put holes in her bedroom wall with her head. She even looked drugged part of the time. I took her to one doctor after another but none of them helped and all blamed her symptoms on her autism diagnosis. Frustrated and petrified because I was watching my baby starve to death, I turned to biomedical treatment. This has been the only treatment that has helped my daughter. Doctors never helped her. She once went without a bowel movement for 18 days and the doctors acted as if I was making that up. Biomedical treatment has helped my daughter tremendously. She is battling yeast overgrowth. Ashleigh's father got laid off from his job 2 months ago. We no longer have the money for treatment. She is slowly regressing without her medicine and supplements." Ashleigh's doctor is Carmen Otero in San Antonio.

Reference Provided By: Cheryl D. and Crystal H.

Ashleigh's Community of Lenders:

Sun Valley Tech Solutions: $83
Cathleen: $15
Karen F: $5
Sun Valley Tech Solutions: $113
Dymna: $20
Carmen: $80
Grandma Gini: $114 ["In memory of Evelyn Sabol Welch Riordan, who would have been 88 years old on August 4th."]

UPDATES - UPDATES - UPDATES

August 1, 2009: This loan has been fully funded!

August 2, 2009: Promissory note sent to Monica for signature.

August 5, 2009: Promissory note received.

August 6, 2009: Loan of $430 disbursed via check in the mail. The first loan repayment will be due September 15 in the amount of $23.89.

August 10, 2009: Thank you note from Monica: "To everyone who contributed to my daughter's health. Thank you so much for your kindness!"

September 14, 2009: 1st repayment of $23.89 received, early.

October 8, 2009: 2nd repayment of $24.00 received, early.

November 17, 2009: 3rd repayment of $30.00 received, 1 day late. Note: This is an overpayment of $6.11, so the final payment will be reduced by $6.11.

December 15, 2009: 4th repayment of $30.00 received, on-time. Note: This is an overpayment of $6.11, so the final payment will be reduced by $6.11.

January 13, 2010: 5th repayment of $30 received, early. Note: This is an overpayment of $6.11, so the final payment will be reduced by $6.11.

February 9, 2010: 6th repayment of $23.89 (due February 15) received, early.

February 9, 2010: 7th repayment of $23.89 (due March 15) received, early.

February 9, 2010: 8th repayment of $23.89 (due April 15) received, early.

February 9, 2010: 9th repayment of $23.89 (due May 15) received, early. An overpayment of $4.44 also was received, so the final payment will be reduced by $4.44.

July 2, 2010: The 10th repayment (due June 15) has been marked past-due.

July 28, 2010: The 11th repayment (due July 15) has been marked past-due.

October 5, 2010: The 12th repayment (due August 15) has been marked past-due.

October 5, 2010: The 13th repayment (due September 15) has been marked past-due.