Make a Microloan for 2-yr old Noah N's Health!

This loan is being repaid.

First Posted On: October 15, 2009

Name: Noah N.

Age: 2 1/2 years old

Location: Louisiana, USA

Diagnosis: Autism

Loan Sought: $650 [reduced from $1000 on 1/8/10]

Loan Needed For: Supplements recommended by Noah's DAN! doctor, Stephanie Cave, at their initial appointment. Supplements include zinc, magnesium, DHA, oral MB12, nystatin, enzymes, epsom salts, Super Nu Thera, and riboflavin.

Repayment Terms: 18 months ($36.11/month).

Other Notes: Noah's mom, Cherish, writes: "Noah is 2 1/2 and was diagnosed April 24, 2009. He is a very lovable child and gets his feelings hurt very easily. Noah also has a 1 year old brother. I am pursuing this treatment because I truly believe in it. He is on special vitamins and we have taken away some gluten and casein items and this has made a big improvement. That is why I want to know if he is truly allergic to it. I need this loan because I am a single mother with little support. It is very difficult. I just want to be able to give my child the best chance I can possibly give him in life and I need help doing that. This will greatly be appreciated more than anyone will know."

Special Note: Cherish learned about Lend4Health on Facebook.

Reference Provided By: Janell L. and Genevieve G. Appointment confirmed by the office of Dr. Cave.

Noah N's Community of Lenders:

Kathleen B: $5
Grandma Gini: $15 ["Celebrates cousin Janet's granddaughter, Kathryn Marie's 3rd birthday Oct. l5, 2009, in Oregon"]
Petra: $10 ["In honor of Karen F's birthday."]
Julie: $50
Evan & Lisa: $10
Bonnie: $10
Alida (Alano's mom): $5 ["May God bless you on your way to recovery Noah!"]
Karen F: $10
Patty: $10
Dhun: $10
Jeanne: $5 ["Happy Cinco de Linco!"]
Petra: $5 ["Happy Cinco de Linco!"]
Renee: $5 ["Cinco de Linco!"]
Grandma Gini (again): $10 ["Happy Cinco de Linco, Noah. Keep smiling!"]
Tracy: $15
Grandma Gini (again): $22 ["To honor Tori's grandfather, Charles Welch, an Army soldier who was shot & buried in the Philippines during World War II, a member of The Greatest Generation."]
Petra: $10 ["In honor of my mom's birthday.. Happy Cinco de Linco"]
Karen F (again): $5 ["Cinco de Linco"]
Grandma Gini (again): $5 ["Happy 5th Birthday Kaya on Cinco de Linco, December 5, 2009."]
Derek: $5 [Re-allocated from Izaiah's closed loan request.]
Grandma Gini (again): $25 ["Merry Christmas Love to Tori & family"]
Grandma Gini (again): $28 ["Celebrates the 34th wedding anniversary of Charline & Jeff Myers. Keep warm with your family in Wisconsin."]
Grandma Gini (again): $31 ["Celebrates Grandma Mary Francis New Years Eve birthday Dec. 3l, 2009."]
Karen F (again): $5 [Cinco de Linco]
Tiffany (Sevyn's mom): $7 ["Autism is treatable and our kids can recover! Best wishes to you Noah! Hope that you get fully funded soon little guy!"]
Petra (again): $10 [Cinco de Linco]
Jeanne: $5 [Happy Cinco de Linco]
Grandma Gini (again): $5 ["1st Cinco de Linco of 2010 LIVE HEALTHY!"]

UPDATES - UPDATES - UPDATES

January 30, 2010: This loan request has been ended early at the request of Noah's mom, Cherish. She would like to use the amount that has been funded to date to begin his treatment.

January 30, 2010: Promissory note sent to Cherish for signature.

February 8, 2010: Loan of $338 disbursed!

March 21, 2010: Update from Cherish: "Noah can actually say his vowel sounds now and is starting to babble a lot more. I can't wait till he talks. Thank you for getting us started."

April 7, 2010: 1st repayment installment of $18.78 received late (due April 1). An overpayment of $1.22 also was received, which will be applied to the final installment due.

April 30, 2010: 2nd repayment installment of $18.78 received early (due May 1). An overpayment of $1.22 also was received, which will be applied to the final installment due.

April 30, 2010: Update from Cherish: "Just wanted to thank you so much again. Could you thank everyone who gave Noah money? UPDATE: Since Noah has started on his supplements, he now says vowel sounds and some words. He also knows how to jump now, roll, kick, and throw a ball. He recently just learned how to totally undress himself. Thank you so much!"

June 1, 2010: 3rd repayment installment of $18.78 received on-time (due June 1). An overpayment of $1.22 also was received, which will be applied to the final installment due.

July 2, 2010: 4th repayment installment of $18.78 received on-time (due July 1). An overpayment of $1.22 also was received, which will be applied to the final installment due.

July 30, 2010: 5th repayment installment of $18.78 received early (due August 1). An overpayment of $1.22 also was received, which will be applied to the final installment due.

November 5, 2010: 6th repayment installment of $18.78 received late (due September 1). This installment was made as a gift from one of Noah's lenders.

November 5, 2010: 7th repayment installment of $18.78 received late (due October 1). This installment was made as a gift from one of Noah's lenders.

November 5, 2010: Partial payment of $2.44 received on 8th repayment installment (due November 1). This payment was made as a gift from one of Noah's lenders. The remaining amount due on the 8th installment is $16.34.

November 8, 2010: Remainder of 8th repayment installment received. The installment due November 1 has now been marked "late" instead of "past-due." An overpayment of $3.66 also was received, which will be applied to the final installment due.

November 8, 2010: Update from Cherish: "I just wanted to say again I'm sorry for being late on the payments. Noah is doing wonderful. We are now focusing on putting sounds together to form words. He can now say 'hey,' 'momma,' 'maw-maw,' 'paw-paw,' 'cheese,' 'cool,' 'choo,' and 'love.' He also can hop on one leg now. I don't know if I ever told you he was also diagnosed with severe verbal apraxia, sensory processing disorder, and he has a deletion of chromosome 17912. Again thanks for everything!"

Make a Microloan for 5-yr old Sam's Health!

This loan has been repaid in full!

...photos removed at family's request...

First Posted On: December 5, 2009

Name: Sam S.

Age: 5 years old

Location: California, USA

Diagnosis: Sensory Processing Disorder

Loan Sought: $400

Loan Needed For: One-hour follow-up appointment with DAN! doctor on January 19, 2010, to go over test results.

Repayment Terms: 12 months ($33.33/month)

Other Notes: Sam's mom, Angela, writes, "Sam was born 9 weeks premature due to a placental abruption and spent the first 7 weeks of his life in the NICU. He had 7 weeks of over-the-top sensory experiences when he should have been tightly embraced in darkness with only the sound of my voice and heartbeat (maybe my gurgling stomach!). On day 3, I watched 4 medicine pumps pushing powerful chemicals into Sam's tiny umbilical cord including one pump with DOPAMINE written huge and red. I pictured his tiny brain awash in all these meds and wondered what kind of long-term effect it was all going to have. Days after being released from the NICU and 2 weeks before his due date, I diligently took Sam to the pediatrician where he was given 4 combination vaccines without any regard to his immature immune system. He's had digestive problems and sensory integration issues from the very start. Since he steadily gains weight, the doctors shrug off an obvious digestive/allergy issue - chronic reflux, diarrhea, tummy aches, bloating, dark circles under his eyes and constant angry red rashes. He self-restricts his diet in fear of things hurting his stomach or making him "wacky-smacky."

Sam was diagnosed with SPD shortly before he turned 3 and is being treated by an amazing and life-changing occupational therapist. He's come a long way and is working on being able to handle a mainstream classroom next year, but I feel his digestive/allergy issues are the last hurdle to jump to get him feeling better.

Sam is such a curious and enthusiastic kid and it breaks my heart that he has gotten used to feeling bad all the time. We've had our initial appointment with our DAN! [Defeat Autism Now!] doctor and I am so relieved to have someone take these symptoms seriously and acknowledge the gut/brain connection with Sam's SPD. We've started basic supplements that have made a huge difference in his sensory over-responsivity. Now we need to figure out what is upsetting his very out-of-whack system. We are asking for a loan to cover the initial round of tests ordered by his DAN! doctor."

Note: Sam's dad received an unexpected work bonus, which the family is using to pay for the tests. On December 29, 2009, the family changed their loan request to help cover the follow-up appointment with the doctor to go over the results of the tests.

Special Note: Angie writes, "Anne Letaw referred me to Tori's GFCF Blog when she suggested a GFCF diet might help with my son's digestive AND sensory issues. I started following Tori's blog and read about her brilliant idea for Lend4Health when she first thought of it. I followed Lend4Health even before all the details were worked out. Did I mention it is brilliant?!?"

Reference Provided By: Jenn A.

Sam's Community of Lenders:

Abigail (Elisha & Ethan's mom): $5 [Cinco de Linco]
Renee: $5 ["Cinco de Linco"]
Grandma Gini: $5 ["Happy 5th Birthday Kaya on Cinco de Linco, December 5, 2009."]
Grandma Gini (again): $22 ["Celebrates Abigail Myers 4th birthday on Dec. 22, 2009"]
Dana C: $5 ["Merry Christmas!"]
Renee (again): $5 [Re-allocated from Izaiah's closed loan request.]
Grandma Gini (again): $15 [Re-allocated from Izaiah's closed loan request.]
Grandma Gini (again): $25 ["Merry Christmas Love to Tori & family"]
Grandma Gini (again): $38 ["Celebrates Kristina Smith's Dec. 6 birthday"]
Tiffany (Sevyn's mom): $7 ["Best wishes to you and your family Sam! We were helped through Lend4Health and our son is making great progress with his DAN! doctor! Autism is Treatable~Recovery is Happening!!"]
Grandma Gini (again): $30 ["Celebrates Happy lst birthday to Green Bay Packer fan Landen Myers Dec. 30, 2009."]
Karen F: $5 [Cinco de Linco]
Anonymous: $5 [Cinco de Linco]
Grandma Gini (again): $5 ["lst Cinco de Linco of 20l0! LIVE HEALTHY!"]
Alida (Alano's mom): $5 ["Happy New Year & Cinco de Linco Sam :-)! May God bless you on your way to recovery!"]
Petra: $10 [Cinco de Linco]
Jeanne: $5 [Happy Cinco de Linco]
Sean: $5
Joan: $25
Jeanne (again): $50 ["In honor of Nathan Warner, son of Angela and Dave, who has recovered from autism and no longer qualifies for special services!!! RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE!! OUR KIDS ARE GETTING BETTER!!"]
Christine & Shawn: $10
Grandma Gini (again): $18 ["In loving memory of Tori's grandma Marjorie, a true angel, on her birthday Jan. 8, 20l0"]
Grandma Gini (again): $95 ["Celebrates the Jan. l9, 2010, birthday of Tori's aunt, Patti Miller. Good luck with the test results!"]

UPDATES - UPDATES - UPDATES

January 9, 2010: This loan has been fully funded!

January 9, 2010: Promissory note sent to Angie for signature.

January 9, 2010: Signed promissory note received.

January 9, 2010: Loan of $400 disbursed to the family via check in the mail. This loan is scheduled to be repaid over 12 months, starting on March 15, 2010.

February 13, 2010: Thank you note from Sam's mom, Angie: "Thank you, thank you to all of Sam's lenders! Thanks to your loans, we were able to have our follow-up appointment with our DAN doctor. The most significant (and somewhat surprising) discovery was an IgG 3+ for soy. It instantly made complete sense with Sam's history and explained why months and months of journaling his food wasn't revealing an obvious offender for his rashes and tummy aches. Soy was in many of his supplements and most of his favorite foods. It's a tricky ingredient like that. We stopped soy immediately and within days, his rashes disappeared!! His stomach is noticeably less distended. Preschool accidentally gave him a soy containing snack this past week and his face instantly broke out and his little nose was red and swollen. Soy is so obviously the culprit now. I don't know how long it would have taken to figure it out without doing these tests. We also found out he has significant B-6 and B-12 deficiencies and confirmed a significant GI dysfunction. Sam also had a few heavy metal red flags that we need to do more comprehensive tests for. I've been immersed in information gathering and organizing our plan of attack. I am deeply grateful for your generosity that allowed us to finally get some solid answers and a definitive action plan to start healing Sam's body. Thank you with every fiber of my being!

Sincerely,
Sam's Mom"

March 9, 2010: 1st repayment of $33.33 received early (due March 15). An overpayment of $1.67 also was received, which will be applied to the final installment due.

April 13, 2010: 2nd repayment of $33.33 received early (due April 15).

May 14, 2010: 3rd repayment of $33.33 received early (due May 15).

June 16, 2010: 4th repayment of $33.33 received on-time (due June 15).

July 8, 2010: 5th repayment of $33.33 received early (due July 15).

August 7, 2010: 6th repayment of $33.33 received early (due August 15).

September 4, 2010: 7th repayment of $33.33 received early (due September 15).

October 10, 2010: 8th repayment of $33.33 received early (due October 15).

November 1, 2010: 9th repayment of $33.33 received early (due November 15).

November 12, 2010: 10th repayment of $33.33 received early (due December 15).

November 12, 2010: 11th repayment of $33.33 received early (due January 15).

November 12, 2010: 12th repayment of $31.70 received early (due February 15).

November 12, 2010: This loan has been repaid in full!

Make a Microloan for 5-yr old Max's Health!

This loan is being repaid!

First Posted: September 7, 2009

Name: Max

Age: 5 years old

Location: Oklahoma, USA

Diagnosis: PDD-NOS [Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified], ADHD, & Sensory Processing Disorder

Loan Sought: $880 [reduced from $1,080 on Dec. 22, 2009]

Loan Needed For: Urine Porphyrins test at Laboratoire de Biologie Medicale ($120); Urine Panel (Ep NE Dop, Ser, Gly, Tau, GABA, Glu, PEA, His, Cr, $225); Organic Acids Test (Urine, $240); Gluten/Casein Peptide (Urine, $110); Bloodwork ($200); Copay for Dr. Rao ($35); and First round of supplements ($150).

Note: On Dec. 22, the family reduced the loan request by $200 because insurance has decided to cover part of the labwork.

Repayment Terms: 12 months ($73.33/month)

Other Notes: Max's mom, Jenifer, writes, "My son Max is 5 years old, and was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder and PDD-NOS when he was 3 years old. We are doing a couple of supplements already, and are pursuing the GF/CF [gluten-free/casein-free] diet, but have not as yet had any tests done, or been to a DAN! [Defeat Autism Now!] doctor. Max is a smart, fun, funny, and happy little boy, who is eager to learn, and is always ready to hit the ground running! I feel that his potential can only be maximized by pursuing a biomedical approach to his treatment. I am a single mom with only one income, and these expenses on top of normal, day-to-day expenses make it next to impossible to do anything. I hope that you will consider us for a loan. Thanks!"

Special Note: Max's DAN! doctor has requested that the labwork/tests be done prior to their first appointment, scheduled for January 8, 2010 [re-scheduled from November 5, 2009].

Reference Provided By: Robin H, Laurie M, and Lara H.

Max's Community of Lenders:

Grandma Gini: $37 ["In honor of Tori's 37th birthday on September 6, 2009."]
Joy: $50 ["From Joy & Richard, with love"]
Laurie: $50 ["Hi Max! Wonderful little man with an awesome smile!"]
Mary: $25
Gretchen: $50 ["From gramma & grampa with love!"]
Ellen: $100 ["Good luck Max,we will be praying for good results in getting the money you need and good healing from your treatments."] Note: This loan was re-loaned from Tristen's repaid loan, which was also a re-loan from Sawyrr's repaid loan!
Charles: $50 ["Glad to help!"]
Cheryl: $25 ["Good luck Max."]
Ricardo: $25
Petra: $25 ["Because today, I can..."]
Karen F: $5
Grandma Gini (again): $13 ["Happy Grandparents' Day on September 13!"]
Jennifer T: $10
A: $50 ["Very best wishes to Max & family from our family in New Zealand"]
Stacy: $10
Kendall: $50 ["Happy to help little Max! Good luck!"]
Jeanne: $5 ["Happy Cinco de Linco!"]
Grandma Gini (again): $5 ["Happy Cinco de Linco from the Land of Lincoln"]
Renee: $5 ["Cinco de Linco"]
Alida (Alano's mom): $5 ["Happy Cinco de Linco Max! May God bless your way to recovery!"]
Grandma Gini (again): $20 ["To celebrate the marriage of Kelly Ann Trevisan and Adam Robert Clay on October l0, 2009, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania."]
Evan & Lisa: $10
Karyn: $20 [Re-loaned from Jaden's repaid loan, which was re-loaned from Carson's repaid loan]
Jeanne (again): $5 ["Happy Cinco de Linco!"]
Mohamad: $30
Karen F (again): $10 ["Happy Birthday Max!"]
Grandma Gini (again): $22 ["To celebrate the 40th birthday of Melissa V. Carlson Nov. 22, 2009!"]
Diane M: $35
Petra (again): $10 ["In honor of my mom's birthday.. Happy Cinco de Linco"]
Karen F (again): $5 ["Cinco de Linco"]
Grandma Gini (again): $5 ["Happy 5th Birthday Kaya on Cinco de Linco, December 5, 2009."]
Tracy F: $20 [Re-allocated from Jonah's closed loan request.]
Heather D. $5 [Re-allocated from Jonah's closed loan request.]
Diane (again): $20 [Re-allocated from Jonah's closed loan request.]
Tracy F (again): $20 [Re-loaned from Jeremy's repaid loan.]
Karen F (again): $10
Jeanne (again): $50 [Re-allocated from Izaiah's closed loan request.]

UPDATES - UPDATES - UPDATES

December 22, 2009: This loan has been funded!

December 22, 2009: Promissory note sent to Jenifer for signature.

December 23, 2009: Signed promissory note received.

December 26, 2009: Loan of $892 disbursed via check in the mail. This loan is scheduled to be repaid over 12 months, beginning on March 15, 2010, in the amount of 74.33.

February 23, 2010: 1st repayment of $74.33 (due March 15) received, early. An overpayment of $25.67 also was received, which will be applied to the final payment.

February 23, 2010: Update from Jenifer: "We have started on a new supplement (L-Theanine), and initial test results show that Max needs to be casein-free, but not gluten-free. We are seeing some good results already! Will update more next month! :-)"

April 8, 2010: 2nd repayment of $74.33 (due April 15) received, early. An overpayment of $0.67 also was received, which will be applied to the final payment.

May 11, 2010: 3rd repayment of $74.33 (due May 15) received, early. An overpayment of $0.67 also was received, which will be applied to the final payment.

June 10, 2010: 4th repayment of $74.33 (due June 15) received, early. An overpayment of $0.67 also was received, which will be applied to the final payment due.

July 13, 2010: Update from Jenifer: "My loan payment for this month is going to have to be late; I had some unexpected expenses come up (car repairs, etc) and so will have to wait until the end of the month when I get paid to make the payment. I don't anticipate this happening again, and I'm sorry it did this time!

Max is doing well! He's having a few behavior issues, but we've also changed his school setting a bit, so I think it's just adjustment to that. We're phasing out his ABA tutors, and have placed him in a typical school (YAY) and he has been doing beautifully; one of his tutors said that he is almost indistinguishable from his peers!!! :-)) He is going to start Kindergarten in the fall, and he will have no aid, other than a peer buddy to help model appropriate behaviors. This school is a small, private, Catholic school, where he will receive more individualized attention than he would in the public school setting. The best thing about it is that he loves going, and loves being around the other kiddos!!!"

August 11, 2010: The 5th repayment installment (due July 15) has been marked past-due.

August 11, 2010: The 6th repayment of $74.33 (due August 15) has been received, early. An overpayment of $0.67 also was received, which will be applied to the final installment due.