I just read the article and watched the videos on the news broadcast about my friend, John McDonald, who just lost his young daughter today. I can’t even fathom how painful it must be for them today as they remove her from life support.
After she is gone, they not only will have to deal with the loss of their precious daughter, but the financial burdens from the expensive medical costs as well.
Below are some of the ways that you can join me in helping this family out in time of need:
- Pray for them
- Pay for them: if you go to this website, you can donate some money to cover some costs. They need $50,000 and only have about $15,000 raised so far
- Encourage them: you can leave words of encouragement when you leave a donation. Even if they don’t know you, I’m sure they will appreciate your kindness
In closing, if you have ever lost a son or a daughter, there was a very good talk by a Mormon General Authority given this past week in the October 2012 General Conference. He shares a very touching story of losing his little son and sharing how he was able to rely on the Savior to help him through the trial. The video is in the link below:
Grace for Grace 
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October 8, 2012 at 6:21 pm
Cal
I’d like to give but I don’t feel 100% secure about giving my credit card # to an agency I’m not familiar with.
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November 17, 2012 at 8:24 pm
JR
I know a lot of time has passed since you wrote this article about the John McDonald family. I do hope you read what I have to say so hopefully it will help the family.
I lost a child. It was very expensive medically. We had no one to help us. It took a few years to recover from the debt (over $250,000.00) I know what they are going through in every way.
There is an organization called “A Good Grief” started by a woman whose young child died. She started an organization to help pay for headstones for children. It is worth it for this information be passed to the McDonald family for them to check into to see if this organization can help with at least one aspect of their loss. Google A Good Grief.
I will put them in my prayers.
I listened to the talk you referred to. I felt so much better. I was glad that the topic was addressed in General Conference.
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November 17, 2012 at 10:32 pm
graceforgrace
JR,
Thank you for stopping by and for your thoughts and prayers. Also, I am very sorry for your loss. I can’t imagine how it must be to lose a child. How were you able to deal with the loss?
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