Kats Family Challenge
We are grateful to be able to support Tar Heal Tuesday, UNC Health’s Day of Giving. This year, we are supporting life-changing research in Pediatric Neurology. Some of you may know that our 17-year-old daughter, Annie, was hospitalized for a month earlier this year. Overnight, she went from a fully functioning student and varsity athlete to having slurred speech, complete lack of mobility, balance and difficulty eating. It was a scary time, and it took two different hospitals, dozens of painful tests and a team of neurologists to stabilize her and by process of elimination, figure out a treatment plan due to the rarity of her condition – acute cerebellitis, brought on by a virus.
Annie is a Senior in high school, applying to colleges and doing great now, and our goal is to raise $10,000 for pediatric neurology research to help other families confronted with similar medical situations. There is much more to be learned and more treatment options to be tested, as in the plasma transfusions Annie received. We plan to match all donations 1:1 up to our Tar Heal Tuesday Goal, and we would be honored if you would join us.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
The Kats Family
Victor, Allison, Annie, Peter, Andrew and William
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