We want to wish Rachaeli a happy birthday! Rachaeli has Tay Sachs and Saturday, October 25th, reached a milestone that few children with Tay Sachs reach. She turned SIX! Happy, happy birthday to beautiful Rachaeli.
When we first found out that Carmen might have Tay Sachs, I searched the internet for information. The first personal site I found was Rachaeli’s, www.rachaeli.com. I read every single word of her site and decided that I wanted to have a similar attitude as Rachaeli’s family. The following is an excerpt from Rachaeli’s site:
“Her visit to this world would likely be brief; Tay Sachs Disease would slowly and progressively return her to her Creator in Heaven. We struggled with the notion of an illness for which there was no treatment or cure. We struggled with how much we were being forced to relinquish. What we failed to realize, however, was how much Rachaeli would enrich our lives along the way.”
This past March we went to the annual Tay Sachs family conference. We had the priviledge of meeting Rachaeli and her family and taking some pictures of Rachaeli and Carmen together.
Rachaeli and Carmen, March 2008
Rachaeli’s and Carmen’s Hands
O!! What a beautiful little girl!!
Happy Birthday, Rachaeli!!
They both look like absolute princesses!!
These are the most beautiful pictures I’ve ever seen. Thank you, Lana and Dave, for sharing your journey with us. You have blessed the lives of people you will never even know.
God bless you,
Denise
Two little angels from heaven!!!!!
Happy Birthday little one! What a blessing.