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From 2005-2010 Madison's Foundation donated 320 overnight backpacks each year to the PICU at St. Paul Children's Hospital. Each backpack contained items needed for an overnight stay: toothbrush/toothpaste, shampoo/cond, bodywash, deodorant, lotion, chapstick, pen/paper, gum, and snack. These backpacks were given to the parents who found themselves in the PICU unexpectedly with a child battling a serious illness or injury.
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September 15, 2011
Madison Claire Foundation will be MN Wilds December 2011 Charity of the Month |
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March 1, 2011
$9,407 Raised during MN Wild Foundation's 50/50 Raffle |
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February 9, 2011
Roaring 20s Gala Set for Sat. Sept 24, 2011 |
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May 26, 2010
3rd Annual American Idol Finale Bash Raises $12,000 |
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May 14, 2010
Teens4Charity Raises $940 for Madison's Place |
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April 1, 2010
Stepping Stones Early Learning Center Raises $2,100 at Hip Hop Bunny Drop |
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May 27, 2009
2009 American Idol Finale Bash Raises $17,000 |
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September 19, 2009
Primrose School of Woodbury Donates $1,500 |
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July 30, 2009
William Mizejewski Runs Marathon and Raises $750 for Madison's Place |
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May 28, 2009
Woodbury High School Community Outreach Raises Over $1,700 For Madison's Place |
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May 29, 2008
American Idol Finale Bash Raises $15,000 |
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July 5, 2005
Early Childhood Special Education: Assistive Technology Update |
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is the number one genetic killer of children under the age of two. It is a group of inherited and often fatal diseases that destroy the nerve cells (motor neurons) controlling voluntary muscle movement, which affects crawling, walking, head and neck control, swallowing and breathing.
- One in every 6,000 babies is born with SMA. Of children diagnosed before the age of two, 50% will die before their second birthday.
- One in every 40 people carries the gene that causes SMA. When both parents carry the SMA gene, there is a 1 in four chance of having a child with SMA.
- SMA can strike anyone of any age, race or gender.
- SMA does not effect sensation and intellectual activity. It commonly is observed that children with SMA are unusually bright and sociable.
 Type I (Werdnig-Hoffman Disease): The most severe form of SMA. Strikes infants between birth and six months of age. Children with type I tend to be weak and lack motor development, rendering movement difficult. Children with type I cannot sit unaided, have trouble breathing, sucking and swallowing.
Type II: Less severe than type I. Affects infants between 7 and 18 months old. Type II children may be able to sit unaided or even stand with support and usually do not suffer from feeding and swallowing difficulties. However, they are at increased risk for complications from respiratory infections.
Type III (Kugelberg-Welander Disease): The least deadly form of childhood onset SMA. Affects children after the age of 18 months, but can surface even in adulthood. Type III patients are able to stand, but weakness is prevalent and tends to eventually sentence it victims to a wheelchair.
Type IV: Adult form of the disease in which symptoms tend to begin after age 35. Symptoms usually begin in the hands, feet and tongue, and spread to other areas of the body.
More information ...
For more detailed information about SMA, please visit the following links.
www.fsma.org
www.smafoundation.org |
