Author: laura

PODCAST LINK Andy and Rachel Lee share with Sharon and Ed the loss of their 8-day-old child and the charity they created to support families who have lost children that spent time in the NICU.  Madelyn’s Fund has now provided over $2,000,000 in financial assistance to infants and their families. Madelyn’s Fund has assisted over 2,372 families. Later Sharon shares her own story of spending 150 days in the NICU with their twins….now healthy 17-year-olds. ...

26 November, 2023 /

Lyric turned three this summer, after being born prematurely at a whopping-young 22-weeks-and-2-days-old. Lyric Garcia(Garcia family) By Molly Grantham Published: Sep. 11, 2023 at 10:44 PM EDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Please meet Lyric Elaine Garcia.  She turned three this summer, after being born prematurely at a whopping-young 22-weeks-and-2-days-old. ”In March of 2020 I found out I was pregnant with twins,” Lura Lauer wrote. “It was one week before the world shut down. In July, I went into extremely premature labor at only 22-weeks-and-2-days. The babies were 4.5-months. We were told babies are not viable at that gestation, that only once they reach 24 weeks would they have a better chance of survival. They said if I were to deliver that day they would not resuscitate. We ended up transferring hospitals to Presby where they had a better equipped NICU.” Later that same day, Lura gave birth to her girls. The twins wouldn’t wait. ”My two daughters Lyric and Cali...

11 September, 2023 /

PODCAST LINK In this episode, I sit down with Rachel and Andy Lee to talk about Madelyn’s FundMadelyn’s Fund is a Charlotte-based nonprofit organization that provides financial support for NICU families.September is NICU awareness and childhood cancer awareness month. It is such an honor for me to highlight organizations like Madelyn’s Fund and I hope that, after listening to this story, you’ll reach out and lend some support to this worthy organization.We cover a lot of upcoming events and important fundraising initiatives during our conversation, so I encourage you to check out the show notes for this episode to learn more and get involved.The show notes can be found at thebestoflkn.com. While you;re there, please consider subscribing to The Best of LKN weekly email newsletter. It’s totally free, and a great way to stay up to date with our weekly content and support this podcast.Friends, thanks so much for following The...

31 August, 2023 /

Feeling like you want to get dressed up and party for a good cause this Fall? Well the Charlotte Gala scene has you covered. Whether you date night it, GNO it, or brave it solo (you go girl) there is at least one festive fundraiser most weekends this Fall around the QC. Here are our favorites, and please note, some of these sell-out early every year. SCOOP ...

28 August, 2023 /

PODCAST LINK Becoming a parent can be the most fulfilling, stressful, heart-warming, and chaotic time in your life. Your whole world, or at least a very big part of it, becomes centered around your kids.  Every parent wants the best for their children, the best food, the best schools, and the best future! But for some families that future is cut terribly short.Our next guest has turned their personal tragedy into a blessing for so many others, throughout the Charlotte area. Today we are talking to Rachel Lee, philanthropist, wife, and mother who along with her husband Andy Lee started Madelyn’s Fund to help families with babies receiving treatment in the NICU throughout Charlotte. ...

30 June, 2022 /