Do Something Good Today!
In episode 13, we talked with Dr Julia Lamotte – a child psychologist – about working with children with sickle cell disease and their families. Dr Lamotte recently launched the Sickle Cell Story Club at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis where she works. This program aims to give EVERY child with sickle cell disease seen at Riley at least one book per year. These are books with diverse and relatable characters reflective of the local community of people living with sickle cell disease. The books are selected with a focus on promoting emotional intelligence/awareness, self-esteem, and coping skills.
Your support can help ensure that this program is sustainable!
- Buy a book from their Amazon Wish List
- when you check out, select the Gift Registry Address under the name ‘Julia LaMotte’. This will send the books directly to Riley Children’s Hospital
- Make a donation. To make a gift to support this program, you may:
- write a check to Riley Children’s Foundation with “Sickle Cell Story Club” in the memo. The mailing address is: Riley Children’s Foundation, 30 S. Meridian St.,Suite 200, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
- For credit card gifts, click here. In the field “Please describe where you would like to further restrict your gift” write: “Sickle Cell Story Club (as per Chris Dial’s instructions).” Questions? Contact Chris Dial, Major Gift Officer, 317-759-6908 or cdial@rileykids.org.
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