For a friend...

I received the following e-mail today and I'm asking for your help:

Dear Friends and Family,

On February 18, one of my best friends and Godmother to my children, Michelle, suffered a catastrophic pregnancy complication. While giving birth, she had an amniotic fluid embolism, and went into cardiac arrest with the baby still inside her. She underwent emergency surgery, and baby Mikey was delivered alive but not breathing. Michelle is currently in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit, and baby Mikey is in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

An amniotic fluid embolism is one of the most dangerous and untreatable conditions in obstetrics, and 50% of patients die within the first hour. Doctors only gave Michelle less than a 5% chance of surviving through the night. It is truly a miracle that she did survive. Unfortunately, many of her major organs were severely damaged, and she's not in the clear yet. Doctors say that she'll be in the ICU for at least 3 more weeks until she can even be moved to a regular hospital room, and even then they don't know how long it will be until she or Mikey can be released.

Michelle and Mike are such good, caring people, and it breaks my heart to see them going through this. They were both right next to David and me in the hospital when we lost Alexandra, and they were the strong backs that we leaned on during our tragedy. They also shared in our joy a year later when we took home our happy and healthy Daniel. I can't wait to share in their joy when they are able to do the same with Michelle and Baby Mikey!

This is where I need your help. I'm asking you to take just a few short minutes to send Michelle and baby Mikey a get well wish.

You can send a quick note to an email address I set up. It's loveletterstomk@hotmail.com

I will personally print out all email messages and deliver them directly to Michelle, Mikey and their family.

Please, please just take a few minutes and do me this favor of sending them love and well wishes. As you all know, I am not a fan of forwarded emails, but in this case would you please forward to any caring person whom you think will also send a message?

Thank you so much!
Angel

If you could please take a few moments out of your busy schedules to send Michelle and baby Mikey a get well wish, it would be very much appreciated. Aidan and I thank you very much!