Be a Part of the Miracle

There is a need in our community. Do you know how many families struggle while caring for an ill child? How do they maintain a job and get their child to necessary treatments? How many children sit alone in a clinic or hospital room while their parents are at work struggling to make ends meet and keep food on the table?

It’s time to make a difference in the lives of children and their families fighting a medical crisis.

The With Love for Lucy Organization is committed to offering a multitude of practical and compassionate services to families and their children who are coping with the day to day challenges of battling a critical illness. This mission will be accomplished through the assistance of committed volunteers, area hospitals, local businesses, and global companies who share in our desire to make a difference for the families in and around the Anchorage area during the emotionally and financially challenging times of a medical crisis.

Our goal is to offer transportation, through volunteers, to make it possible for parents to work and children to attend treatment. We will also intend to offer keeping children company as they receive treatment or are in the hospital and to collect items for families, included but not limited to; diapers, clothing, formula, meals, toys, and utilities assistance. The With Love for Lucy organization will also provide paperwork guidelines and direction to help families apply for assistance when needed for their child and family.

We carry out this mission in memory of sweet Lucy Bell who taught us to persevere in the face of extreme opposition and to show strength and determination even in our weakest moments. For those who never met little Lucy, she was an Alaskan born child who fought a tough illness that was not diagnosed until she was transported to Seattle Children’s Hospital. Lucy challenged the wit of her doctors and never failed to offer her encouraging smile as the medical team and her loved ones fought for her recovery. Sadly, we all lost Lucy when her lungs could no longer sustain her little body. Lucy was diagnosed with SCID. One of 13 cases of this extreme form ever documented, in the entire world.