Kevin with Mom
The Kevin Eadie Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit charitable foundation established in honor of Kevin Eadie (filed & pending Federal IRS 501c-3 approval). The Foundation's mission is to fund Niemann-Pick Type C (NP-C) research, and to provide assistance with Kevin's medical needs and other children afflicted with NP-C. Kevin's Foundation operates under the Federal guidelines of a non-profit organization (Tax ID #26-0493932). Donations are used to support our Foundation's mission.
Latest News And Events
July 26,2008
Piloting the search for a Cure Game Day Magazine Article
Click on the link below to view a moving video clip of Kevin Eadie's trip around the bases at War Memorial Stadium last Saturday night as players, coaches, and 3,000 Pilots fans cheered him on.
Pay close attention as Kevin "rounds" first and approaches home plate. He lifts his leg to acknowledge to everyone that he knows exactly what is going on!
Video of Kevin Eadie Night with The Peninsula Pilots
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Why does Kevin need your help? Sadly, Kevin suffers from a very cruel and fatal children’s disease called Niemann-Pick Type C (NP-C).
What is Niemann-Pick Type C (NP-C)? Niemann-Pick Type C is a neurodegenerative disease that primarily strikes children in their early childhood years with death occurring before or during adolescence. Happy and healthy children in their early childhood begin to suffer from a painful and gradual neurological decline because of damage to the brain as result of the body’s inability to metabolize cholesterol.
Early symptoms of NP-C are frequent falls, balance problems, loss of vertical eye movements, slurred speech, and learning difficulties. As the disease progresses, seizures begin, children lose their motor skills, eyesight and hearing, as well as the inability to swallow, and ultimately - death.
This life-robbing disease is not only painful for these children, but also their parents who experience a tremendous heartbreak as they watch their children slowly decline both physically and mentally. No child should have to suffer from such pain. Although children worldwide are afflicted, research has been extremely limited primarily because of insufficient funding due to a smaller population of children affected and lack of public knowledge. Currently, there is no cure or treatment for NP-C.
YOU CAN HELP KEVIN …AND ALL NP-C CHILDREN by supporting accelerated research to find a cure and by praying for these children who have been stricken with this cruel and deadly disorder. You can make a difference by donating to
'The
Kevin Eadie Foundation, Inc'. You can also help Kevin and
the other NP-C children by supporting research being
funded by the
Ara
Parseghian Medical Research Foundation
(APMRF). The former
beloved Notre Dame Football Coach, Ara Parseghian,
and his family established this foundation after
learning three (3) of his grandchildren have NP-C.
Since its inception in 1995, significant strides
have been made in NP-C research; however, time is so
critical for Kevin and these children. Coach
Parseghian says, "There will be no cure without
research and no research without funding."
"For
nothing is impossible with God."
(Luke 1:37)
Be a Life
Saver!
Please help Kevin and
the other children by supporting research to find a
cure, and supporting Kevin's Foundation to assist
with the overwhelming costs of his medical needs.
We desperately need your help!
We all have the power to change the outcome for
these children; a little bit from those of us who
care...can make a big difference in saving Kevin's
life and the lives of all the NP-C children.
"We hope our
children can continue to walk, grow up, and color
our world with their sunshine, laughter, and voice."
With sincere gratitude,
Brenda Eadie
Honored to be Kevin's MOM (Mother
On a
Mission)
