[Fredslist] FW: SARAH JANE BRAIN FOUNDATION

Mon Nov 10 18:23:35 EST 2008

I would like to share the following e-mail (see below) sent by my good
friend Jessica Thaler who has become involved in the Sarah Jane Brain
Foundation.  Some of you may remember seeing the Donohues in the news
when their "baby nurse" violently shook their baby, Sarah Jane, causing
a severe brain injury.  I went to school with Patrick Donohue, Sarah's
father. The website www.TheBrainProject.org has Sarah's story.  Please
visit it and read about Sarah Jane. Sarah Jane herself will be appearing
on The TODAY Show (on NBC) between 8am and 9am on Friday, November 14th.
Please pass on Sarah Jane's story, it may help a friend or loved one
prevent this from happening to them, or help them to cope if it already
has happened.  Thank you.

Cara A. Baugh, Esq. 
Davidoff Malito & Hutcher LLP 
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From: Jessica Thaler [mailto:jessicathaler at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 1:13 AM
To: Jessica at TheBrainProject.org
Subject: SARAH JANE BRAIN FOUNDATION

I have recently become involved with The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation, a
foundation created by a law school classmate of mine. The Sarah Jane
Brain Foundation is named after 3-year old, Sarah Jane Donohue, who was
shaken by her baby nurse when she was 5 days old, causing a severe brain
injury.  This foundation was set up to assist other families and
children who suffer from Pediatric Acquired Brain Injuries ("PABI"),
which, as you may know, is the leading cause of death and disability in
the United States for children under 15 years of age.

What you may not know is over 1,000,000 children are injured each year
due to PABI and many more injuries go untreated.  While motor vehicle
accidents and falls are responsible for more head and brain injuries
than sports participation, every day a child suffers a brain injury due
to their participation in sports. In addition, brain injuries are
classified as "pediatric" when the injured person is under the age of
23- whereby such injuries sustained by many young professional athletes
are still considered pediatric.  While we cannot eliminate all risk of
potential brain injuries, we can do more for prevention and can aid the
millions of children and their families who are coping with pediatric
brain injuries today.  

The mission of The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation is to establish a
national model system of care (the "PABI Plan") for children and their
families who suffer from PABI and to fund and implement prevention,
research, rehabilitation and habilitation programs.  The PABI Plan will
be realized in 4 phases:

Phase 1: was the "Open Source Initiative" which put all of Sarah Jane's
medical and therapy records and videos online in an open format for the
first time in medical history.

Phase 2: was and is recruiting the best professionals in the PABI field
to join our National Advisory Board and bringing other families into the
Open Source Initiative to begin creating a national database.

Phase 3: will be creating The PABI Plan.

Phase 4: will be funding and implementing The PABI Plan.

You can learn more about the history, mission and plans of our
non-profit foundation by visiting our website: www.TheBrainProject.org
<http://www.thebrainproject.org/> .  I have also attached a short fact
sheet for your information.  Additionally, the founder of The Sarah Jane
Foundation, as well as Sarah Jane herself, will be appearing on The
TODAY Show (on NBC) between 8am and 9am on Friday, November 14th,
discussing the same.

I am reaching out to you because I truly believe in the mission of this
foundation and would love to see people get involved in whatever means
of support they are comfortable with- monetary or time. If you have any
interest, I can be reached at the office (212-201-0599), on my cell
(646-596-1523) or via email at Jessica at TheBrainProject.org.

Sincerely,

Jessica Thaler, Esq.

Special Counsel, The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation

Jessica Thaler

646-596-1523

jthaler at uclalumni.net <mailto:jthaler at uclalumni.net> 

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