Each member of our Board of Directors brings something special and unique to Noah’s Light Foundation. We asked them each to share with us what Noah’s Light means to them and how they became involved in the foundation. This month we’d like to introduce, Amy Reinbolt. In her own words:
Here is a picture of my beautiful daughter Sara. She just turned 8 years old a few weeks ago. She is 6 months older than Noah.
Sara Reinbolt, daughter of Amy Reinbolt, Board of Directors
I have been acquaintance, colleague, and friend of the Larkins for 15 years or maybe more… Let’s just say we have always seemed to swim in the same Orlando pond. Amber in particular has been someone I have always admired and been close to professionally. But as years have passed I’ve been blessed to get closer to the Larkins on a personal level.
So, let’s jump to October 29th 2009. Phone rings, Hello, it’s Amy, “It’s Janelle. … I just wanted to let you know Amber and Dennis are at Arnold Palmer and Noah is having surgery right now to have a brain tumor removed.” This is where I stop breathing and in ways I feel like I haven’t started again.
Noah.
He’s a child of God, he is everyone’s child. But most important he is Amber and Dennis’s son and Landin’s brother.
In no way can you hear and accept anyone’s child having surgery to remove a very large tumor, and then learning the cancer has spread.
No child should ever have this happen. No parent should never have to endure this scenario and yet the Larkin’s faced this and Noah has had to fight for his life.
I am a producer and work for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts in communications. Communication is my game and one I am good at. Noah’s Light gives me the opportunity to bring my profession and passion together.
There are hundreds of children in Florida alone, that are suffering from brain cancer, and there needs to be treatments that are easier and that can be had by any family.
This COULD be a sad story. Noah, his illness, so many other kids and theirs, but when I look at it all, I see OPPORTUNITY. There ARE great doctors and researchers out there (and in our own state!) that really can change current treatments and diagnosis. Just in case you didn’t hear me, let me repeat, there ARE great doctors and researchers out there that really can change current treatments and diagnosis. Yes, it’s true. But guess what… they need funding. Because with healthcare funding restraints there aren’t a lot of funds for research and for some reason there are more and more children getting diagnosed with brain cancer each year. Plus if not enough kids are getting sick it’s not worth doing anything about. Why?
Here is where Noah’s Light Foundation comes in. We need to find funding for research for saving kids and making treatments less detrimental. It’s not impossible and it’s not that hard. Because Noah should not die. I don’t want my Sara to die. I don’t want any of these sweet children to die. We can stop this and we can ease the pain along the way.
I hope you support us in this fight, because it is for OUR Noah, it is for OUR children, and we can change their fate. We really can save them.
My blessings to you and yours,
Amy
Amy Reinbolt, Board of Directors
We are so glad to have such an amazing and talented person supporting us. Check back as we introduce more of Noah’s Light’s Board of Directors. Visit our website to find out more information and ways to help. You can also follow us on Twitter and connect with us on Facebook!
