In November of 1996 a seventeen year old girl lied pregnant in Riverside, but she wasn’t in the delivery room. Instead she was in the Intensive Care Unit, and her mother waited in the bereavement room. Doctors knew her story was on its last chapter, and they only hoped to be able to save her baby. She was written off in advance; doctors apologized to her mother for Apryl’s suspected death. Consoling came from many friends and family that joined together in the waiting room, love ones overflowed into the hallways; tears overflowed as well.

In the middle of sadness a child was born bringing sunlight to a storm. He grew strong in months after being born premature, but his mother’s recovery was still the topic in question. An aneurism had snatched a teenage girl’s dream of becoming a model and had her family dreaming for her to be healthy once again. Apryl showed signs of recovery, so she was sent to Lake Taylor to recover. Apryl learnt sign language and showed doctor’s she was far from the vegetable that she was claimed to be at the time of the incident.

When it comes to an aneurism recovery it takes time, but on top of that it takes money. The kind of money that Quincy Jones has who beat an aneurism with prompt actions and the best doctors, but there is no one in Apryl’s family with the kind of money that can supply the funds for a proper recovery. With that said, Apryl was sent to a rest home, and her family was left to blame finances for the forfeit of the fight. Hospital bills swallowed up any funds from fund raisers; Medicaid gives but can’t give enough. Apryl is forced to stare at walls instead of working on a recovery, and if you look into her eyes you could sense the desire to fight.

Physical Therapy cannot be afforded, so Apryl’s joints stiffen and her hope thins. From lower class care her mouth decays and dental bills surge higher. Her daughter dreams her dream and her miracle son wears her eyes, and they both desire for her to play a bigger role in their lives. Apryl can speak a word at a time, she can hold your hand, and hug you tight this is all a major achievement. At the same token one can’t help but to wonder what if she never retired from the fight early; what if she had physical therapy three times a week and didn’t have to lay all day in a rest home? How can one recover without a recovery program; how can they prosper from adversity if there is no gateway to prosperity available?

Yes in a way we are asking for donations, but in a way we’re not. In a way we’re giving you a piece of Apryl when you donate. In a way we are given you admission into the life of a living warrior who never gives up, even though, the world gave up on her. In a way we’re giving you bragging rights to say, “I helped somebody that needed help, and I appreciate my whole being more because today I have demonstrated the worth and warmth of my heart.” Apryl doesn’t desire to be a charity case she desires to fight, and we ask you assist on fulfilling that desire. We are only asking for you to help us push her in the ring, you do not need to throw one punch because believe you He, Apryl will do that.

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