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Berlin's Calli Beatman Raises Money to Fight Amyloidosis
The 16-year-old Berlin High School student lost her grandmother to the disease, which causes organ failure from too much abnormal protein.
BERLIN, CT - Calli Beatman, 16, lost her grandmother, Bernice Tobin - who her family affectionately called "Mama" - to amyloidosis two years ago, and that loss has fueled Calli to take on the challenge of fighting the disease ever since.
Beatman has launched a YouCaring.com page to raise funds to benefit The Amyloidosis Center at Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, and host a mini-golf fundraiser on May 1 at Putters Paradise Mini Golf in Berlin.
"In memory of Mama and in hope that nobody else will suffer like she did and that no other family endures such a painful loss, I want to raise money which will be donated to The Amyloidosis Center at Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, one of the leading centers in the world for amyloidosis research," she wrote on the YouCaring page. "The Center will use 100% of the money we donate towards research to help find a cure and better treatments."
As of today, April 1, the page has raised $1,180 toward a goal of $3,000.
According to the Meriden Record-Journal, there currently is no cure for amyloidosis, which is why Calli hopes to raise as much money as she can to fight the disease. People who contract it suffer organ failure from an over abundance of abnormal protein in the body.
For more information about the mini-golf fundraiser and to buy tickets, email amyloidosismama24@gmail.com. Calli also will sell tickets for the event from April 18 through April 22 in front of Berlin High School.
Click here to view the YouCaring page.
Click here to read the full story on the Meriden Record-Journal website.
Photo: Bernice Tobin, left, and Calli Beatman. Photo credit: Beatman family and YouCaring.com
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