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I Need Help! Please Vote For My Son, Rob and Time Sensitive!

CONTEST ENDS in 4 days, to Win A New Handicap Van. VOTE for Rob once per day for this Miracle to WIN. Watch his video. A new van that runs will give Rob Quality & Quantity of Life. Thank you!


Please Vote (ASAP/ TIME SENSITIVE) for my son, Rob

ONLY 4 VOTING DAYS LEFT TO BE ONE OF THE 3 WINNERS of      A NEW HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE VAN CONTEST ENDS May 10th,  PT, MIDNIGHT  WINNERS PICKED on 05 20 2013 and ANNOUNCED on 05 31 2013You can vote once per day but only one VOTE from each IP ADDRESS   Rob only gets ONE VOTE per IP each day.
CLICK ON THIS LINK TO VIEW ROB'S VIDEO 
http://www.mobilityawarenessmonth.com/entrant/robert-j-schriefer-jr-saugus-ma/
THEN (1)  click on:  ENTER or VOTE NOW 
TO VOTE, it will ask for you name and email and also will ask a silly math question for you to answer so no false voting can happen in this CONTEST and relationship to the contestant or not with boxes to click in.Rob can not be transported any other way except for the RIDE and that means that we, his family, friends or care givers/pca's can't just come by and take Rob out to an appointment or the beach or shopping, to his favorite concert or a Red Sox game.
  We don't know how much longer Rob has with his diagnosis of Friedreich's Ataxia because he has outlived his life expectancy of 6 months, a year, 5 or 10 years which is soon to be 29 years ago this July.  His QUALITY and QUANTITY of LIFE DEPENDS on Rob getting out and about as often we can to enjoy his favorite things and a New Van would give each of us the ability to take Rob out whenever.
Thank you for your VOTE but only once per day over the next 4 days so that OUR FAMILY HERO ROB WINS A VAN! I DO BELIEVE IN MIRACLES!!!  THANK YOU FOR CREATING THESE TWO MIRACLES, not just for ROB but for all of us and I am so thankful for the technology of computers and my website of healing happened because of Rob who taught me how to use a computer with the patience or Jobe.  We even went to North Shore Community College together and took a computer class.  Rob has always been the WIND BENEATH MY WINGS and searching for answers for him, I was drawn to the healing modalities and helping  people which has given the tools to reach out to so many to assist them with their health challenges!
I like to think that for the 7 1/2 years that I have been volunteering my time and energy helping people with their health issues with Tong Ren Therapy was  "PAYING IT FORWARD"  and now coming back to Rob.
*****please note:  the van Rob now has was bought with money from a fundraiser back in 2010,  a used 2001 Caravan which was 9 years old with the $19,000 raised.  My daughter, Danielle bought the used van in May of 2010 from the money raised 3 years ago.
The van started to fall apart within the first year with lights coming on the dash and it breaking down and the electrical ramp has not worked in the last 1 1/2 years or more so we had to get a portable one to use which is awkward and heavy for us females to lift to get Rob in his electric wheelchair in and out of the van. 
Rob never complains and is so happy to get out.  His blindness keeps him from noticing the condition of his van.  Being stuck in due to bad weather and no wheels to getting him out and about is depressing for Rob.  We do our best to roll Rob down to Saugus Center or to the near by Square One Mall and his primary care doctor, weather permitting, Rob can roll down with his PCA for his appointments.  
 Rob cannot be transported any other way except for the RIDE and that means that we, his family, friends or care givers/pca's can't just come by and take Rob to appointments or out to the beach or shopping, to his favorite concert or a Red Sox game.  

OUR FAMILY HERO ROB WINS A VAN!
*****SECOND MIRACLE We also must raise whatever monies, taxes, fees that are required for pick up of this van Rob WINS because both myself and Rob's dad are on Social Security and divorced for 25 years.
Due to Rob's illness and upkeep of the 2 used vans.  The first van was given to us by GLSS for $1 which was 11 years old that my daughter got for Rob and the second van from the fundraiser for $19,000 used and that was 9 years old. We were all thrilled to get that old van that was out to pasture until it wouldn't run any more and especially the second van from the fundraiser, which lasted only 3 years.  Rob's dad and I along with our 2 daughters have helped with insurance and repairs for both vans over the years and the girls have families to raise.   There is no money to pay for whatever expenses incurred to pick up the VAN.  

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            I DO BELIEVE IN MIRACLES!!!

 THANK YOU FOR CREATING THESE TWO MIRACLES, not just for ROB but you haveBLESSED our FAMILY, Friends 
and Care Givers too! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU from the BOTTOM of our HEARTS!!!!!!! Bob, Sandra, Robin, Danielle, Rob, Family and Friends! 

PLEASE VOTE and ask every one that you know to VOTE and make this happen and add it to your facebook, etc.

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