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Amanda’s Butterflies Children’s Book written to raise funds for young girl with terminal illness
SPECIAL TO CARSON TIMES
Amanda Stewart is a 12-year-old young girl who has had the fight of her life for the past five years. She has been living with a rare, life-threatening disease, Nephrotic Syndrome.
Amanda underwent a kidney transplant in February of 2004, only to have her hopes dashed when the disease reoccurred the following day.
Then, in February of 2007, Amanda's transplanted kidney was removed and she is currently awaiting a second transplant.
To help raise funds to help the family with medical expenses, a children's book was written about Amanda. It has some quirkiness, great ideas, a tight mystery plot  and lots of butterflies.
The book is about—Amanda Bunny and her friends -- with the help of some beautiful butterflies -- help all the little animals to see how they are alike rather than different.
This book was written to relate to all children with challenges like those Amanda has experienced while attending school (when she could) and fighting her illness.
The message of the story is that while some children can be cruel to others who have differences, Amanda was able to move on from her experience.
Some of the characters in the book are loosely based on children Amanda met while in the hospital. The three-legged giraffe represented a friend who had to have his leg amputated. The yellow and black zebra was another friend who had liver damage. Everything in the book-- from the names to the butterflies -- have a special place in Amanda's life.
The family and friends are making this book available on Amanda's Web site. All proceeds from the book go to Amanda's fund to help with her medical and living expenses.
To learn more about Amanda—please visit
http://www.amandas-story.org
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