Mummy Blogger Hurt In Plane Crash Helped by Readers
Posted by Sunny Chanel at 6:45 AM on September 11, 2008
Never question the awesome strength of the blog. Mother of four, Stephanie Nielson of NieNie Dialogues, is one “mummy blogger” who’s readers came out to support in a very significant way, proving the monumential power of the people and the pen keyboard.
On August 16th, Stephanie and her husband were critically injured and severely burned in a small-craft plane accident in Arizona. Currently she is in a medically induced coma and has suffered burns over 83 percent of her body. Her husband was burned over 35 percent of his body and his condition has improved.
“”We’ve formed a whole new community, a community of complete strangers who all care about one thing – in this case, one family – who’s in need,” Stephanie’s sister, Courtney Kendrick, told TODAY’s Matt Lauer on Tuesday.”
Stephanie’s blog focuses on the joys of motherhood in an arena usually reserved for the day to day difficulties. “What she represented to a lot of people is the positive impact of motherhood and what motherhood can be for so many people. I think that’s what people responded to.”
After word got out about the accident the visitors to her NieNie Dialogues jumped from 1,000 a day to about 20,000, many wondering how they could help. To assist the family with their ever mounting medical bills, which are already over US$2 million (insurance covers the first million), a NieNie regular started an auction which grew to about 350 auctions and have raised about US$100,000, a fraction of their bills but a nice chunk none the less.
For more info on Stepahnie, her family and the fundraising efforts, go to the NieNie Recovery site here.
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