Allie was diagnosed with lupus in January of 2011. Since then she has been diagnosed with multiple autoimmune conditions. Which includes a major bleeding disorder and heart and lung problems. On March 27 she received a medicine, called IVIG, which caused aseptic meningitis that traveled to the brain and caused encephalitis. These complications destroyed multiple everyday functions which include: walking, writing, fine motor skills, vision problems, depth perception, balance, hearing, speech therapy, memory problems, nerve damage, reading and everyday functions. She has been in the hospital since March and was recently transferred to a children's hospital/rehabilitation center in Houston,TX working to regain function to return home.
UPDATE: Monday, June 9 Allie returned home and is currently attending outpatient physical therapy.
I had the pleasure of teaching Allie my first year at Centennial. That was the year she started having medical complications and started home bound services to finish up her school work. I would go over from time to time to help her finish her work for ASL 1.
She is a very strong Christian and always puts Him first. We all are praying for her and her family. My ASL Club put on an ASL Show in honor of her and raised over $1700 in donations and shirt sales.
These are the beautiful flowers Allie and her mom sent me.
"BUT we know that our God is bigger and He is bigger than any problem we may face and He has a plan to prosper us and not to harm us and to give us a hope and a future and with God fighting for us who could be against us? Thank you all for your love and support!" Allie Brown
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