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ARCHIVED
Ashleigh touched
our life
Ashleigh Holmes
receives "Spirit Award"
Announcing the winner of Peter, a
registered 1/2 welsh pony
- June 30th
Video of Ashleigh drawing the winner of the welsh pony. Thanks to all
that made the fundraiser such a huge success!
ARCHIVED NEWS
Benefit
for young
girl's lung transplant
Report by Chasity Byrd, WALA
courtesy of FOXten -
www.myfoxgulfcoast.com
Friday, 01 Aug 2008, 7:00
PM
ELSANOR, Ala. --
A horse isn't your
typical 10-year-old's best friend but Ashleigh Holmes’ horse Reggie is
just that to her. Ashleigh has several horses that she calls friends but
Reggie is her favorite.
"Cause he's good," said Ashleigh.
For the last couple of weeks Ashleigh has been getting to spend lot of
time with her friends but it's not always like this. Ashleigh has Cystic
Fibrosis and spends much of her time in the hospital. It's now gotten to
the point where she needs help.
"With Cystic Fibrosis what it does is damage their lungs. They get to
where they can't breathe and she's about 28 to 30 percent lung
functioning," said Melody Holmes, Ashleigh's mom.
Ashleigh needs a lung transplant. It's hard for her to breathe, she can
only ride for about 10 minutes at a time, but her mom said it's the only
thing on her mind when she gets sick.
"It's something to drive for...you gotta get out of the hospital to get
back and ride," said Holmes.
As you've heard horses have helped Ashleigh in so many ways, now they
are helping even more by raising money. A benefit rodeo has been set up
for this weekend.
The rodeo was set up by the Southern Bulls, Barrels, and Roping
Association. It's to help pay for all of the medical bills the Holmes
family has and will have in the upcoming months with the transplant.
Ashleigh's mom said the transplant will allow her daughter to be able to
fully ride her horses again. She sad it will also keep her daughter
around for her. "She makes me happy everyday that I have her…she's just
a great kid."
If you would like to help the Holmes family the rodeo will be Saturday
7:00 p.m. at the Pensacola Equestrian Center.
Courtesy of
www.myfoxgulfcoast.com
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