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Poster child's death inspires Hope for Life Family
10/10/06
Karen Shaw
Volunteers with the Hope for Life Family have an even greater motivation to work this year for scleroderma research funds and
awareness.
The group’s poster child, 10-year-old Jameala Croom, succumbed to the disease on Oct. 3.
She was a sweet, beautiful child, said Vickie Goswick, founder and executive director of Hope for Life Family.
She stole the hearts of everyone she met. She had so much spunk. I truly thought she would beat this dreaded disease.
The daughter of Corrine Penny Croom of Cleveland, Ohio, Jameala was diagnosed with scleroderma 17 months ago. For the
past four months she had been visiting Calhoun thanks to Angel Flight and Pilots for Christ in order to participate in a
Scleroderma Research Program at the Clinic for Hope on South Wall Street.
Jameala has a new body now “no more pain, no more needles, no more pills, Goswick added. She is now our guardian angel to
help us keep up the fight.
A room, called the Jameala Suite, Suite 7, was decorated in her honor at the Clinic for Hope prior to her passing.
The Clinic of Hope is a complimentary medicine clinic that was recently approved by Mannarelief and the Fisher Institute for
Medical Research for a 12-month study with the use of glyconutrients in scleroderma. Dr. John W. Stearns wrote the study
protocol and is heading the research program.
When Jameala saw her room, she lit up like sunshine, Goswick said. Each time she would come to Calhoun she would go up to
see if we had changed anything since the last time she was here.
Serving as a poster child wasn’t all Jameala did for the Hope for Life Family, Goswick added. She and her classmates made
jewelry and sold it, even while she was in the hospital, Goswick said. Jameala sold our trees in honor and memory of people
and donated the money to the clinic to help sponsor her room.
On Nov. 2, the Hope for Life Family will present the 10th annual Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Ricky Clark Memorial Celebrity/Amateur
Golf Tournament at the Coosa Country Club. Deadline for registration is Oct. 28. For more information about the tournament,
call 706-625-9330.
Former Atlanta Braves infielder and current coach Glenn Hubbard and CNN’s Chris Askew will serve as our celebrity hosts,
Goswick said. Joining them this year will be Jaime Jorge, a world renowned violinist.
On Saturday, Nov. 4, the Hope for Life Family, in conjunction with Coca-Cola Enterprises, will present the 10th annual Wal-Mart
Ricky Clark Memorial Dinner, Auction, and Concert.
A memorial service to honor Jameala will be held at 5 p.m. just prior to the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at the
Clinic of Hope, 220 S. Wall St., site of the Historic Johnston-Hall Hospital. A silent auction will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. at the Harris Arts Center. To RSVP, call 706-625-9330 or 706-625-1447.
Following dinner, a concert featuring world-renowned violinist Jaime Jorge will begin at 8 p.m. Born in Cuba in 1970, Jorge
began violin studies at age 5. Following graduation from Loyola University of Chicago, Jorge was accepted into the University of
Illinois Medical School. But Jorge chose to leave medical school for a life of service dedicated to his music ministry.
The opening acts for Jorge will include local singer Anna Burdette and local gospel group Tapestry.
Gene Turner, comedian and professional pickpocket, will be emceeing the event.
Volunteers are needed for all events listed, Goswick said. Anyone wishing to volunteer or to donate auction items is asked to
call 706-625-9330.
There are more people in the U.S. with scleroderma than cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, and leukemia combined, Goswick
said.
It is our hope and prayer that together we will find a cure for not only scleroderma, but other connective tissue diseases such as
fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, lupus, and multiple sclerosis.
For more information on the events mentioned in this article PLEASE PRESS HERE!
10/10/06
Karen Shaw
Volunteers with the Hope for Life Family have an even greater motivation to work this year for scleroderma research funds and
awareness.
The group’s poster child, 10-year-old Jameala Croom, succumbed to the disease on Oct. 3.
She was a sweet, beautiful child, said Vickie Goswick, founder and executive director of Hope for Life Family.
She stole the hearts of everyone she met. She had so much spunk. I truly thought she would beat this dreaded disease.
The daughter of Corrine Penny Croom of Cleveland, Ohio, Jameala was diagnosed with scleroderma 17 months ago. For the
past four months she had been visiting Calhoun thanks to Angel Flight and Pilots for Christ in order to participate in a
Scleroderma Research Program at the Clinic for Hope on South Wall Street.
Jameala has a new body now “no more pain, no more needles, no more pills, Goswick added. She is now our guardian angel to
help us keep up the fight.
A room, called the Jameala Suite, Suite 7, was decorated in her honor at the Clinic for Hope prior to her passing.
The Clinic of Hope is a complimentary medicine clinic that was recently approved by Mannarelief and the Fisher Institute for
Medical Research for a 12-month study with the use of glyconutrients in scleroderma. Dr. John W. Stearns wrote the study
protocol and is heading the research program.
When Jameala saw her room, she lit up like sunshine, Goswick said. Each time she would come to Calhoun she would go up to
see if we had changed anything since the last time she was here.
Serving as a poster child wasn’t all Jameala did for the Hope for Life Family, Goswick added. She and her classmates made
jewelry and sold it, even while she was in the hospital, Goswick said. Jameala sold our trees in honor and memory of people
and donated the money to the clinic to help sponsor her room.
On Nov. 2, the Hope for Life Family will present the 10th annual Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Ricky Clark Memorial Celebrity/Amateur
Golf Tournament at the Coosa Country Club. Deadline for registration is Oct. 28. For more information about the tournament,
call 706-625-9330.
Former Atlanta Braves infielder and current coach Glenn Hubbard and CNN’s Chris Askew will serve as our celebrity hosts,
Goswick said. Joining them this year will be Jaime Jorge, a world renowned violinist.
On Saturday, Nov. 4, the Hope for Life Family, in conjunction with Coca-Cola Enterprises, will present the 10th annual Wal-Mart
Ricky Clark Memorial Dinner, Auction, and Concert.
A memorial service to honor Jameala will be held at 5 p.m. just prior to the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at the
Clinic of Hope, 220 S. Wall St., site of the Historic Johnston-Hall Hospital. A silent auction will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. at the Harris Arts Center. To RSVP, call 706-625-9330 or 706-625-1447.
Following dinner, a concert featuring world-renowned violinist Jaime Jorge will begin at 8 p.m. Born in Cuba in 1970, Jorge
began violin studies at age 5. Following graduation from Loyola University of Chicago, Jorge was accepted into the University of
Illinois Medical School. But Jorge chose to leave medical school for a life of service dedicated to his music ministry.
The opening acts for Jorge will include local singer Anna Burdette and local gospel group Tapestry.
Gene Turner, comedian and professional pickpocket, will be emceeing the event.
Volunteers are needed for all events listed, Goswick said. Anyone wishing to volunteer or to donate auction items is asked to
call 706-625-9330.
There are more people in the U.S. with scleroderma than cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, and leukemia combined, Goswick
said.
It is our hope and prayer that together we will find a cure for not only scleroderma, but other connective tissue diseases such as
fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, lupus, and multiple sclerosis.
For more information on the events mentioned in this article PLEASE PRESS HERE!