It's National Mobility Awareness Month, and 7-year-old Bella Brya is our Local Hero. She needs your support.
For Allison and Bill Brya of Frankfort every day is an uphill battle, tending to the needs of two children with severe disabilities. While it has drained their finances, it's also strengthened their resolve to love one another. Allison Brya is the voice for her daughter, 7-year-old Bella, who cannot walk or play. However, she does manage occasionally to utter some sounds. Bella collapsed of a brain aneurysm when she was just 2 years old. It left her with severe brain damage. Her 4-year-old brother Liam was diagnosed with Goldenhar Syndrome (underdeveloped ear, small jaw-line and spinal deformities); he also has a tumor that's inoperable due to its proximity to the brain stem. Bella's many trips to Chicago for physical and occupational …
Help make Bella Brya a Local Hero. Vote for Isabella Brya at Mobility Awareness Month.
The 7-year-old daughter of Allison and Bill Brya, Bella (Isabella), collapsed of a brain aneurysm when she was just 2 years old. It left her with severe brain damage. Her 4-year-old brother Liam was diagnosed with Goldenhar Syndrome (underdeveloped ear, small jaw-line and spinal deformities); he also has a tumor that's inoperable due to its proximity to the brain stem. For most families, one child with severe disabilities poses life-changing difficulties, but the Brya family got a double dose of hardship. Today, in between the time that Allison and Bill spend loving their children through the tedious care-giving tasks, they invest an exorbitant amount of energy into organizing and promoting fundraising activities to pay for the expensive …
The Frankfort Area Jaycees are holding a benefit Tuesday at Hilda Walker Intermediate School to help the family of Bella and Liam Brya, who both have rare health disorders.
When Bella Brya was 2 years old, she collapsed at home because of a brain aneurism. “In a couple minutes’ time, our lives changed forever,” said Allison, Bella’s mother. Today, Bella is a 7-year-old student in Lincoln-Way Area Special Education District 843. She is homebound and currently receives physical therapy, occupational therapy and sleep therapy. The Frankfort Area Jaycees are hosting Pizza for Bella, a fundraiser to help cover the Brya family’s medical expenses, on Tuesday, Feb. 26. YOUR TURN: Find Out How You Can Contribute to the Brya Family Fund Community members are invited to participate in a “people’s choice” pizza contest at Hilda Walker Intermediate School, according to event co-chairwomen Denise Lenz and Jennifer Roney. …
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Little Joe's Restaurant and Pizza
7976 167th St, Tinley Park, IL
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Nancy's Pizza Express
7929 171st St, Tinley Park, IL
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Arrenello's Pizza
9420 179th St, Tinley Park, IL
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Hilda Walker Intermediate School
19900 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL
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Rich Schmidt II
12:02 am on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
That's it Allison, thx. I'll get votes in. more ›