Christa Brelsford – Her Story
Christa Brelsford, of Anchorage, Alaska, was volunteering in Dabonne, south of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on an 11-day program to teach adult and child literacy when the quake hit. It took her brother Julian and their friends nearly an hour and a half to dig her from debris, her legs trapped by rubble when a building collapsed.
In an e-mail to friends and family, Christa wrote: “I was trapped under a collapsing building. I am not in danger of dying, but my right leg was crushed below the knee and it may not survive. Otherwise I am fine.”
Her right leg was amputated from the shin down.
How to Help
The fundraising efforts to help with Christa’s medical bills and get her a climbing-specific prosthetic have been such a huge success that Christa now asks that you consider helping the people in Haiti, especially those that helped save her life.
For more info visit http://christasangels.org
Please visit http://www.haitipartners.org/ to donate to the people of Haiti, as this was Christa’s choice of foundations. Please check the box for the funds to go to Christa’s Angels that supports the people who saved Christa’s life.
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