Team Angel is a group of women from across the United States, Canada, and England – including Angel’s mom, Sarah – who became friends when we “met” one another on a parenting message board nearly four years ago.  Each of us had a child due in December, 2004, and in the beginning, we bonded over diapers, crying babies, homemade versus jarred baby food, and how to function on 2.8 hours of broken sleep. 

As time went on, we began discussing not only our babies and our lives as parents, but virtually every other aspect of our lives as well. We got to know one another’s families, we cried on each others’ shoulders, we counseled each other when times got rough.  We have met one another and our families (live and in person!) many times, and although we live hundreds of miles apart, we continue to stay in touch via IM’s, text messages, emails, letters, phone calls – and of course, we continue to post daily on our board. 

In short, we became incredible friends.

When we first met Sarah, she was the mother of 5 year-old Angel and newborn Hudson.  Although we knew that Sarah and Nick had adopted Angel when he was three years old (something that was amazing in its own right), the more we learned about Angel’s precarious health, about the sad life that he was living prior to being adopted, the more we came to agree that Sarah and Nick were angels, themselves.  Their courage, compassion, faith, strength, optimism, commitment, hope, and deep love for Angel inspired us every single day.

As Angel’s health began to decline, it felt to us as though one of our own children had fallen ill.  We hoped and prayed and talked “behind the scenes” as we tried to rally as much support as we could for Angel, Sarah, Nick, Hudson, and their up-and-coming baby girl.  We each wanted nothing more than to simply BE THERE, to give Sarah the support she needs… but because most of us live very, very far away, our support was limited to sending cards and toys, as well as researching local assistance in the form of cleaning services, meal delivery, etc. 

When we learned that Angel was indeed having the transplant, and that his surgery and months-long recovery would take place hours from home (necessitating that his family temporarily relocate in order to be near him), we knew that our emotional support, while indeed important and appreciated, would simply not be enough.  Plainly and simply, the coming months will be exceedingly expensive for Angel’s family – and so, for those of us who cannot be there in person, our monetary support is what is needed the most. 

And so… we formed Team Angel.

We are mommies from 14 states and two countries.
We are teachers, photographers, IT providers, social workers, students, and at-home mothers.
We are husbands and boyfriends and significant others, who call us intermittently through the day simply to say, “How’s Angel today?”
We are 46 children, who have met Angel in person and in videos, who send him cards and drawings, and who include him in our prayers.
We are friends and parents and sons and daughters who carry Angel in our hearts and minds every single day, and who want to help in any way we can.

We are Team Angel.

And we are accepting new members all the time.
Please be a part of Team Angel today!