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Paula Persechini-Petitti Founder and Director |
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Paula's Back Home in MA |
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June 23 2009, South Dakota: Paula Persechini-Petitti was involved in a very serious car accident, resulting in a head injury that left Paula in a coma. South Dakota did not have the facilities to treat Paula. A fund was set up to bring Paula home. 10 days later, the amount needed was raised to airlift Paula to Boston where, with the support of family and friends and the world-class medical resources of Mass General Hospital and the Spaulding Rehab Hospital an aggressive treatment program began. The traumatic brain injury Paula received requires continued specialized rehabilitation. She will be going to Middleboro Skilled Nursing Facility soon for a few months as she still needs extensive rehabilitation. We hope to be able to get her into Mentor ABI or a similar specialized treatment program to help her regain her independence after that. This program is not covered by insurance and so we will continue fundraising to cover it and any additional medical expenses she may have. It is our mission to ensure that funds are in place for this final stage of treatment. The average cost for specialized rehabilitation treatment programs is between $15,000 to $20,000 per month. Paula would need to be in such a program for at least 4 months and could need up to 6 months. With your support, our mission to help Paula have the fullest possible recovery will be achieved. |
On January 23, 2010, at the House of Blues’ Foundation Room, Dave Herlihy, famed lead singer of O Positive, and an assembled group of top-notch Boston musicians unite to present an evening of Beatles songs to benefit “Bring Paula Home” (www.bringpaulahome.org). Event MC and Live Auctioneer will be none other than quintessential Boston radio icon Oedipus. The program will feature Herlihy’s band “Working Class Zeros” as well as two other phenomenal pop combos performing fab four songs and will include a cocktail hour, silent and live auctions, and a dinner option. Tickets for the benefit are $25.00 available here Anticipating the event, Herlihy says, “The Beatles are part of my musical DNA—they are the reason I first started writing songs. I can’t wait to get together with our friends to raise our voices for Paula. This will be a one of a kind night.” And Oedipus sums up his commitment to the event, “Paula aided and abetted O+ and the Boston scene, both close to my heart.” |
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| Black River Project
Mission: In 1993, Massachusetts native Paula-Persechini-Petitti'S love for Jamaica inspired her to collect and send medical supplies
to its Black River area where small medical centers struggled to provide health care to
ailing members of their commuinity.
As news of this shipment spread, more health facilities desperate for resources began asking Paula for her swift and generous assistance.
Paula's response is now felt by more than nine countries as she continnually travels to deliver equipment, Training, and medical teams to
less fortunate patients all over the world.
IT'S HER PASSION, AND IT'S HER MISSION |
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