A common phrased uttered by many people across the country. Most people these days are in such a rush with their busy lives that a penny seems worthless. The face value to some is that it is just one cent. But what if those worthless pennies added up?

What if those pennies can help a teenager live a normal life? Pamela is an average teenager. She loves to spend time with her friends while hanging out at the local pool, play on the school soccer team and shoot on the rifle team, baby-sit her nieces and do what teenagers do best: play online.

Pamelas 2006 Team Soccer Picture

 

Pamela was diagnosed with CM through a soccer accident. During one of her games, her nose was broken while being her team’s goalie. After seeing the neurologist following standard testing, they were informed she had this condition.

Hitting the internet for information, they came across The Chiari Institute. This institute which is based in Long Island specializes in the diagnosing and treatment of all forms of Chiari Malformation. After setting up appointments, intense testing, and long weekends she was diagnosed fully with CM. The diagnoses alone cost $15,430.

www.penniesforpamela.com is a site dedicated to helping with just that. Pamela suffers from a condition called Chiari Malformation. In order to correct the condition, it takes a massive and expensive surgery in which the insurance can not cover 100% of the cost. Through this site, she is hoping to help her parents with the financial aspect of it.

She hopes that through donations of pennies, it will make some dent in the debt that is building in medical bills. Every penny collected will go towards the bills and if through a miracle we raise more than enough money, the rest will be donated to The Chiari Institute to help further the research into this condition.