Nurse Anne Russell, who often writes for Asthma, Allergies and Children (one of my most favorite blogs), reached out to the church that Natalie Giorgi’s family attends. This is what Anne wrote in an email today, “I have spoken to a member of the church Natalie’s family attends and they have offered to receive cards and/or letters of condolence for the Giorgi family. They believe it would greatly help this family to know that members of the food allergy community are supporting them at this very difficult time of anguish and grief.
The church plans to then distribute cards/letters to Natalie’s family at a time they discern to be appropriate. They also specifically asked for prayers on behalf of Natalie’s family, friends and classmates. This church parish is rallying to closely support the family of what they described to me as a “darling girl” and “wonderful family”.
Thank you Anne for your great compassion and assistance to help our community find a way to support Natalie’s family. This event has simply stunned and shocked our food allergy community.
Condolence cards/letters can be mailed to:
The Family of Natalie Giorgi
c/o Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church
5057 Cottage Way
Carmichael, California 95608
One of the hardest things I find about managing both life threatening food allergies and asthma is talking to others. I hate to be the one that might be perceived as demanding, pushing or for asking too much. What I now know, fourteen years later, is that honest, clear information presented with kindness works!..
They can also send online condolences here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sacbee/obituary.aspx?n=natalie-marie-giorgi&pid=166139286#fbLoggedOut by clicking on “sign” under “Guest Book” (top right of the article) or by going here: http://www.gormleyandsons.com/sitemaker/sites/GORMLE1/obit.cgi?user=1050791Giorgi and signing the guest book. The comments, at least on the 2 linked site, have to be approved, though.
Thank you for sharing Julie. This is such a painful time and showing our love and support is important.
To the Giorgi Family,
We are so saddened, we send you all our prayers, and we also send you our thanks for allowing this story to be made public. Our daughter, also named Natalie, who also loves to read and go to Disney suffers an off-the charts IGE score for her peanut allergy, your story has helped us educate others. Thank you for giving the world your Natalie, and we hope that sweet memories may help bring you peace. The Family of Natalie Simonitsch