Albany County Correctional Facility For Childrens Benefit Inc

ALBANY COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FOR CHILDRENS BENEFIT INC. SUPPORTED THE FOLLOWING SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN IN 2021 (PLEASE VISIT WWW.ACCFCB.ORG FOR FULL EXPLANATIONS OF THEIR CRITICAL MEDICAL SITUATIONS): . EVA SCOTTO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE, AN INHERITED CHRONIC INCURABLE DISEASE. IT EFFECTS HER AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FURTHER CAUSING HER A GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDER AND IS LEGALLY BLIND. FURTHER SYMPTOMS OF THIS DISEASE INCLUDE POOR GROWTH, LOSS OF MUSCLE COORDINATION, MUSCLE WEAKNESS, HEARING PROBLEMS, LEARNING DISABILITIES, HEART DISEASE, LIVER DISEASE, KIDNEY DISEASE, RESPIRATORY DISORDERS, NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS AND DEMENTIA.EVA WAS BORN 4 MONTHS PREMATURE ON 12/4/07, WEIGHING JUST 18 OUNCES. EVA IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL. SHE ALTERNATES PERIODS WHERE SHE IS FED VIA IV OR THROUGH A TUBE IN HER INTESTINES. SHE WILL RECEIVE PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY WHEN SHE IS FEELING WELL ENOUGH. SHE RECEIVES PALLIATIVE CARE AT ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER VIA A TEAM OF MEDICAL STAFF. SHE HAS UNDERGONE 13 SURGERIES AND 30 HOSPITALIZATIONS. EVA DOES NOT TOLERATE THE HEAT OR COLD VERY WELL AND HAS ISSUES REGULATING HER VITAL SIGNS. SHE TIRES EASILY AND IS TOTALLY INCONTINENT.$598 ALBANY COUNTY EMPLOYEES DONATED GENEROUSLY FROM THEIR PAYCHECKS THROUGHOUT 2021 - $3006 FOR AN 13 YEAR GRAND TOTAL OF $166,431 THANK YOU!!; OTHER MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES INCLUDE: WWW.ACCFCB.ORG ANNUAL WEBSITES FEE- $755 ; ACCFCB MEETINGS, CELL PHONE, VERIZON WIRELESS, TAX FILINGS,OFFICE SUPPLIES, POSTAGE AND MISCELLANEOUS FUNDRAISING FEES , $2901 -;ACCFCB DONATIONS TO OTHER FUNDRAISERS-$1500 THE 16TH ANNUAL 'TEED OFF FOR TOTS' GOLF EVENT WAS ORGANIZED BY ALBANY COUNTY SHERIFF'S UNION LOCAL 775 AND THEY GENEROUSLY DONATED $4,100 TO ACCFCB AND WE SINCERELY THANK THE CORRECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OFFICER'S UNION AND 775 BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S FOR THEIR OVER THE TOP EFFORT . ALBANY COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY STAFF AND ALBANY COUNTY EMPLOYEES CONTINUE TO BE OUR 'BREAD AND BUTTER' SUPPORTERS AND WE ARE SO VERY GRATEFUL THEM AND TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS FOR WHICH WE COULDN'T DO WHAT WE DO WITHOUT ALL OF YOU!