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March 2010 to July 2010
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Alyssa graduates with her CNA Certificate.
Last year, Alyssa set out to become a nurse. Yes, she had a lot of hands on experience right at home in helping to take care of her dad these past few years but she wanted to get the formal training and start a career in nursing in hopes of helping others as those who have her dad.
We happy and proud to announce that Alyssa had completed the course and graduated with her CNA (Certified Nurse's Assistant) certificate. And it didn't take long for her to put her skills to work and get a job as a in-home nurse's caretaker. Her hours are very late in the evening until the morning but she is loving her new job.
And she just started a new program at school to get her LVN (License Vocation Nurse) certificate. Her goal is to eventually become an RN (Registered Nurse)- one step at a time. But for this gal- helping others is what she feels is right for her. You know her dad/ mom/ brother and the whole DeLuca family is very proud of her!!!
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Just because he has ALS doesn't mean Sergio can't party!!!!
"It's not what you can't do but what you can do that counts." Not sure who that quote is from but just because Sergio is in a wheelchair and communication is difficult doesn't meant that Sergio isn't going to enjoy himself at a party!
One
of Sergio's favorite former soccer players, Rachel Tice, graduated in
June as one of the Valedictorian of Santiago High School. Sergio and the
family were invited to the backyard celebration. He made
it known that he was going to be there for Rachel and the Tice family!
It was a wonderful event and Sergio had a great time. Congrats to
Rachel!
Here is a photo of two of Sergio's dear
friends, Cathy Rude
and
Donna Tice (Rachel's Mom) at the party. Sergio loves having his picture
taken with his friends... BTW- Did you notice the t-shirt he is wearing.
Sergio's beloved Lakers won the NBA Championship. And Sergio wore his
shirt with great pride- A great week of celebrations- Rachel's
graduation and Lakers Championship.
Sergio likes to check out the pictures that baby-sis, Tina took at the party. And there are always a lot of pictures taken....
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SAVE THE DATE!!!
OCTOBER 16, 2010
ALS-OC 2010 5K WALK
THE FIGHTING ITALIANS will again be a part of the Orange County ALS 5K Walk on Oct. 16th, 10 at Mason Regional Park in Irvine (back to the big park!). The walk starts at 10am but we need all walkers to be there by 9:15 to register.
For the past 3 years in a row, THE FIGHTING ITALIANS have been awarded "The Largest Walking Group" and we don't want to lose that title this year. We need everyone to sign up and walk with us. Can't make the walk but still want to be counted? You can be a Virtual Walker- just ask us how. Tina will be the captain this year.
Check out the ALS websites for more details and keep your eye open for details to come your way soon.
ALS Orange County website:
http://weboc.alsa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=OC_homepage
The Fighting Italians Home Page:
http://web.alsa.org/site/TR/Walks/OrangeCountyWalk?team_id=180724&pg=team&fr_id=6444
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Check out the photo galleries for more pictures of all events.
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It is always a treasured gift to hear from friends and family from time to time. Sergio would love to hear from you. He is always interested in catching up on what your family is doing. Even if it's just to say hi! Drop him a line at
Frankie checks his emails daily and is happy to help his dad in responding to the emails he gets.