Breath of Hope, Inc / CDH Awareness

CHERUBS Board Members have decided to move the threads that address the Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness / Breath of Hope, Inc. / Elizabeth Doyle-Propst controversy to a more private forum. We all agree that we feel it is detrimental to new CDH families to be exposed to this drama.

But this does *not* mean that we have given up the fight against the attacks and slander and we will continue to pursue actions against this behavior - to protect CHERUBS, myself and all CDH parents. We also do not believe in allowing this type of behavior to proliferate in the dark so any member who wants to read about what is going on on the private forum can gain access by simply asking to be authorized. Those who already posted on this topic are already authorized to this new forum.

However, we also believe that as members of CHERUBS, each of you have every right to know about the attacks that are threatening our organization and so we will keep the timeline updated and available for viewing at http://www.cdhsupport.org/elizabeth so that you may know what is going on if you chose to.

Please rest assured that CHERUBS welcomes all Breath of Hope, Inc members with open arms and that you are safe here and can continue to give and receive support with other families affected by Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. We also realize that many of you are deeply emotionally invested in the Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day campaign and there is no legal reason why you can't continue to promote CDH Awareness in other, just as active ways that will make more of an impact - by yourselves or with an organization that has no alterior motives. CHERUBS only inspiration is honoring the lives and memories of our babies.

This post has been locked and we ask that any talk of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day, Breath of Hope, Inc, or the legal issues with Elizabeth Doyle-Propst be addressed on the private forum where you have 100%, uncensored, freedom of speech. This way, only members who want to know about these issues will see them, and others who chose to ignore them will be able to do so in peace.

Thank you all so much to the members of BoH and of CHERUBS for your posts, e-mails and phone calls. I am so proud of so many CDH parents and of our organization for rising above this and always doing what is best for CDH families with honest, true intentions.