To whom it may concern:

My name is Carmen Rosado, and I am writing to clarify several issues that have come to my attention. FirstI would like to say, thatI have a beautiful daughter named Izabelle. She is my life. Izabelle is chronically ill and has been since her birth.

There has been information given to the public that never should have been, nor is all the informationfactual. On May 21, 2006 Laura Reish wrote an article titled "Five-year-old is grandparents' hero." Some of the information given in this article is NOT true.There is another article titled "5-year-old facing final liver transplant" while this title is true, Izabelle is facing a final liver transplant, there is information given that again is NOT true.

I have never been given anynotice, that these articles were being written concerning Izabelle, nor have these article been written on behalf of my family. Laura is Izabelle's STEP-grandparent andat no time had my permission or the permission of her father, to write these articles.

On December 28, 2006, Laura has asked the public to make donations, to herself, on behalf of my daughter Izabelle. I am now asking the public to pleasenot send any kind of donations.

If there is someone who has made a donation, please contact Laura Reish for a full refund. Izabelle is currently covered onseveral medical insurances including Medicaid, therefore we are not in need of these donations. I do appreciate the generosity, but it is not needed. Izabelle's medical expenses are being paid in full.

If there is anyone out there wondering how you might help, please send donations to the Children's Hospital --there are many families facing the same pain my family has had to endure.

I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience these articles may have caused.