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This judge needs psychiatric attention<BR>
Anne<BR> <BR>
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Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 08:30:39 -0700<BR>From: mail@change.org<BR>To: freespirit_41@hotmail.com<BR>Subject: Mom loses custody because of breast cancer<BR><BR>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2"><STRONG><A style="FONT-SIZE: 14px" href="http://www.change.org/petitions/do-not-allow-nc-judge-to-take-alaina-giordanos-children-just-because-she-has-cancer?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&alert_id=dlTryXcAOQ_bpxweJHUKo" target=_blank>Don't let a North Carolina judge use Alaina Giordano's breast cancer as reason to take away her kids.</A></STRONG></P>
<A href="http://www.change.org/petitions/do-not-allow-nc-judge-to-take-alaina-giordanos-children-just-because-she-has-cancer?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&alert_id=dlTryXcAOQ_bpxweJHUKo" target=_blank><IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://change-production.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/4/io/cd/YAiOCDwafCFHyHh-180x118-cropped.jpg?1305152515&utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&alert_id=dlTryXcAOQ_bpxweJHUKo" width=180 height=118></A><BR>
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<P style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 13px">Dear Anne,</P>
<P style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 13px">Alaina Giordano was diagnosed with breast cancer three and half years ago. That was bad. </P>
<P style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 13px">This is worse: <STRONG>On April 25th, a judge in North Carolina used Alaina's cancer as a key reason to transfer custody</STRONG> of her 5-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter to her ex-husband (a man Alaina describes as "abusive" and who lives more than 700 miles away). </P>
<P style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 13px">This is happening even though Alaina says her kids "know that I have cancer, they know that I go for treatment once a month now, they know that it's stable. They know me as mom, and it doesn't affect our daily life."</P>
<P style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 13px">She has <STRONG>just two weeks</STRONG> to appeal, and her hope is that a huge outcry from the public and local elected officials can help reverse the decision. </P>
<P style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 13px">Thankfully, that outcry is growing quickly.<STRONG> <A href="http://www.change.org/petitions/do-not-allow-nc-judge-to-take-alaina-giordanos-children-just-because-she-has-cancer?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&alert_id=dlTryXcAOQ_bpxweJHUKo" target=_blank>A petition started by Alaina's sister Lauren has more than 7,000 signatures</A></STRONG>, Alaina was interviewed on <EM>Good Morning America </EM>and the <EM>Today Show,</EM> and media throughout North Carolina and the U.S. are now covering the injustice. </P>
<P style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 13px">But time is short, and the wrong outcome here sets a dangerous precedent for mothers and fathers with cancer or other serious diseases. <STRONG>Please sign Lauren's petition asking that </STRONG><STRONG>Alaina Giordano's breast cancer not be used as a reason to take away her kids: </STRONG></P>
<P style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 13px"><STRONG><A href="http://www.change.org/petitions/do-not-allow-nc-judge-to-take-alaina-giordanos-children-just-because-she-has-cancer?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&alert_id=dlTryXcAOQ_bpxweJHUKo" target=_blank>http://www.change.org/petitions/do-not-allow-nc-judge-to-take-alaina-giordanos-children-just-because-she-has-cancer</A></STRONG></P>
<P style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 13px">Thanks for taking action,</P>
<P style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 13px">- Shelby and the Change.org team</P>
<P style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 13px">P.S. Alaina is urgently looking for a lawyer who can help with her appeal, pro bono. If you're qualified to practice law in North Carolina and can help, shoot me an email at Shelby.Knox@Change.org. </P>
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