Publisher's Synopsis
The MoonFlower Charity Edition is a project created to help raise both funding and awareness for Sickle Cell Disease. Author, JD Slajchert, lost his best friend Luc Bodden to this illness when Luc was only ten years old. JD dedicated his debut novel MoonFlower to Luc and his family. Although, their friendship is one that goes deeper than just the text inside of JD's hit fictional book. JD is currently the Director of Relationship Development for The LucStrong Foundation, which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that supports families with children that are diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease. Through their partnership they have taken it upon themselves to not only tell Luc's story, but to also try and help all of the others affected by SCD. In partnering with Luc's primary physician at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Dr. Kris M. Mahadeo, the MoonFlower Charity Edition was born. In this special edition of JD's debut novel, you will find a foreword written by Dr. Kris M. Mahadeo who was Luc's doctor during his bone marrow transplant in 2013 and is now the Section Chief and Director for Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. There is also a letter to Luc written by JD himself as well as photos of Luc Bodden selected by his family. The price of $27.88 comes from two of Luc's favorite athletes as a child. Matt Kemp #27 and Dez Bryant #88. All of the profits raised from this book will be donated to The LucStrong Foundation in the hopes of finding an affordable cure for Sickle Cell Disease.
