FIRST AND FOREMOST TO THE MORGAN STANLEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN - YOU SAVED OUR PRECIOUS LITTLE BOY. YOU DO YOUR MIRACLE WORK WITH COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING IN ONE OF THE BEST FACILITIES WE'VE EVER SEEN. WE THANK YOU SO DEEPLY FROM THE VERY BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS!!!!
My Mother Helene (Jordan's Grandma) and Michael - for cooking us food, looking after Oscar (and Michael's mom Linda for taking Oscar into her home!), spending long days at the hospital with us, and thinking of every little thing that we needed but did not have the wherewithal to think about.
Sadaf's Parents Naeem and Bilqis for their moral support and prayers. Osman, Dallice, Riz and Tahera for taking care of our apartment and other necessities and, of course, moral support (and technical computer support!).
Audrey and Richard Weinstein - my aunt and uncle who initially spread the word with the idea to contact the media to push the story and have made it their quest to find our baby a heart. Amy Berryhill - my cousin, words cannot express how we feel about you and your constant effort to get this story out while taking care of your beautiful family. You are awesome. Craig Weinstein - my cousin, for sending out the first emails to the news media and all his CISCO colleagues.
The Marins and the whole family for all their love and support!
Stacy Rotner - my cousin ;-) who used her media contacts to push the story.
Bryan Dotson and Linda - They do PR for the hospital and were so helpful with the media
Steven Bensusan - my long time friend, owner of the Blue Note Jazz Club and BB Kings Blues Club in NYC for being in constant contact with everyone he knew to help get our baby a heart, and especially for putting us in contact with Susan Blond, Inc., a publicist who is pushed the story so incredibly and distributing the pictures and facts to all the media - Elizabeth Rosenthal and Brad Zeifman of her office were so wonderful and helpful to us.
Debbie DeSantis and Joe Moniaci - for getting the story on 1010 WINS and NY1 and so much else. Danny Feld and Gina Bevinetto Feld - for contacting media and constant moral support.
Ellyn Marks and The WB Channell 11 News at 10 - You were the first TV news on the story and produced such an amazing segment - we are so thankful to you.
Erin Calabrese at the New York Post - you spoke to us with such compassion and ran such a great story (three days in a row actually) in your paper.
Maki Becker at the New York Daily News
Jonathan Glenn at Fox News Channel - and old and dear friend of mine who hepled us get national coverage over a snowstorm filled weekend. And Greta Van Susteren for the first national coverage!
1010 WINS News Radio, Kristin Shaughnessy at NY1 News, Lauren Woods at CBS Channel 2 Local News, Dr. Max Gomez at NBC Channel 4 Local News, Joanne Pileggi at UPN Channel 9 Local News, Samuel Rivera at Telemundo, and Allison Gilbert at ABC Channel 7 Local News - for the wonderful segments you all ran on your programs. Also WBGO Radio Jazz 88.3 and 710 WOR Radio.
Marc Brownstein, the Disco Biscuits, JamBands.com and JamBase.com - Marc is a long time friend and bass player for the Disco Biscuits. He put the story up on his site and JamBands and JamBase followed suit.
Donald Luskin, CIO of Trend Macrolytics and blogger on PoorandStupid.com - Don was the first blogger to respond to my email and put our story on his site.
Michelle Malkin - for putting the story on her much read site.
Clausen Miller P.C. - for being so understanding during our difficult time and your constant support.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP - for spreading the word and showing me what a great group of people you are.
Judge Lauria, Judge Pearl, Judge Elkins and everyone at the Brooklyn Family Court - we are touched by your incredible show of support!
Natalie Morales and the Today Show
Tina and Carolyn Volpe
Peter and Amanda Volpe
Marcia and Alex Kemeny
Marylin Buchich and Tom Byrnes
Gary Tubman and Meg Jahnes
Livia Caggiano from Hello Baby!
SORRY AGAIN IF I MISSED ANYONE!!! YOU ARE ALL SO SPECIAL TO US!!!