Press Release that is going out to the Media tonight

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Erin Percy
Huntsville, AL 35824
(***) ***-****

Local moms seek miracle

Madison, AL - October 25, 2005 - The Mommy and Me
members of St. John the Baptist Church are working for
a miracle. Madison resident, JJ Lipski, age 5, was
diagnosed last week with a very rare and inoperable
type of brain cancer, diffused pontine glioma. While
doctors say a long term survival is unlikely, JJ's
family and friends believe miracles happen. It won't
be the first time little JJ has received one. Born
over two months premature, weighing 2 pounds 11
ounces, he spent his first month fighting for his life
at Bethesda Naval Medical Center's Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit. Family friend Erin Percy says, "This
disease does not know who it picked a fight with. JJ
is an experienced fighter and his Army veteran parents
are ready for battle."

JJ is currently at Children's Hospital in Birmingham.
On October 25, 2005 he underwent successful surgery to
relieve the pressure on his brain. Upon admittance to
the hospital, doctors were surprised at how few
symptoms JJ displayed considering how much fluid
pressure there was. He had even played soccer just
days earlier. Despite his amazing spirit, doctors have
told JJ's family to enjoy every last moment. His
parents, Diana and Jim, and little sister Nikki want
there to be decades of moments.

Times have been tough for this local family. Jim's
family has been devastated by Hurricane Katrina, and
their Madison home became a base for recovery efforts.
Jim, who works for Homeland Security now, has been
deployed to the Gulf coast for disaster recovery and
returned just four days before JJ's tumor was found.

Word of JJ's illness spread quickly through the St.
John's parish and school. An email prayer campaign has
been set up and people around the country, many of
whom have never met JJ, are praying for his recovery.
Percy, who has known the family since their move from
Washington State last year adds, "There is something
about that little boy that is so kind and so gentle I
can actually feel God's presence when he is near. His
gifts blow me over."

The Mommy and Me group is spearheading fundraising
efforts to help JJ. "The amount of money this is going
to take is unimaginable," adds friend, Anne Tuggle.
There are going to be daily trips to Birmingham for
radiation, consults from doctors around the world
researching cures and many alternative therapies to
consider. Monetary donations can be made for JJ's
treatment at any Redstone Federal Credit Union branch
through the JJ's Miracle, D Lipski Fund. Currently,
the Mommies are working on a spaghetti dinner, silent
auction and ribbon sale. For more information contact
Erin Percy at (***) ***-****.

For more information:

http://www.stjude.org/disease-summaries/0,2557,449_2160_5033,00.html
http://www.childhoodbraintumor.org/brain.htm
http://www.saintjohnscatholicchurch.org/
http://www.chsys.org/