Scott and Renee Baio Introduce the Bailey Baio Angel Foundation
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In June, Scott and Renee Baio opened up about the health scare they suffered last fall when daughter Bailey DeLuca received a positive result for a potentially deadly metabolic disorder known as glutaric acidemia type 1 (GA-1). Discovered during her extended newborn screening test, Bailey underwent a 7-layer tissue test before doctors concluded that the initial result had been a false positive. Deeply relieved by the news, Scott and Renee were nonetheless shocked to find that many states do not require an in-depth version of the extended newborn screening test (ENBS) — meaning that precious treatment time may be wasted for children that are afflicted with disorders such as GA-1.
In an effort to increase awareness about the need for extended newborn screening tests in all states, Scott and Renee have created the Bailey Baio Angel Foundation, which launches this week. Teaming with Savebabies.org, the Baios have filmed a public service announcement to promote September’s National Newborn Screening Awareness Month, and will be speaking at tomorrow’s Save Babies Through Screening Foundation press conference, held at UCLA’s Mattel Children’s Hospital. Located at 757 Westwood Plaza in Los Angeles, the event begins at 11 a.m.
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In addition, the couple will be auctioning off items in their eBay boutique (Scott will sign them if you ask!) to help GA-1 affected children. The first recipient is 5-year-oldLily Rodrigues. Born in Colorado, Lily was administered the standardnewborn screening test immediately after her birth — but not of theexpanded variety, like that offered in California. As such, doctorswere unaware that she was in fact afflicted with GA-1; After ametabolic crisis in 2004, she was left with irreversible brain damage. That her condition could have been detected — and her injuries couldhave been avoided — had her mother only been offered the ENBS at anadditional cost of $25 is heartbreaking for the Baios. After financing a July trip for Lily’s mother Sarah to the 2008 FOD/OAA NationalMetabolic Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, the Baios now want to do more. Besides their eBay venture, in the coming weeks, the couple will begin accepting monetary donations via the foundation website, as well as making awareness bands, and logo-printed baby bibs, onesies, and infant and adult shirts available for purchase.
For more information, please visit Bailey Baio Angel Foundation and visit their eBay boutique!
Recent photos of 10-month-old Bailey below!
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- Posted on Sep 4, 08 at 1:30PM
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September 4th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
very touching and beautiful. what an awesome thing to do.
also, bailey’s so cute!
September 4th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
I agree KMB. I think this is awesome!
Also, I used to watch his reality show and I kind of laugh now at how scared he was about marriage and kids. He seems like a great dad!
September 4th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
What a lovely thing they are doing. I love bailey’s dress and her italian princess shirt too. She sure is a mini me of renee, I see no scott in her looks. She’s such a cutie and they dress her nice
September 4th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
What a great thing they’re doing.
The baby looked a lot more like Scott when she was first born..she looks more and more like Renee now that she’s a little older.
I think she has Scott’s nose and eyes-but the coloring and everything else in Renee. Cute and Healthy baby.
September 4th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
What a beautiful thing to do! My God, that little girl is absolutely gorgeous!! She is SO the spitting image of her mommy. Maybe we’ll see a little more of Scott as she gets older.
September 4th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
What a cutie. She looks so much like her daddy in the 3rd pic…same nose and mouth. She has mommy’s eyes though. What a doll, and what a nice thing they are doing.