SMA News Digest (Spring 2014) | Page 12

YOUR SMA The response was overwhelming. “I got calls from Belize, South Africa, United States, Canada – literally I had been contacted in one way or another, via phone or Facebook, by pretty much the whole world!” says Quiring Local radio stations and news outlets picked up the story and word continued to spread to the national and international level. “Literally, we had crossed continents with this,” says Quiring, “and the donations started pouring in.” They raised $65,000 in nine days for Dr. Titus, something that overwhelms but doesn’t surprise Quiring. “Jolene has touched many lives all over the world through her career as a physician,” Quiring says in a joint statement with Doucet online. “She has held babies as they took their first breath, and been with patients as they have taken their final ones. “Jolene is a shining example of beauty, grace and strength in the face of the unknown. She is an inspiration to those around her, showing the power of positive attitude and Dr. Titus (secon