So, as I told you all before, Leara Rocking Jordans Davis has been blessed with the opportunity to have her own radio show to promote her non-profit organization to bring awareness to Spina Bifida on 107.1 FM and I preparing her Bio and other information for the Station Website. I truly hope once we get up and going you all will be supportive and tune in online to hear ya Girl, she is sure to be a show stopper. Please review the PowerPoint and make your recommendations so that I can make changes before the final submission, especially The "Barnes Family" I had to make up something for you guys because I just did not know what to say, so please forgive me and submit your feedback before this gets published to the World Wide Web.... Also, if you were not included but would like an addition for yourself and how you have CONTRIBUTED to Leara's Progress, please inbox me with what you would like included.... Best regards and I can't wait to hear all about what you think! Really, I can't ... So Hurry up and go and see your piece and don't think you're not in there and don't do anything or read it and then you are and you don't like your picture when it comes on Wendy Williams or Dr. Oz....It's on you Buddy!

1. LEARA “LIL’ MONEY” DAVIS
THE STRUGGLE IS REAL
FOUNDER OF THE RED BEAD FOUNDATION
est. 2012

2. Ms. Lou
When Leara was little, no one would have ever thought that growth
would land her in such a place… There was a point in her life where
life wasn’t full of stress and pain, but just Love!

3. LEARA’S RIGHT-HAND MAN
MR. ZION
Mr. Zion, Leara’s youngest brother, learned how to aide
and assist his sister at a young age and he takes great
pride in it….
Of course, with a karate kick or two to get her started …

4. THE INFAMOUS
NANA & GRANDPA
Through the good and the bad; we laugh, we love and we live to be
happy!
If food is healing, My grandpa has healed me….If Love is healing, My
Nana healed me …

5. Chey & Leara
No matter whether I’m
well or sick, she’s
always got my back
and I Love Her Dearly
for it!
My Cousin, My
Friend, My
Confidant!
Cheyanne Barnaba also serves on the Board of the Red Bead Foundation and
works annually during her summer breaks to contribute to the cause in anyway
possible.

6. My Nana
My Nana….What can I say? There are simply no words to express
how I feel about my Nana… She is simply the most beautiful
creature I’ve ever had the pleasure of encountering, God must have
really thought highly of me to bless me with her.

7. My Dad
My Dad, Calm, Cool and Collective…I definitely get my
personality from this side of my family…We just don’t
do a lot of talking, but somehow and someway, You
always Understand...

8. ALL MY UNCLES
Uncle Justin – The Star
Uncle Telly – The Gangsta
Uncle Chris – The Business
Man
Uncle Banana – Mr. Money Bags
& Uncle Telly
Uncle Put-Putt - The Driver
Uncle Erin – The Genius
Uncle Midda – R.I.P.

9. My Aunts
Auntie Ladie – Ms.
Brooklyn
Auntie Bebe – The Foundation
Auntie Meme – The Sharp Shooter
Auntie Jackie – Auntie Woo-Woo
Auntie Mika – Da Show

10. Spina Bifida Has No Age Limit
Boundaries
I meet a lot of people in my many hospital visits, treatments
and stays, but none have impacted me quite as much as
she…We walked together on this day, both in our chair, hand

11. The Meds
Have you ever heard anyone say, “All medicine
isn’t good medicine?” Well, this is the proof in
the puddin’, after 5 years of neuropathic pain
with Nuerontin, my hair began to fall out and
rather cry over spilled milk, I decided to
embrace it and shaved it off, adding NoWry’s to
the shaved side. This was my way of
proclaiming that I would not allow any more
stress in my life…No Worries!!

12. Day 3
VCU Hospital, Nov – 2013, Finally got the IV in and now we just have to
get past the pain…

13. •
25 Sticks in 4 Days
for IV Placement –
Every Red Mark is a
poke
IV Placement at VCU Hospital – Nov of 2013
Have you ever been to the hospital and had to get an IV? Well, I have, as you can
see! Every single time I go, I find myself marked like this, if not more… This time
it took 25 sticks just so I could get medicine to continue treatment and stop the
pain and seizures.

14. Learning How to Walk
Again
You know, for a long time I believed that once you learn
how to walk, you really never have to worry about that
problem again. Well, I’ve found through my own
struggles that this may not always be the case. I have
learned how to walk four times now…Each and every
time, My Daddy Kenny has been by my side, whether in
suit or in his North Face or in his Jordan’s, he’s always
there to push me a long and support me through the
process. Don’t tell anybody, but sometimes he sneaks
me outside of the hospital, so we can shoot the basketball
in my chair while I’m in the hospital…IV and All…We
Out There! This is always a time I can count on a smile.
My Dad doesn’t smile much, but every single time I get
up and take a step after losing my legs, he gives a GREAT
Big Smile and says, “Praise Jehovah!”

15. Leara’s Wheelchair
Okay. So , I guess you’re wondering, why is this
so important? Well, because there was a time
when I did not need it and I could not
appreciate it, but I have learned to embrace my
devices. Sometimes, this is what keeps me
moving and busy. The turn of the wheels, using
my hands and moving keeps me focused on
something else, other than not being able to
walk and not knowing when I will walk again.
Sometimes it’s all the legs I have. Sometimes, it
shows me who my real friends are and
sometimes it shows me how much of a friend I
am to others. I have learned to love my chair
and my chair certainly loves me…
Candy Apple Red – Only the Best for the
Best! Customized and Designed by the one
and only, Leara “Lil Money” Davis!

16. A Real Marine & Real Pilots
Georgetown Hospital Christmas 2013
You never know who might show up with Santa…. I
always wanted to be a Marine. I have hope that one
day, someone will give me the honor of serving my
country and giving back like they do! I can’t believe
that all these people fit in my little room…Wow!

17. First Psuedoseizure and
Treatment November of 2013
Little Known Fact: After a seizure very little can be done. Most patients
are immediately released after a quick dose of meds and they don’t even
go home on anything. You have to wait to see a doctor specializing in
those types of seizures.

18. EEG Procedure Nov 2013
No privacy during an EEG Study. You are monitored and videotaped for 24
hours to monitor your brain activity as doctors and nurses wait for another
seizure episode.

19. Leara’s Love
Family and Her Saxophone
On a lighter note, Leara and her family, and her Sax…What can I
say, they were made for each other!!

20. Leara and Demarquis
Together even at the Hospital -
Big Brother Demarquis always finds his way to Leara no matter where she
is, albeit home or the hospital…He’s there for the long haul. A big Brother
who just loves his little Sister…Ain’t nothing happening, if you make it pass
the TWO Dads and the Dog, Here comes Marquis….

21. Studying for Success
Leara and Poela – Poe delivers
special books to Leara and shows her
how to use them
School is still in the equation…Leara and her
studies take priority over just about everything
but God and her health! We’re on our second
year now of homeschooling because the school
system just won’t accommodate Leara’s
needs….So, she either fails or her parents teach
her and you guessed it….Her Parents have
Become her Educators!
She Will Succeed No Matter What the Cost!
Even though Leara did not get the
opportunity to go to school for the whole
year, she was able to go to school on the
1st day of H.S. and attend her 1st
Homecoming with a date, who just
happened to be a star football player….
Those events made her feel normal once
again, as every child should!

22. Smiling and Praying for Change
P.U.S.H.
PRAY UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS

23. Leara & Ivy
Leara and her God-sister/cousin, Ivy, share one commonality –
Disability…. Leara takes on the Big Sister role to help her through
her heart disease and Ivy, the little sister, inspires Leara to keep
pushing forward …

24. Leara’s BFF
“Leara gives me strength to battle
whatever comes my way”, says
Mom, LaKeasha Coley. However, Leara
says, “Without my Mom, I would be
lost. She is my rock, my protector and
my everything and I love her so much!”
Leara & Mom ALWAYS tough it out
together….My Mom says if I have to
stay, so does she…Good Thing She Works
at Home, I just don’t know what I would
do without her there. Now, what do I do
about the snoring???

25. DADDY KENNY
My Daddy, What do I say about
my Daddy? He’s like a real-life
Super Hero, but better than all the
rest. He picks me up in the
middle of the night and takes me
in. He fights, literally, for my
understanding and safe keeping!
He Prays for me Daily and he has
been the most instrumental
person in getting my mind and
soul connected to Jehovah! He is
amazing and I love him more than
words can express. I know many
people only get 1 Dad, well, God
must have knew what he was
doing because he blessed me with
2 and I needed them, too.
Sometimes when things become
too overwhelming for my
Mom, my Daddy jumps right in
and picks up the pieces. My
Daddy teaches me life skills , he
defines the old saying “Give a man
a fish and he will eat for one
day, but Teach him how to fish
and he will eat for a lifetime!” My
Daddy has taught me how to fish
in this cold, cold world and when
I’m all out of strength, he fishes
for me ; but only temporarily
because my Daddy, Dr. Daddy, did
not ever and will never raise a
quitter.
Now, how can I get him to smile
without losing my ability to

26. Well, that’s my story and i’m glad i
had the opportunity to share it
with you. I hope and pray that my
movement, The Red Bead
Foundation ,will be suitable to
aide you and assist you in your
struggle! I pray for you and I
have only one request of
you…pray for me!
the y’s Kid

27. LEARA “LIL MONEY” DAVIS
AKA
THE Y’S KID