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Klaytons Medical Expenses

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I'm Kody , my son is klayton he is 9 months old. he will be 10 months old on the 24th. Klayton was diagnosed with a grade 2 Ependymoma brain tumor in early December . My son was sick for a week throwing up. We took him to 6 doctors. 5 of them said it was a virus. The 6th felt of my sons head and said "we have to get a CT Scan this baby has excess fluid on his head" we were in complete shock. 10 minutes later we are being rushed to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital being told that he has a large mass on his head. When we arrived at vandy the first step was to insert an EVD, a tube to drain the excess spinal fluid from Klaytons head. The tumor was blocking the fluid from leaving his head and his head was expanding. The level of fluid should be in a range of 5-15. Klaytons was at 30. After the excess fluid was gone the doctors began discussing surgery to remove the tumor. The tumor was located on his brain stem. They took an MRI the next morning that showed his tumor had spread into his spine. Which was devastating news. We continued to pray and tried to stay positive. The next day klayton went in to surgery for 6 1/2 hours. The doctor brought us back and let us know that they removed 99% of the tumor and only cancer cells remained. We were in tears. In the next few weeks klayton continued to recover at Vanderbilt. He is home now but next month he will begin 1 round of chemo. Then in march when he turns 1 he will receive 6 weeks of radiation. We are asking for any donations to support klayton. My fiancé and I have both had to leave our jobs to take care of my son and be with him through these difficult times. We live 2 1/2 hours from the hospital and we have multiple appointments scheduled in the next months. Also we ask that you all say a prayer for young klayton. It's been a really tough time but we have tried to stay positive.
APRIL UPDATE- klayton has finished chemo and will begin radiation in may. The donations have helped a ton but with neither of us being able to work we've been struggling. We will be at vandy 5 days a week for 6 straight weeks. As of now we are needing donations for food and supplies while we are there. Any and all will help thank y'all so much. Please continue to pray
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  • Trey Rickman
    • $10
    • 7 yrs
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Kody Butcher
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Ethridge, TN

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