Help River on the road to recovery!

This is River, a few weeks ago River had a poorly eye, his mom, called the doctors who treated it as blepharitis, a bacterial infection and to just bathe it, days passed and still no improvement, his mom asked to see a doctor but was refused as they were only doing telephone appointments, but asked to send in a photo of Rivers eye. The doctor then prescribed antibiotic drops, but still no improvement, in the end Rivers mom took him to the hospital who thought it may be hay fever and sent him home with hay fever drops to take for a week, Rivers eye seemed to be getting worse so he was taken back to the hospital only to be told that there was a lump that could be cancerous so an MRI and biopsies were needed. River went home to celebrate his 7th birthday with all his family & friends because the next day he was in surgery having biopsies taken. Waiting for the results was very difficult for Rivers family and friends as they were all praying for good news. Unfortunately River has been diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancerous tumour and has currently started an intense course of chemotherapy for the next 12 months, after this River will have to have radiation which could either potentially take partial sight or full sight of his eye. 

So my aim is to ask for financial help/donations to help with the financial strain of daily hospital visits, parking fees and to enable us to purchase gifts on Rivers Christmas & wish list, things that would bring a smile to Rivers face and hopefully make memories for him that will out way the trauma of chemo, radiation and endless hospital visits , which result in River missing out on so much of his young life. 

If you can donate and share however big or small it will all make a massive difference to such a special family at such an awful time. 

Please note that I am working as a friend on behalf of Kerry O’Kelly (River’s mom) who is listed as the beneficiary.

 

Thank you all for your continued support xx 

#SendsmilesforRiver