Help the twins Addy & Emery pay their medical bill
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Hi, my name is Matt Inlow and I am fundraising to help out my friends Jamie Hyska and Rachel Jarlsberg and their sick twin kids Addy and Emery, pay their medical bills and living expenses.
The twins currently have a serious case of RSV, (Respiratory Syncytial Virus). Addy has been in the hospital for 9 days since 10/29/23, Emery for 7 days since 11/1/23. Both Rachel and Jamie have been staying at the hospital at all times but are lucky enough to have adjoining rooms. They have been out of work the entire time.
Due to the twins under developed lungs as preemies, this virus caused them both to not have the ability to breathe well enough on their own, requiring oxygen assistance. Throughout their time at the hospital, both had fevers and were extremely lethargic. Addy also had a double ear infection, and Emery had an ear and double eye infection to top it off. They both required an IV because they were extremely dehydrated and wouldn't eat or drink anything. On day 7 of being in the hospital for Addy, her oxygen saturation dropped to critical levels, and her breathing rate was extremely high. She had to be put on 13 liters of high flow oxygen. If this wasn’t helpful enough, she would have required a cpap (which would have been performed at a Children’s hospital in Oakland or San Francisco). They performed blood work and x-rays to see if there was any other infection or pneumonia developing. They didn't find anything super concerning. She eventually became stable, which allowed her to stay at the local hospital. Emery did not require as much oxygen assistance, 1 liter or less of low flow. But both are in so much pain, coughing, crying, being poked with needles. It requires 2 to 3 nurses to hold them so they could have their noses suctioned every couple of hours and given meds.
As parents, the worst feeling is having to just sit there helpless as they are screaming, kicking, saying “no” or “up”, or “momma”.
It's not over yet, but Em will likely be released before Addy. In addition to any funds you may be able to bless them with, Jamie and Rachel are asking for thoughts and well wishes for their girls to get over this virus and to have their lives back! They are both missing a lot of work and it’s going to be hard to recover in multiple ways.
Thanks for your financial help!
Organizer and beneficiary
Matt Inlow
Organizer
Santa Rosa, CA
Jamie Hyska
Beneficiary