Please help the Baldwin family!

 We are the Baldwin family. We are in the depths of a very rough financial situation we have been going through for a number of years, and it unfortunately does not seem to have an end in sight. Funds will be used to pay down ever growing medical expenses for our daughter Riley.

  Our daughter was born in 2015 and at two months old she was diagnosed with Laryngomalacia and spent 10 days in the hospital. The doctors finally determined she needed surgery. So, at two months she underwent major surgery to reconstruct her airways. The surgery was successful to fix the main airway issue, but over the years Riley has developed more health conditions. She goes through weekly allergy shots (barely covered by insurance), it’s been determined that she has immunity issues, which cause her to constantly get sinus and upper respiratory infections. She has not officially been diagnosed with asthma as she has been diagnosed with a chronic cough, but the doctors say they are not ruling asthma out yet as she often needs nebulizer treatments when coming down with any type of illness.

Riley’s eyesight declines each year, with it now being diagnosed that she has Intermittent Exotropia in both eyes and will need surgery to correct it, but we unfortunately do not have the money for the surgery.

Earlier this year she started having to see a Pediatric Gastroenterologist for stomach and intestinal issues that had started. She underwent a lot of testing, a hospital stent, and it finally was diagnosed, that she had and E. coli infection. Then she was on antibiotics for about two weeks and thankfully it cleared up. But, unfortunately in caused her to develop an anxiety about eating. It was a long struggle and was a very specific diet the G.I. doctor put her on for that time which was costly as are most foods these days are, which was what we had to do but it unfortunately just added more burden to our debts.

Riley will also have to undergo a number of dental procedures. At almost 10 years old, she's hardly lost teeth that need to come out and they have no signs or want to come out. The dentist recommends extractions and once all adult teeth are in, she will have to have braces or similar to correct the major misalignments of her teeth (we understand most kids have similar, but those are just things we unfortunately would just have to add to the growing debts).

With all that Riley has been through and goes through, she has developed a deep-rooted anxiety disorder that has really started to take hold of her and cause her to stress, worry, and sicken herself at times over basic thing and regular life, just from fear of what else may happen to her. It's causing her to struggle with learning, coping with situations and change, and being tested. We do our best daily to comfort her, pray with her, and teach her God's word and scripture that to not worry and give that worry to him; to pray to him and he will walk with her and protect her and give her clarity.

At 9 years old, it's a lot to go through. We know kids her age and younger go through much worse. But no child, no matter the age, should have to go through any such pains, struggles, or torment.

  We understand everyone in the country is going through similar rough financial situations and we have avoided seeking help as long as possible. We ourselves pray daily and believe Jesus will provide a way one day; we just have to keep to his narrow path. We struggle with asking for help, but I read somewhere once that we look for opportunities to help others, but those who do help, often don't provide the opportunity to others to help them back in return.

We pray everyone who reads this knows Jesus or comes to know him as he is our Savior, the beginning and the end, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It's what we believe with all our hearts and know he will be with us through all of the turmoil mentioned. We deeply appreciate anyone who has read this thus far and wanted to learn of Riley's story and struggles. It means a lot to us to have such an outpouring of care and love from others for our little miracle daughter.

  We truly appreciate any donations. We will be forever grateful and humbled! We hope everyone has a blessed life!