Support Super Cooper's Journey!

To know Sweet Cooper is to love him! As many of you may know, Coop has had several rough patches along the way. At a very young age, he was diagnosed with a Laryngeal Cleft-which in turn affected his swallowing and the ability to have liquids by mouth. That diagnosis answered SO many questions about his months of sickness previous to that. Sweet Coop had experienced Aspiration Pneumonia a few times due to the inability to swallow correctly. At the age of 13 months, a feeding tube was placed for the liquid/medication portion of his diet only and a surgery was performed to help with is reflux as well. Throughout the year, Glory to GOD ALONE**Cooper was able to attend therapy and eventually was cleared to use a Sippy Cup again ONLY ON thickner and lots of therapy. Swallow Studies were slowly, but surely improving a little at time. May 2021 came and Coop started experiencing what was believed to be just a cold, but quickly escalated to a tough sickness-Aspirational Pneumonia. Pneumonia had creeped back in and once again ALL cups and liquids by mouth were taken away. Lebonheur has been WONDERFUL for our Sweet Coop, but literally said they have done all they can do. Dr. Thompson, Coop's Specialist, and Dr. Ned Pillow suggested that the next plan of action needed to be Cincinnati Children's where they are known for their excellence in this field. As of right now, Cincinnati has the ball rolling and we could not be more excited. They want him set up with a special air way team-This team consist of a combination of Multiple doctors(Lung, Heart, ENT, Feeding, GI, and others). They are looking to be at the Children's Hospital for a minimum of 3 days, but could be longer considering scheduling, etc. **just for the testing and consults. During this initial week, They will do CT scan on the lungs to check for any residual damage to the lungs from aspiration and previous dx of pneumonias. The next test they will do- they will put a scope through his nose down to his vocal chords and watch everything internally as he swallows to see if they can tell what is causing the aspiration. Third, they will put him to sleep in a OR and all the specialist will go in with scopes and look internally and check everything from the inside. They will check stomach, esophagus, lungs, and airway while he is asleep. They are 8-9 hours away so they will have to split the trip into 2 days. They are anticipating to at least being gone for a week, but if something is found and a fix needed to be made they have told them they can stay longer if needed! They should here from the scheduling team within a week to 2 weeks with exact dates and time! This Gofundme will help offset the cost of travel expense, time off work, and health bills that sweet Coop and his precious family will endure during this hard season. If ANY finances are remaining, the family wishes to make it VERY CLEAR that it will go towards a great cause. (Such as: Fedex Home @ Lebonheur or the Ronald McDonald House @ Cincinnati Children's as they have been such a blessing to all the needed families including them throughout the last couple of years)

**If Anyone doesn't feel comfortable giving to the GoFundMe please feel free to Send your love gift to their home address with a note of encouragement: 205 North Hunter Lane Jonesboro, AR 72401

ANY and EVERY dime is SO appreciated. The Lord has been SO faithful, and we know he has sweet Cooper through this as well!