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THEO GOT GUTS
THEO MCVAY IS A FUN-LOVING, CURIOUS FIVE-YEAR OLD WHO LOVES DRIVING HIS PINK CAR, JUMPING ON THE BED AND PLAYING WITH HIS COUSIN NATALIE . HE ALSO HAS A COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITION THAT HAS REQUIRED MANY SURGERIES AND COUNTLESS HOSPITAL STAYS. HE IS ABOUT TO TRAVEL TO BOSTON FOR HIS 11TH SURGERY AND WE ARE ASKING FOR HELP WITH EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH HIS SURGERY.
THEO WAS BORN TWO MONTHS EARLY WITH A CONDITION CALLED GASTROSCHISIS -MEANING THAT HIS INTESTINES WERE ON THE OUTSIDE. AFTER FIVE SURGERIES AND A NINE MONTH STAY IN THE NICU, THEO CAME HOME WITH A CONDITION CALLED SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME (SBS). THIS MEANS HE DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH INTESTINES TO SUSTAIN LIFE. HIS BODY CANNOT PROCESS FOOD LIKE MOST PEOPLE, SO TO MAINTAIN WEIGHT AND STAY HEALTHY, HE HAS A CENTRAL LINE THROUGH WHICH HE RECEIVES TPN(IV NUTRITION) AND IS FED THROUGH A TUBE IN HIS STOMACH.
HE WAS MAKING GREAT PROGRESS UNTIL ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN HE STOPPED TOLERATING FOOD. AS A RESULT, HE IS NOW 100% DEPENDENT ON IV NUTRITION AND IS HOOKED UP TO AN IV PUMP 16HOURS A DAY.
HIS PARENTS RECENTLY TOOK THEO TO BOSTON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOR A SECOND OPINION. HIS PARENTS LEARNED THAT HIS INTESTINE IS VERY DILATED. IF AN AVERAGE CHILD'S INTESTINE IS THE DIAMETER OF A FINGER, THEO'S IS THE DIAMETER OF A SOFTBALL. THAT MEANS THAT FOOD CANNOT MOVE THROUGH. THE DOCTORS IN BOSTON RECOMMENDED A SURGERY CALLED A TAPERING PROCEDURE-BASICALLY THEY WILL MAKE THE INTESTINE SMALLER. THE HOPE IS THAT ONCE IT IS SMALL IT WILL BEGIN TO WORK AGAIN.
THEO WILL BE HAVING SURGERY SOON AND WILL HAVE TO SPEND SEVERAL WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL. I AM HOPING TO RAISE MONEY TO HELP THEO'S PARENTS (MY BROTHER AND SISTER IN LAW) OFFSET THE COST OF THIS TRIP AND FOLLOW UP TRIPS TO BOSTON. HAVING SURGERY SO FAR AWAY FROM HOME IS REALLY EXPENSIVE-THEY HAVE TO BUY THE PLANE TICKETS, PAY FOR A PLACE TO STAY, FOOD, CAR RENTAL, ETC.
THEO HAS LIVED THROUGH SO MUCH IN HIS YOUNG LIFE, YET HE IS STILL ONE OF THE HAPPIEST KIDS YOU WILL EVER MEET. HE HAS THE BEST LAUGH AND IS REALLY SWEET,( EXCEPT WHEN HE CALLS ME BOO HISS BECAUSE I AM A BEARS FAN) OBVIOUSLY, HE LOVES THE PACKERS..
THANK YOU !!
THEO MCVAY IS A FUN-LOVING, CURIOUS FIVE-YEAR OLD WHO LOVES DRIVING HIS PINK CAR, JUMPING ON THE BED AND PLAYING WITH HIS COUSIN NATALIE . HE ALSO HAS A COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITION THAT HAS REQUIRED MANY SURGERIES AND COUNTLESS HOSPITAL STAYS. HE IS ABOUT TO TRAVEL TO BOSTON FOR HIS 11TH SURGERY AND WE ARE ASKING FOR HELP WITH EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH HIS SURGERY.
THEO WAS BORN TWO MONTHS EARLY WITH A CONDITION CALLED GASTROSCHISIS -MEANING THAT HIS INTESTINES WERE ON THE OUTSIDE. AFTER FIVE SURGERIES AND A NINE MONTH STAY IN THE NICU, THEO CAME HOME WITH A CONDITION CALLED SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME (SBS). THIS MEANS HE DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH INTESTINES TO SUSTAIN LIFE. HIS BODY CANNOT PROCESS FOOD LIKE MOST PEOPLE, SO TO MAINTAIN WEIGHT AND STAY HEALTHY, HE HAS A CENTRAL LINE THROUGH WHICH HE RECEIVES TPN(IV NUTRITION) AND IS FED THROUGH A TUBE IN HIS STOMACH.
HE WAS MAKING GREAT PROGRESS UNTIL ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN HE STOPPED TOLERATING FOOD. AS A RESULT, HE IS NOW 100% DEPENDENT ON IV NUTRITION AND IS HOOKED UP TO AN IV PUMP 16HOURS A DAY.
HIS PARENTS RECENTLY TOOK THEO TO BOSTON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOR A SECOND OPINION. HIS PARENTS LEARNED THAT HIS INTESTINE IS VERY DILATED. IF AN AVERAGE CHILD'S INTESTINE IS THE DIAMETER OF A FINGER, THEO'S IS THE DIAMETER OF A SOFTBALL. THAT MEANS THAT FOOD CANNOT MOVE THROUGH. THE DOCTORS IN BOSTON RECOMMENDED A SURGERY CALLED A TAPERING PROCEDURE-BASICALLY THEY WILL MAKE THE INTESTINE SMALLER. THE HOPE IS THAT ONCE IT IS SMALL IT WILL BEGIN TO WORK AGAIN.
THEO WILL BE HAVING SURGERY SOON AND WILL HAVE TO SPEND SEVERAL WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL. I AM HOPING TO RAISE MONEY TO HELP THEO'S PARENTS (MY BROTHER AND SISTER IN LAW) OFFSET THE COST OF THIS TRIP AND FOLLOW UP TRIPS TO BOSTON. HAVING SURGERY SO FAR AWAY FROM HOME IS REALLY EXPENSIVE-THEY HAVE TO BUY THE PLANE TICKETS, PAY FOR A PLACE TO STAY, FOOD, CAR RENTAL, ETC.
THEO HAS LIVED THROUGH SO MUCH IN HIS YOUNG LIFE, YET HE IS STILL ONE OF THE HAPPIEST KIDS YOU WILL EVER MEET. HE HAS THE BEST LAUGH AND IS REALLY SWEET,( EXCEPT WHEN HE CALLS ME BOO HISS BECAUSE I AM A BEARS FAN) OBVIOUSLY, HE LOVES THE PACKERS..
THANK YOU !!
Organizer
Jennifer Mcvay
Organizer
Kenosha, WI