Our baby is sick
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:33 am
To whom it may concern,
My husband and I are expecting our 3rd baby. We are now 34 weeks. At 19 weeks in the pregnancy we were told during a routine ultra sound that they found a lump on our babies neck. After series of ultra sound, EKG, MRI's and testing at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, the Dr. diagnosed our unborn baby to have a Cervical Tereroma. This is a benign Mass on the neck which consists of Solid and fluid components.
Because of the nature and rareness of this birth defect, there are no hospitals here in our home town who can perform safe delivery and surgery to a newborn to remove the mass, we have to deliver the baby via an EXIT procedure at the UCSF Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles. Once our baby is born, she will require intensive surgery and will be in NICU for several weeks/months depending on recovery stage. During this time, we will be down to 1 income household, as I will not be able to work, I will be spending my time with our baby. We are going to be in need of some financial help, paying bills and to keep things going, not to mention travel expenses to travel back to Los Angeles to visit our baby, as well as Co-pays mounting up. We are reaching out to see if there is there anything you are able to do for us? or put us in contact with people who can help? I have medical records and Dr. reports if you need them for proof.
My husband and I are expecting our 3rd baby. We are now 34 weeks. At 19 weeks in the pregnancy we were told during a routine ultra sound that they found a lump on our babies neck. After series of ultra sound, EKG, MRI's and testing at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, the Dr. diagnosed our unborn baby to have a Cervical Tereroma. This is a benign Mass on the neck which consists of Solid and fluid components.
Because of the nature and rareness of this birth defect, there are no hospitals here in our home town who can perform safe delivery and surgery to a newborn to remove the mass, we have to deliver the baby via an EXIT procedure at the UCSF Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles. Once our baby is born, she will require intensive surgery and will be in NICU for several weeks/months depending on recovery stage. During this time, we will be down to 1 income household, as I will not be able to work, I will be spending my time with our baby. We are going to be in need of some financial help, paying bills and to keep things going, not to mention travel expenses to travel back to Los Angeles to visit our baby, as well as Co-pays mounting up. We are reaching out to see if there is there anything you are able to do for us? or put us in contact with people who can help? I have medical records and Dr. reports if you need them for proof.