Hi, guys!
I know I don’t normally do this but, I’d really appreciate it if you take the time to read this for a bit.
This happy little guy is my friend’s baby, Leon. He is 11 months old. His mom and dad are my good friends. They’ve been married for years now and Leon is their ‘miracle baby’ after miscarriages. They were very happy when he finally came along.
Unfortunately, he is born with a condition called Biliary Atresia. It is a rare childhood disease of the liver in which one or more bile ducts are abnormally narrow, blocked, or absent. In Leon’s case, the doctors performed Kasai treatment, where the surgeon removes any problem bile ducts outside the liver. The small intestine is then attached to the liver. This sorta becomes a path that allows bile to drain from the liver.
However, this might just be a temporary fix. If it doesn’t work, he might need a liver transplant, which is very expensive here (around $80,000) or go to Taiwan where the chances of success are higher, though the expenses would probably triple. His mom is a housewife, and his dad’s job isn’t enough to keep up with all of the medical expenses and procedures being done.
Right now, Leon is still in the hospital. His fever has been going on and off and the cause as of now is unknown.
If it’s okay with you guys, please donate to their gogetfunding site. Even a small amount would be VERY MUCH appreciated.
Let’s help the little Lion live a long and normal life with his mom and dad.
https://gogetfunding.com/savelittleleon/
https://www.facebook.com/savelittleleon/
Please reblog and pass the word around!
Thank you so much!
