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S FUNDRAISER STORY:KAYLA WAS BORN ON JAN. 9, 2004. 4 MONTHS PREMATURE, SHE WEIGHED 1 LB. 12 OZ. AND SPENT THE NEXT 4 MONTHS IN THE INFANTS I.C.UAT 3 MONTHS OF AGE, SHE DEVELOPED MENINGITIS, WHICH CAUSED HYDROCEPHALYS, FRONTAL LOBE DAMAGE, & OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY WHICH CAUSED HER VISION LOSS.AT 6 MONTHS OF AGE, SHE HAD THE FIRST SHUNT PLACED,{A SHUNT IS A ONE WAY VALVE AND TUBE THAT DRAINS EXCESS FLUID FROM THE BRAINS VENTRICALS}WITHIN THE 1ST YEAR AND A HALF SHE WENT THROUGH 5 SHUNT REPLACEMENT SURGERIES DUE TO MALFUNCTIONS, HER LAST SHUNT SURGERY WAS IN OCT. 2005.IN OCTOBER OF 2005, SHE DEVELOPED MENINGITIS FOR A 2ND TIME AND ALSO DEVELOPED VENTRICULITIS, SHE SPENT THE NEXT 3 WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL. AS OF NOW, SHE IS SHUNT FREE. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER SHE WILL NEED ONE IN THE FUTURE OR NOT.IN MARCH OF 2006, SHE WAS MEASURED FOR A WHEELCHAIR AND FITTED FOR LEG BRACESTHE THERAPY WE ARE RAISING MONEY FOR IS CALLED HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY, IT IS A CHAMBER SOMEONE IS PLACED IN AND OXYGEN IS FED IN AND PRESSURIZED FOR A CERTAIN LENGTH OF TIME. THE PRESSURIZED OXYGEN THEN PENATRATES INTO THE BODY ANDEXPIDITES THE HEALING PROCESS WHILE ENCOURAGING THE BRAIN CELLS TO HEAL AND REGENERATE.THE AVERAGE TREATMENT IS ABOUT 100-150 SESSIONS.WE HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN THE EFFECTS OF THIS THERAPY ON CHILDREN WITH MUCH MORE SEVERE BRAIN INJURIES THAN KAYLAS, AND WE ARE ENCOURAGED AND EXCITED ABOUT THE RESULTS IT HAS HAD ON THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.SO PLEASE HELP US HELP KAYLA AND ENSURE THE BEST FUTURE FOR HER AS POSSIBLE.
