Updated posted by Kelly Brown 4 months ago
Dayton is at UCLA Medical Center!!!...
Dayton is at UCLA Medical Center!!! And it's all thanks to you guys! We're updating his progress on Twitter ( www.twitter.com/apainfreelife) and Tumblr ( http://apainfreelife.tumblr.com) so you can see what magic you made happen. A million thanks again!
Updated posted by Kelly Brown 4 months ago
We just wanted to let you...
We just wanted to let you know that Dayton has left the hospital and is on his way to to a pain free life! Our whole family, but especially Dayton thanks you profusely for your continued support and generosity. If you'd like to follow his journey and see how your contributions have helped him, you can follow him on twitter ( http://www.twitter.com/apainfreelife)
or on his blog on Tumblr ( http://apainfreelife.tumblr.com)
Updated posted by Kelly Brown 4 months ago
Hello all you beautiful, generous donors!...
Hello all you beautiful, generous donors!
Dayton wanted to document his journey to UCLA Medical Center (and beyond) so you can see how your contributions are changing the course of his life. You can find his blog at www.apainfreelife.tumblr.com Thank you all again for your support. We're forever grateful.
Created by Kelly Brown on January 5, 2013
Amazing things are happening! Because of the generosity of many friends, family and notably, a bunch of strangers, DAYTON IS AT UCLA MEDICAL CENTER RIGHT NOW!
After searching far and wide for an air ambulance that had the appropriate cabin pressure he needed and that could accomodate the amount of oxygen he needs, we came up short. HOWEVER, we were able to rent a van, get it as comfortable as possible for him and he was able to get a blood transfusion the night before he left so he could be in better health for the trip!!
The only way we we could ever be able to afford this is because of all of you who are contributing to this fund. We can't thank you enough. Our next mission is to relocate his mom and brothers to California so they can continue to care for Dayton on a daily basis. If you can help (by financial contributions or sharing this link) we would all be very grateful. Fight on, Dayton!
You can follow his progress (because there's ALREADY progress!) on Twitter ( www.twitter.com/apainfreelife) or Tumblr ( http://apainfreelife.tumblr.com)
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My cousin Dayton is 23 years old and has been fighting sickle cell anemia his whole life. He been in the ICU in Denver Since 12/3/12. We've been trying to get him to UCLA Medical Center in California which hosts the best sickle cell team in the nation. The problem is, he was released from his Medicaid and currently has no insurance. Thankfully, the great people at UCLA have worked it out so that if we can get him there, he can receive treatment and will be approved for emergency Medicare from the state of California. We just can't get him there.
Sickle Cell Anemia is a hereditary blood disease. My cousin Dayton was born with it. The is no cure, only treatments to help make the extremely painful "episodes" become less painful and more infrequent. Dayton's best option for any quality of life is to have a bone marrow transplant but finding a match for him is incredibly difficult. Ideally, a full blood sibling would have the highest odds of being a match, but Dayton is adopted. A match will probably share his African American heritage, but the odds of finding one are incredibly low. About 7% of the nation's 10 million registered potential bone-marrow donors are African American, compared with 75% who are caucasian.
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Words of thanks and gratitude cannot express the hope and excitement we are experiencing with Dayton's treatment and recovery since coming to Southern California and the UCLA medical community. Dayton has a long way to go, but has been able to leave the hospital for the first time in 6 weeks and work on recuperating a bit in a home setting. We will be going to several specialists this week to continue and monitor the treatments started by the teams while he was an inpatient. Hope is the best thing to see in Dayton's expression and to hear him laugh and have glimmers of his sense of humor is absolutely AMAZING! Without the generosity of friends and "strangers", we would not be here on this amazing quest for Dayton's health and recovery. Thank you, Everyone, and know that I am accounting for every penny and will be transparent with all spending. Peace!
posted by Holly Bush 4 months ago
Our family is moved by the generosity of many. Dayton is encouraged and my Mom keeps crying! Thank you everyone for helping my little brother.
posted by Christy Gardiner-Sparling 4 months ago
Thank you to all!
posted by Scott Gardiner 4 months ago