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Hudsons cervical rib surgery

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Hudson is a spunky, happy 12 year old boy. He's been a picture of perfect health all his life until 4 years ago when we discovered a lump in his neck. After many test, xrays and MRI'S a thoracic specialist discovered a set of cervical ribs. Cervical ribs are connected to c7 of the spinal column which is above the first rib in the neck. His right cervical rib had grown attached to his first rib and calcified the muscle. The doctor said he would've lost his arm had they not discovered it in time! We had the right one removed November 16th of 2015. Now his left cervical rib is causing issues and now needs to be removed as well!! I'm trying to raise money for the stay in the city which will be about 2 1/2 weeks! Roughly a 2 week hospital stay and then a few days at a hotel while he still has his JP drain (shown in picture below ) in place. We aren't allowed to leave the city until 24 hours after JP drain removal due to the risk of a collapsed lung. This surgery is extremely tough and painful especially on a 12 year old. It's very risky but we have one of the best thoracic surgeons in the world. The stay in the city and his special low fat low card diet is extremely costly... I also will be out of work this entire time, I am the sole income of the house and only have 1 week paid vacation so with that being said I would absolutely appreciate any donation you can possibly help with! Thank you all! I added some pics of his previous surgery and an xrays to give you an idea of what he's dealing with.




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Tracy L. Wren
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Ironton, MO

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