Insulin Pump For Cheyenne

Hello everyone! My name is Cassie & this is the story of a mom's worst nightmare. Now parent nor child should have to live through this. Diabetes is one of the worst diseases in the world, but you can overcome. Welcome to Cheyenne's story: In July 2001 Cheyenne was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. She went into a coma and almost died. She was placed on shots and continued to have issues with extreme high or extreme low blood sugars. She was declared a severe brittle diabetic.  When she was 7 years old the doctors said that her kidneys were being affected and was placed on the national registry. We were told that if things did not straighten out or get better there was a high probability that she would not live past her teens. We were advised that she needed a pump. After just 3 months the pump did its job. Her sugars started staying in the low 100s and her a1c dropped to within normal ranges. But she has continued to have major issues because they allowed her to make the choice at 1 point to come off of her pump. It caused her more kidney issues and it started affecting other parts of her body.  In May 2018 Cheyenne gave birth to her first and probably her only little girl 2 months early due to issues related to her diabetes.  In October 2018, Cheyenne was admitted to the hospital with an extreme high blood sugar of 1077 and an a1c of 12.6. Her pump had quit delivering her insulin without notifying her of it. When she got to the hospital and stabilized the doctors explained if she hadn't made it into the ER when she had she probably wouldn't have made it through the day. She would have died leaving behind her little girl whom she loves so very much.  At this point the company (Animas) that made her pump has quit selling within the US or Canada and have said that her pump is out of warranty. The insurance that Cheyenne has at this point will not pay for a new pump but will cover supplies once she has a new pump & her first round of supplies.  The doctors have informed Cheyenne that shots are only a temporary option for her. They say that the shots will not give her the insulin coverage that she needs. The needs to be getting continuous insulin 24 hours a day. We wish to thank everyone for all the help getting this put there. We also want to thank everyone for all of their prayers and well wishes. We all appreciate it more than we can possible explain. HOW YOU CAN HELP: Right now we have a pump in route that was graciously donated so... 1. Share the page. Only by sharing can the word get out there. 2. Donate to help reach our goal. 3. Donate to a diabetes foundation. We recommend JDRF because they do so much research & do what they can to help families & children. WHAT IS THE MONEY BEING USED FOR? In the beginning the money was being used for a pump. We had needed to raise $10,000 but thanks to the generosity of another family with a juvenile diabetic we have a pump on the way. So the money will be used for the first round of supplies & insulin. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ANY LEFT OVER MONEY? Any & all money that is left after the supplies are bought will be donated anonymously to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. QUESTIONS??? Please feel free to ask...we will answer to the best of our abilities.