UPDATE: MAY 1. Help support the Osso Family.

UPDATE: May 1, 2024: Below is an update from Jessica & Anthony. Please continue your prayers and sharing the GoFundMe link (below), we are almost to our goal!

✨THANK YOU!✨

It is difficult to find the words to properly thank everyone for their extreme generosity and we are beyond grateful. While it has been hard for Anthony and I to accept help during this difficult time, your donations, prayers and shares have eased a huge financial burden we have found ourselves in while being out of work since January to take care of our family. While it’s a debt we can never repay, we plan to pay it forward one way or another once we are in a position to do so. So thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Bryce was discharged from the hospital to finish his remaining two weeks of treatment at home. With the help of a Homecare nurse, we will administer his medication through a central line placed in his chest. He is still at risk for more seizures now and in the future and will remain on anti-seizure medication for the foreseeable future. Unfortunately we won’t know the extent of any permanent brain damage or hearing loss from the meningitis until further down the road, but his doctors are very pleased with his progress and we are extremely optimistic.

Wyatt has thankfully remained asymptomatic and is doing well! He’s been such a trooper with all the back and forth to the hospital and swapping between mom and dad every day.

We are so happy to finally all be home as a family and looking forward to settling into a more manageable routine over the next few weeks.

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Hello Everyone, Robin and I, are reaching out on behalf of Jessica & Anthony Osso. As most of you know, their adorable boys arrived on January 19th (10 weeks premature). Bryce Cameron (2lb 6oz, 14.5”) and Wyatt James (3lbs, 16”) were born at 30 weeks and 2 days.

It’s been a rollercoaster ride of growth and medical setbacks. Wyatt was well enough to go home on March 3rd and Bryce on March 18th . Soon after getting both boys home, Jessica had to have her gallbladder removed. Just when they were trying to adjust to this new family dynamic, things took a turn and Bryce ended up in the ER and diagnosed with Group B Strep Bacterial Meningitis and admitted to Albany Med for what was supposed to be a 14-day admission to receive a course of intravenous antibiotics. Things took a turn and he had 5 seizures…his longest was 6.5 minutes. They’ve moved him to the PICU. They have since done an MRI of his brain to determine if there are any complications or brain damage and will be placing a PICC line for what is going to be a lengthy stay. They’re in it for the long haul now. Not just 14 days.

UPDATE: 4/14/24: Bryce has some inflammation on the top of his Brain so they are starting him on steroids. The doctor said blood vessels could be getting pinched, a stroke or lack of oxygen. There may or may not be damage but they won’t know until they start the treatment and monitor him. It’s the part of the brain that controls motor skills. There is more of a chance of recovery at his age since he still has so much growth ahead versus a 50-60 year old.

In these circumstances, loved ones can often feel helpless when it comes to making these situations feel lighter.

By contributing to this GoFundMe, you can help alleviate the financial burdens associated with them both being out of work for an unknown amount of time.

After all they’ve been through and knowing they’ve got a long road ahead, Jessica & Anthony continue to show strength, positivity, love and determination.

Your generosity, no matter the amount, will make an immense difference, especially as Jessica & Anthony have had to put their careers on hold to focus on the health of the boys.

A few words from Jessica & Anthony: Your support means more than words can express. Thank you for standing alongside us in this journey of hope and healing. It’s a debt we could never repay and we feel very uncomfortable about people donating to us, but the harsh reality is we are in need. We will also welcome all the prayers possible for Bryce and also that Wyatt doesn’t become symptomatic. xo

Contact myself or Robin Bourdeau with any questions.