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Help support Rylee’s funeral and medical expenses

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Dear friends, family, and kind-hearted strangers,

 We are reaching out to ask for your help and support for our friends Haley and JJ, whose baby girl, Rylee, is hospitalized with a severe and unknown illness. Haley and JJ are living every parent's worst nightmare—watching their child suffer while grappling with fear and uncertainty. 

Last Friday, Rylee was rushed to the hospital with labored breathing. After initial treatment, she was sent home, where she soon became unresponsive, prompting JJ to perform CPR and Haley to call for emergency help. Rylee was airlifted to Le Bonheur's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), where she began a battle against rhinovirus, pneumonia, and a suspected muscle and neurological disorder.

On Monday, X-rays and exams led to a diagnosis of hypotonia (low muscle tone), and now Rylee is undergoing tests for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). The financial burden of genetic counseling and testing has added to their already overwhelming situation, as Haley and JJ are determined to provide Rylee with the best care possible.

Rylee is a bright, joyful baby who has brought light and love to everyone who knows her. Now, she is fighting for her life, and her parents are doing everything they can to ensure she gets the care she needs. The journey ahead is long and expensive, with limited insurance coverage and mounting medical bills for hospital stays, specialist consultations, tests, treatments, travel, and dog boarding.

Rylee was previously diagnosed with plagiocephaly. Her helmet and physical therapy will continue to be paid out of pocket to improve her skull shape.  

We are setting up this GoFundMe to help alleviate their financial burden so Haley and JJ can focus on what truly matters: being there for Rylee and helping her get healthy.

If you'd prefer to donate directly, their Venmo is @Haley-Proffitt and CashApp is $halesreed22.

Any amount you can contribute will make a significant difference. If you can't donate, please share this campaign with your networks. Every share brings us closer to our goal.

Haley and JJ are overwhelmed by the love and support they've received. They want nothing more than to see Rylee recover and thrive. With your help, we believe this is possible. Let's show them they are not alone in this fight.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your generosity, prayers, and support. Together, we can help bring Rylee back home, healthy and happy, in her parents’ arms.

With gratitude,

Their friend, Emilie Sartin

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    Co-organizers (3)

    Emilie Sartin
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    Jonesboro, AR
    Haley Hughes
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    Haley Hughes
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