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Loving Baby Shay

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As many of you know I hate asking for help. I’ve always been a “do it myself ” and a “I’ll figure it out” person but I have gotten better about when knowing I need to ask for help and now is one of those times.

On December 11th I found out that my birth mother had given birth to a premature drug addicted baby girl and that I was the only viable option for custody. Due to my other family members being incapable or unable to care for a high needs baby I was the only one left.
Many of you know I haven’t spoken with my birth mother in years and avoid her at every chance I get. Neither me or my two little brothers even knew she was pregnant until we received phone calls from various family members telling us we had a new baby in the family.
Fast forward 2 days I am up to my neck in phone calls from CPS and meetings and phone calls with social workers trying to figure out what’s going on. Baby Shay has a long road ahead of her due to her being premature (born at 30 weeks gestation) drug addicted and no prenatal care. We don’t know much but we know that it will be a very long recovery. Currently I am seeking custody of her but it’s been difficult as my birth mother is MIA and uncooperative when we can get a hold of her.
Ive already missed a great deal of work and am looking at missing even more in the future to deal with medical, CPS and social work issues. I have a house and my son Abel that I need to be able to provide for and with the amount of work I am missing I will barely be able to keep my head above water. But the most important thing is making sure baby Shay has the love care and support that she needs and I will do whatever it takes to make that happen. She WILL NOT BE LOST IN THE SYSTEM!
Currently I am the only approved person for visitation and I really had to dig my heals in with social work to get it. The information they can give me is extremely limited and right now I’m not even allowed to hold her. It’s been rough to say the least.

Anything donated will go to buying her baby stuff and covering my wage loss so I can spend as much time as I can at the NICU with her. This baby deserves a better start at life than she was given and deserves to have family with her in the NICU so she’s not alone. I am determined to make up for it in every way I possibly can.
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Donations 

  • Anonymous
    • $10
    • 10 mos
  • Anonymous
    • $60
    • 10 mos
  • Nicole McDonald
    • $40
    • 10 mos
  • Alexandra Arwood
    • $23
    • 10 mos
  • Maya Nabozney
    • $10
    • 11 mos
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Malena Ray
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Puyallup, WA

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