Hi everyone, our dear friends are in need of love, support and prayers. Something they would never ask for is donations, but that’s why we’re here. No one should have to ever experience a health issue of this magnitude with their unborn child. This medical issue is going to have a great financial impact on their family, some of that impact is unknown as of right now. Our goal is to fundraise for their medical bills, travel to u of m, potential unpaid days off of work, etc. This is a very scary time for Heather and Cassie, and it’s our goal to give them peace of mind that they don’t have to do this all on their own. Please donate whatever you’re able, and please send prayers and love to their family. We love you Cassie, Heather and baby Wren!!

Update from from Heather and Cassie

“I never thought we’d ever have to think of something “bad” happening to our baby girl before she has even had a chance to come into the world but Heather and I found out a few weeks ago that baby Wren has a large mass growing in her chest on her 20 week anatomy scan. We were referred to Henry Ford Maternal Fetal Medicine and have had 2 more additional detailed ultrasounds with them confirming this mass. There has been question about what “type” of mass it is, but after being sent to U of M Maternal Fetal Medicine they believe it is something called a CPAM, which stands for congenital pulmonary airway formation. There are babies who may have this tumor and have no difficulty during growth and only have to worry about the mass after birth for it to get removed. Unfortunately, Wren’s mass is quite large and takes up nearly 2/3 of her chest at this time. This puts her at high risk for heart failure and even stillbirth. The tumor is pushing her heart over to the side which of course is scary as it puts extra pressure on her precious heart. So far, her heart has showed normal function, according to the fetal cardiologist and fetal echo and has maintained a strong heart rate in the 140’s. As far as our plan for treatment right now, it is a lot of “wait and see”, which of course is terrifying for us but we are keeping the faith that we are doing what we can do save our girl. I have been given steroid injections, which are the first step of treatment and will have weekly monitoring until 26-28ish weeks. The hope is that the steroids will stop the tumor from growing and allow Wren to grow bigger and not have so much pressure on her heart. At that time, the MFM team, along with fetal surgeons and neonatologists at U of M will evaluate how the mass has grown and/or affected other areas of her body. We will more of our plan going forward after we reach that time, but until then I will be having weekly monitoring at U of M, every 2 weeks at my current OB and then transferring to U of M obstetrics in approx a month. I will now have to deliver at U of M due to Wren needing surgery likely right after birth and a highly probable NICU admission. It’s going to be a long scary road with appointments, medications, and most of all the unknown, but we have the best support system ever. We appreciate all of your love, thoughts and prayers our whole journey this far into bringing our sweet girl into the world and will continue to appreciate every single one of you. ♥️”