Baby Declan’s Spina Bifida Surgery & Recovery

As many of you have heard, our sweet friends Megan & Robby are headed to Houston, TX for testing and for surgery on Megan and their strong baby boy, Declan.

We have created this GoFundMe page to take a burden off of Megan and Robby during this time.

Over the next few months, they will face countless doctor appointments and hospital stays. On top of bills back home, they will endure costs of everyday living, food, gas, housing, travel, and medical bills.

This will help Megan and Robby continue to concentrate on Declan and take a little weight off their shoulders.

Megan and Robby are thankful for the support, love, and prayers they are receiving during this time.

Please continue to pray for Baby Declan!

Megan & Robby’s Story is below

Spina bifida is a neural tube defect (NTD) that can happen anywhere along the spine when the neural tube does not close properly. This also results in the backbone, that protects the spinal cord, to not form and close as it should. Spina bifida is rare and only occurs in 3 of every 10,000 pregnancies. The original thought process on why spina bifida occurs was due to the mother’s lack of a key nutrient called folate. Today doctor’s believe this occurs due to spontaneous gene mutations or the baby’s inability to properly process folate. There are three forms of spina bifida including (from least to most severe) spina bifida occulta, meningocele, and myelomeningocele.

On September 27, 2023 we found out our sweet baby Declan has Spina Bifida Myelomeningocele. We will be traveling to Houston, TX to undergo an in-utero repair of his spinal cord to help minimize the damage with the best Neo-natal surgeons the country has to offer. We know he will still have impairments but are hoping to give his little body the best opportunity to heal while he is still safely in the womb.

During his numerous ultrasounds, he showed us that he is a little fighter. He punched, rolled, AND most importantly kicked his little legs through each scan. The lesion is low on his spinal cord and he made a point to show us how well his little legs still work. We do not know what the road ahead is going to look like for Declan, but we do know that his road will be filled by God, family, friends, and an abundance of love and support.

We would appreciate all the prayers that can be said for Declan and his recovery.