
Please help us lay our baby boy to rest
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Im here today to ask for help for my son and daughter in law, Chance Shoemaker and Savanna Allen.
5 months ago they found out after a couple weeks of sickness and a few lost days of work that Savanna was pregnant and they expecting their first child. They couldn't be happier, they're young just starting their adult lives together and this was just what they needed to complete their little family. A few months pass and a couple of sonograms later we find out we're having a little baby boy!
As our families start to join together there's so many things that come along with this precious journey like a name, a theme for his nursery, clothes, diapers, wipes and formula because as we all know it takes a lot of those. Day by day, piece by piece things are finally coming together and they are well on their way to being able to enjoy their baby boy.
At 20 weeks Savanna goes in for her schedule doctors appointment and sonogram and she gets clean bill of health, everything's going great! However just two days later their lives were turned upside down. It started with what we thought would be a precautionary visit to the emergency room but instead it's ended up in a tragedy.
On February 25th Savanna's body forced her into labor due to Cervical Incompetence and it was too early for the baby to be saved. Had Savanna been just one to two weeks further along we wouldn't be having this conversation.
Cashton Leeton Shoemaker was born weighing just 13.5 ounces, he had ten fingers and ten toes, he was the most beautiful baby we've even seen but Cashtons little lungs weren't formed quite enough to handle breathing on his own. After 8 minutes in mom and dad's arms he took his last breath and crossed over to be with jesus.
I am asking as a single young parent for your help in helping Chance and Savanna through the hardest time in their lives right now for funeral expenses, medical expenses and hospital bills as they had no medical insurance. They are just starting out as young adults and these expenses are much more than can pay alone, I'm doing everything I can to help but it's no where close to enough.
Im asking for help from the community, family and friend's to help Chance and Savanna lay their baby boy to rest.
We would also like to thank each and everyone including the NICU at Research Medical Center for everything they did for Cashtons short time on this earth.
Your help and support will be greatly appreciated!
Organizer and beneficiary
Lacie Wilken
Organizer
Belton, MO
Chance Shoemaker
Beneficiary