Donate to Kylie to Help with James' Recovery

Kylie has been a Starbucks Partner at the Downtown Grand Blanc store for close to 6 years. Kylie and Jimmy's son had a heart transplant at a young age and are now back in the hospital again after facing heart rejection last summer. Below is the most recent update from Kylie:

"Update on sweet Jamesy baby.

So it's a lot. I'm not gonna lie. My brain is numb and mushy and the more I process, the more mushy it gets.

To sum it up. James's distended belly is actually heart related. Ever since rejection James's right side of his heart has been weaker with his tricuspid valve leaking.

We knew one day we would have to revisit it but never did we assume it would be 6 months after we've been home from rejection.

There are many things we actually don't know yet. But there are all assumptions.

We assume this valve will be able to be repaired by an amazing surgeon here at CHM however there is always the chance of it needing to be replaced.

With that being said originally we thought this could be an invasive surgery but it's truly looking like it will be Open Heart Surgery. Which coming from a parent of a transplanted baby is very very scary to hear to us.

We know James has to get stronger and bigger which we have plans of how to do so but also he needs a cardiac catheterization as well as a second procedure this week to make sure James is well enough to handle this big of a Surgery.

That being said it's assumed** we shall be here until the surgery. Assuming** it will be a few to many weeks from now with always the chance of immediate. But we will find more out on tuesday.

We also learned that this kind of a surgery is going will be a rocky and long recovery. Knowing that it'll be assumed** another month+ here to recover, making sure he's fully back to perfect health before going home.

My brain can barely process us let alone having a open heart surgery for our Jamesy Roo but we are struggling at processing that it will be a decent amount of time here at Detroit again.

With that being said yes we know he is where he has to be. We know that he's the strongest kid in the world and as a Herd, we will tackle this like we always do. I know that he is brave and will remain positive and so will we. But I do wish he didn't have to be here back so soon and for so long and for such a serious thing.

We are not people to ask for much. Prayers love and support are typically the things we ask most for. But however we are opened to sharing our cash accounts again as well as a newly created wishlist for James. Our hearts our broken he may have to be here for his 7th birthday but we know we will without a doubt still have a great party later on when he's healthy and HOME.

No one is obligated to give a thing but we did make this opened because of the stressful time and me not able to work for a really long time ... us worrying about finances is not something my brain can currently handle. Also a wish list to bring any kind of joy to this sweet little boy that just needs to be a kid again.

Cashapp: $mamabearkylie

Venmo: @mamabearkylie

Much love to all