Life-saving brain surgery for Eva

Eva Helm is a precious 5 year old who has just been diagnosed with a

very rare brain tumor (Cystic Craniopharyngioma). She will require

brain surgery next month to remove it. While she lives in Wyoming, a

disease of this nature requires the highest level of medical care which

she will obtain in Salt Lake City, Utah, about 100 miles away. The

surgery to remove this tumor, as you can imagine, is very complex

and, of course, very expensive as there will be lengthy hospital stays

including ICU care and possibly additional surgeries and/or radiation

therapy. Even with health insurance, the overall cost to her family will

be extremely high and will include not just the medical bills but also

time off from work, travel expenses, MRI bills, medications and

countless other unforeseeable expenses.

She is a bright shining light to everyone who knows her. Eva is

very intelligent and loves science experiments. In addition, she enjoys

listening to music, reading, puzzles, dancing, drawing and fossil

hunting with her parents. She even plays the violin (see the video)! In

this day and age of electronic entertainment, how many 5-year olds

sacrifice electronics for all of the above? We (“team Helm”) adore this

talented little girl and her warm family. We cannot wait to see her

happy and healthy back at home after these upcoming trying times

have passed. Eva’s family by nature are humanitarians. At the drop of

a hat, they will stop whatever they are doing to help someone in need.

Now it’s our turn. Let’s do the same for their amazing daughter. We

so hope that you will join us on this GoFundMe to help ease this

family’s financial obligations.