UPDATE: Brayden is doing well and gaining weight! We are currently waiting on his second surgery to happen. He will still be in the hospital for a long while and can use ANY HELP! Love you guys. You amaze me! 

Hello! My name is Ashley. My brother (Brad White) and his wife (Brandi Simmons White) announced on Easter they were expecting! We soon found out it was a boy!! Everyone was so excited! At Brandi’s 20 week anatomy scan her OB had some concerns and sent her to a specialist. At that appointment he was diagnosed with Hypoplastic left heart 

syndrome (HLHS). HLHS is a birth defect that affects normal blood flow through the heart. As the baby develops during pregnancy, the left side of the heart does not form correctly. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is one type of congenital heart defect. This defect will require for the baby to have a series of surgeries within the first year or two of his life. 

They will remain in Houston for the following 6 months to wait on the second surgery. Brandi will not be able to work and Brad will have to drive back and forth on the weekends to ensure they are having some income.

The Fundraiser is to help with the cost of the surgeries, travel back and forth from Houston to Texarkana, food, and housing. 

Any and all help is so appreciated and we just want our support system to know how much we love you guys and how thankful we are for y’all. Please keep Brad and Brandi in your prayers as they navigate this journey.