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<div>My name is Kaitlyn, and I am the mother of Abel. Abel is our 6-year-old son.

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<div>Abel has always been a bright light in everyone’s life. He is the most caring child I have ever met. He truly is one of God's greatest gifts.

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<div>On Friday, 10/10/25, after we picked Abel up from school, we noticed some changes in his behavior. He wasn’t forming words correctly, and he wouldn’t eat or drink. We chalked it up to him maybe being in pain from losing a tooth earlier that day.

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<div>The following morning, Saturday, 10/11/25, Abel’s behaviors got worse. He still couldn’t form words, still couldn’t eat or drink, showed confusion when you spoke to him, was running into walls when he walked, and began to vomit. We took him to the Williston ER to be assessed. They ran every test they could there: CTs, blood work, urine. Everything came back mostly good; he had a slightly elevated white blood cell count showing infection, but everything else came back clear, including his spinal fluid.

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<div>He continued to get worse while in the ER. He lost balance completely, couldn’t hold himself up, his entire body became limp, and he became mostly unresponsive. They decided to fly him out to Bismarck since they are a bigger hospital.

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<div>He was flown to Bismarck Saturday evening. His doctors met us at the hospital and kept him going on fluids and antibiotics.

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<div>The following morning, Sunday, 10/12/25, he showed slight improvement. He was a lot more alert and started smiling. He still wasn’t able to speak, eat, or drink. They continued to try to get him to drink and eat. They got him up and moving. He showed severe weakness with standing and moving around. He can’t walk or stand up without assistance the entire time, and he can’t do it for long. They decided to continue to monitor him for the rest of the day and kept trying to push food and liquids. He was only able to drink just under 3 oz of fluid, and that took the entire day.

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<div>Monday morning, 10/13/25, his doctor decided he needed to be transferred to Fargo, the Sanford hospital. They are having him meet a neuro specialist, among other specialists. They will be running more extensive testing to see if he has damaged a deeper portion of his brain. They will also be starting IV food for him to get enough calories; if that doesn’t work, he will need to start a feeding tube.

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<div>We are unsure of what Abel’s future holds at this point until we know more about what is going on. All I know is that I have had to sit here and watch the light drain from my child’s eyes more and more daily. We are unsure how long he will be in Fargo and if he will need to be transferred again. His teams are working as hard as they possibly can to try to figure it out.

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<div><strong>I have started this page to help with Abel’s current and upcoming medical costs.</strong> It will also help with the transportation costs, hotel costs, and food costs while his dad and I travel with him to the hospitals. I have had to take leave from work to be with my son. This is a financial and emotional hit we were not expecting or prepared for.

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<div><strong>Please pray for our son, and for the best outcome possible.</strong> Thank you for taking the time to read our story; anything helps ❤️

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