My name is Luke and 4 days ago, on August 16th, 2024, my girlfriend Vanessa gave birth to Cleo, the beautiful baby girl in the photo. Early on in the pregnancy, Cleo was diagnosed with severe early-onset growth restriction and wasn’t expected to survive. She was born premature at 26 weeks and weighs only 0.9 pounds. She will remain in the NICU until at least November 20th, her expected due date.

All of the treatment she requires along with some of the hospital-grade equipment we will need to buy and own ourselves will be very expensive. There is no way for us to even know the eventual total cost, but we do know that every dollar helps us care for our angel and won’t be taken for granted. Thank you for hearing her story!