<div>Hi, our names are Josh and Loren Randolph, and we have recently become medical parents.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>On January 26, 2024, our beautiful baby girl, Hazel, was born at 10:43 in the morning. She was a perfect bundle of joy and we fell in love with her immediately. We couldn't believe we had such a sweet baby girl. Little did we know that less than 12 hours later, she would begin the fight of her life.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>In the middle of the night, the nurse came into our room to take Hazel for a routine newborn hearing screen. An hour later, when our hospital room door opened again, we were expecting to see the nurse returning with Hazel. Instead, the pediatrician walked in and informed us that Hazel's oxygen levels were low and that they detected a heart murmur. He knew the hospital in Tulsa would be better equipped to take care of her needs, so he said that the ambulance was on its way to come take Hazel to Tulsa. At the hospital in Tulsa, a cardiologist ran tests on Hazel and realized that something was very wrong with her heart. He gave us some good information about what he found, but ultimately made the decision to send her to the Children's Hospital in Oklahoma City, which was even more equipped to take care of her.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>After a few days and several tests later, we had a diagnosis. They discovered that she had Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia and Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries (MAPCAs). To help supply blood to the left lung, they placed a PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosus) stent when she was only six days old. She spent a few days in the CVICU recovering and was doing extremely well. However, while we were in the CVICU, other issues came to light. We were told her newborn screening was flagged for SCIDS (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency). The doctor also noticed her bottom lip would go to the right whenever she would cry. Because of this, the doctor ordered an MRI to rule out any neurological conditions that she might have. The MRI came back clear except for a small bone that was missing in her left ear.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>At this point, we're back in the NICU working on her feeds and respiratory rate. She needed to be able to take a bottle and slow down her respiratory rate as well as lower her oxygen intake in order to go home. As we're working on this with her, the Neonatologist came to our room and told us that Hazel had been diagnosed with DiGeorge Syndrome, which is a genetic disorder. This is when part of your 22nd chromosome is missing, and unfortunately, it can cause several body systems to develop poorly. This is why Hazel's heart did not develop properly, why she is autoimmune, it's why she has a bone missing in her left ear, why her bottom lip goes to the right when she cries, and why she has trouble eating. People with DiGeorge can have other developmental delays so it's possible we will see more symptoms as she gets older.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>In the last few days at the hospital, we were told that because she has Tetralogy of Fallot plus MAPCAs, that it made her condition more severe and there was a strong chance she would not be a surgical candidate. Her MAPCAs needed to get bigger in order for them to operate, and in most cases, that doesn't happen. We were sent home on Pediatric Hospice/Palliative Care. We felt like all hope was lost. Even though we were still going to doctor's appointments and giving her the care she needed, we were preparing to lose her at home. However, we were informed by our cardiologists that the road didn't end with them. There was a Children's Hospital in California that specializes in Hazel's condition and we should consider sending them Hazel's information. We are so glad we listened and got a second opinion.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>On May 3rd, we got a call from a cardiologist at the Stanford Children's Hospital and heard the words, "We can help Hazel." It felt like we were talking to an angel. He told us that they can perform Unifocalization on her MAPCAs to get better blood flow to her lungs, and that they can fix her other heart issues in the same surgery if her pressure maintains. He also informed us that this surgery was their "bread and butter" and they perform almost one of them a day. People from all over the country (and world) fly to California for this surgery because they are the best of the best.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>This is where we need help. We both have steady jobs, but I (Loren) have not been able to go back to work since Hazel requires around the clock care. Josh is still able to work, but not at the capacity that is eventually expected of him. He will need to return working as normal very soon. Because of this, I will have to stay home full-time with Hazel. This leaves us with a lot of unknowns when it comes to our finances. 
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>The medical bills have already started coming in but we know more will come, and at a bigger price. Heart surgery is extremely expensive even with insurance. We also have to worry about transportation out to California and flights can be costly. We hope her recovery will only take a couple of weeks but were told to prepare to be there for a couple of months. Looking into the future, we know this will not be her first surgery, and she will need several check-ups as she grows. She also needs Physical, Occupational and might eventually need Speech Therapy as well. It is stressful enough to have to worry about her life-threatening condition, it would be amazing to not have to stress about how we're going to pay for everything. Our baby girl deserves the best care possible.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>We would not normally ask for monetary help, but we have had so many people reach out asking for ways they can lend a hand. Any funds that are donated will go directly to Hazel's medical bills (current and future), transportation to get her to California and food and shelter while we're there. 
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>We are forever grateful for those of you who have already donated to us, and especially for those of you who have prayed for her. Her story has been shared not only around the country, but around the world. She is our little miracle and we would do anything and everything to give her a long and healthy life.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/80049295_1715405782384567_r." width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/80049295_1715405795323067_r." width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/80049295_1715405814947503_r." width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/80049295_1715406208236764_r." width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/80049295_1715406221556756_r." width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div>

jonathon t hollis

Cliff Sutton

MELISSA JAMES

Anonymous

Barry Feuerborn

Christopher Rush

Wade Jones

Jen Ward

Darryl Wootton

Kathryn Spurgeon

steve hall

Melissa James

Michael Milleson

Kim Simmons

Digvijay Mohite

Michael Chapa

Help Hazel's Heart: A Fight for Life

Support urgent earthquake relief and past recovery in Venezuela.

Apoya la ayuda urgente tras el terremoto y los esfuerzos de recuperación en Venezuela.

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

currencyCode

Money Box Donation List Prompt Experiment Audience

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

Eligible for Profile Share Badge

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

Support Comments Allowlist

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

NPO upsell education category

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

NPO recommendations prod

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

checkout headers audience

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

isEligibleForProfileBadge

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

categoryGroup

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.3.0 and above

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

NPO upsell animals category

NPO upsell disaster relief category

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

NPO upsell essential needs category

NPO upsell medical category

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

NPO upsell cancer category

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Help Hazel's Heart: A Fight for Life

Still $19,559 to go. Help us build momentum.