My friend Karah Hardy is living every mother’s nightmare — again. Her son Liam's eosinophil count just came back at 4,500 (it should be under 500), and the doctors are deeply concerned.

This isn’t the first time Karah has had to do these long, exhausting hospital stays alone. Liam just finished treatment for leukemia, and now they’re back in the hospital facing more scary unknowns. He’s already had an echo, MRI, multiple X-rays, and will be put to sleep for a skin biopsy, and there’s a lot of talk of a feeding tube. Lupus is also on the table, and if the results aren’t what they hope for, the next step is a bone marrow biopsy.

Since being admitted, they’ve met with over a dozen specialists — oncology, infectious disease, rheumatology, cardiology, hematology, nutrition, and more — trying to figure out what’s happening. Right now, Liam can’t walk, can’t wear shoes without pain, and is enduring so much for an 11-year-old who deserves playgrounds and birthday parties, not endless tests, IVs, and scary conversations.

Karah is doing all of this alone, with no one to switch out with, while still caring for her other kids at home. Every hospital stay means missed work, lost income, and mounting bills. There’s even a chance they’ll be transferred to Vanderbilt, even farther away from home.

If you can help in any way — gas, food, bills, snacks, comfy clothes — it would make such a difference right now. Please keep Liam and Karah in your prayers and send love their way.

Her Venmo is @itsmefroku

Her PayPal is @karahv

Chime is $mamahokage