Help with Chyanne's Medical Bills

My name is Tiffany, and Chyanne is my daughter.

Chyanne will be 15 years old in December. She loves to skate around our neighborhood, read books, going to school, and helping her Dad and I with our other three children. She's my little 'mother hen', always fussing over her little sisters and her brother. She loves painting, even on things she shouldn't. Chyanne is a very loving child, who puts others needs above her own.

Chyanne suffered from severe acid reflux as a baby well into her toddler years. So when she started complaining in March of headaches, nausea and vomiting, we just assumed it was flaring right back up. We went to numerous doctors visits at different offices with no real answers.

Eventually we switched to St Josephs Pediatrics. Dr. Crosland was amazing. She ordered an MRI as well as a consult with a GI. Even I rolled my eyes at the MRI, because it's just acid reflux right?

On Wednesday, September 22nd Chyanne had an MRI with contrast.

On Thursday, September 23rd we arrived for her previously scheduled GI appointment at 8:15AM.

After he discussed Chyanne's symptoms, he asked if we could stay longer while he got the MRI results.

At 10:30 he walked back into our room with those results. The MRI showed a 3.1 x 5.2 x 3.2 mass in her frontal lobe.

At 10:45 Chyanne's Pediatrician was calling my cell phone. I was told to go get the DVD of her MRI from the imaging center and go to Dr. Thompsons office.

By 2:30 we were sitting across from Dr. Thompson, Pediatric Neurosurgeon at Savannah Neurological and Spine Institute.

I've been a mother for almost 15 years. I've had 4 children. Going from MRI results to sitting across from a specialist in a matter of 4 hours is never a good thing. Before he could even open his mouth I knew this was a real and imminent problem.

Dr. Thompson gave us this:

Chyanne has a large arachnoid cyst that is pressing on her frontal lobe. There are no vascular abnormalities, but the cyst has grown in size and is now pressing on her optic nerve. It's causing migraines, nausea, vomiting, and can even be causing mood swings and behavioral changes. If left untreated we were told to expect blurred vison, double vision, leading to blindness and seizures.

Because the cyst is right behind her left eye and across from her temple, the chances for a successful endoscopy and slim, we were prepared for a full craniotomy.

I'm self employed and my husbands job doesn't offer health insurance. I purchased private insurance for my family. One of the downfalls is the extremely high out of pocket max. Ours is $15k.

My family and I really appreciate this community. We love being a part of something larger than ourselves. If you can please lend prayers to my daughter through this time we would forever be grateful. We thank you and love you all.