Zain was born at 26 weeks with intrauterine drug exposure. After 5 months in the NICU and multiple surgeries, he was released from the hospital to his foster mom. After a year and a half, he was finally adopted on October 29th, 2025, by his foster mom, who is a single parent. He is now 2 years old and has had too many hospital stays to count over his short 2 years. On February 25th, he was discharged after having his adenoids removed the day before. That night, he was readmitted to St. Francis Children’s Hospital with a fever of 104.5 and respiratory symptoms. He tested positive for Human Metapneumovirus and Coronavirus NL63. The next morning, he was moved to the Pediatric ICU and has been there for 2 weeks now. March 2nd, he was intubated first thing in the morning and has been fighting hard to overcome these viruses since! His mom has been by his side, missing work, and has no vacation time because of all his past hospital admissions and doctor's appointments. Therefore, she has no income during this time. The money donated will help pay living expenses and help relieve some of the financial and emotional burden that is placed upon her during this difficult time.