Kiyomie's Medical Care and Supplies

Hi Everyone,

Our beautiful princess, Kiyomie Tyson, was born on February 9th, 2018. Her entrance into this world was a traumatic experience as she suffered some brain injury during birth, due to lack of Oxygen to her brain (severe Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), which caused several other life threatening complications. Kiyomie have been a patient at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee for the past 66 days. She is expected to remain there for the next 4 to 6 weeks (hopefully) during which she will have to undergo 2 essential surgeries before she can be discharged. Kiyomie is a very strong and resilient baby, making progress that doctors initially said she would not. She has fought through difficulties and defied the odds at her very tender age (2 months).

After surgery we will be required to remain here for 6 to 8 weeks for Kiyomie’s follow up visits; after which we will travel back home. She will require various support equipment and supplies to help her with feeding and to keep her airway free from secretions. Since these equipment and supplies are not available where we live we would need to purchase a 6 month to 1 year supply in order to avoid additional costs; she will also need occupational and physical therapy.

We her parents, Ohssel & Kerssel Tyson have been here with her, supporting her through it all. We are both unable to go back home to work until she is dischargedsince our presence is essential in the recovery of our baby girl.

The amount of money that we have is far less than what is expected to be spent in the coming weeks for medical care and living expenses.

It is for this reason we are reaching out to you, we humbly ask for your assistance in covering these costs; Kiyomie is our first baby together. You will not only be giving a donation but helping our princess in her recovery process and helping us get our baby home. Every dollar is a step toward getting her all the help that she needs so that she may have the best life possible. NOTHING is too little. We ask you to please give from your heart and keep us in your prayers.

We are beyond grateful for your assistance and prayers.

Kiyomie’s Family