<div>On behalf of my dear friend Holly and her family, I would like to share Louie The Brave's current chapters. I hope together we can help their family navigate through these challenges and relive some of the financial challenges associated with all.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Louie The Brave
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>A Plea from Our Hearts: Supporting Our Brave Louie
</div>
<div>Dear Friends, Family, and Kind Strangers,
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Today, we are reaching out with heavy hearts, but also with immense hope, to share the story of Louie. On February 24th, 2025, our world turned upside down when Louie, at just 7 years and 6 months old, was diagnosed with B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B ALL). This devastating news came after a period of unexplained bruising, relentless nose bleeds, overwhelming lethargy, and intermittent fevers that sent us to flinders ED seeking answers.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Within days, Louie, our vibrant, active boy, was undergoing surgery to insert a port, a terrifying bone marrow biopsy, and his first of many painful lumbar punctures, as his rigorous treatment began.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>But Louie's battle took an even more terrifying turn just ten days later. He contracted Pseudomonas, a vicious bacterial infection that ravaged his body, spreading from his blood to the soft tissues of his left femur. The pain was excruciating—a constant 10/10 that required six very strong pain medications daily. The infection relentlessly damaged his leg's tissues, muscles, and structures, leaving him unable to bear weight and causing his hip, thigh, and knee muscles to contract, leaving his left leg bent and unable to straighten.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Tragically, the Pseudomonas didn't stop there. After an initial attempt to treat it, we discovered it had also spread to his central nervous system, infiltrating his cerebral spinal fluid and leading to a diagnosis of meningitis. Pseudomonas is a formidable adversary, notorious for adapting and protecting itself from antibiotics. We believe this happened to Louie at least twice, making treatment an uphill battle.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>What makes Louie's fight even more critical is the extreme rarity of Pseudomonas striking both the leg and the central nervous system simultaneously in an oncology patient. The lack of data and evidence means we're navigating uncharted territory, making his care profoundly complex. This relentless infection has also caused significant damage to his leg, resulting in a blood clot that requires twice-daily blood thinner injections.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>As of early June, Louie was readmitted to hospital with alarmingly high cerebral pressure, intense headaches, light sensitivity, noise intolerance, and vomiting. The medical team determined it was too dangerous for him to continue battling this in and out of the hospital. He is now committed to a grueling six-week inpatient stay for intense antibiotic therapy, alongside medications to reduce brain pressure and protect his precious eyesight.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Through all of this, Louie remains a beacon of strength, yet our hearts ache to see him. He's sad, mad, frustrated, bored, and profoundly lonely. He misses his friends, his dog, his sisters, and the simple joys of normal life. He often says, "2025 is not my good year," and wishes this year had never happened. In moments of extreme pain, he'll express a wish he hadn't been born. Yet, despite these agonizing feelings, he fights every single day. He works tirelessly, determined to use and improve his leg, and even when he loathes the medicines and injections, he takes them anyway.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>These next six weeks will be incredibly long and hard as we focus on treating his brain and leg infections while desperately trying to preserve his mental and emotional wellbeing. Beyond this, he still faces six or more months of "intense" leukemia treatment before moving to two to three years of maintenance chemotherapy.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>This journey is not just emotionally and physically draining for Louie; it's also creating an immense financial strain on our family. The costs of specialized medications, continuous hospital stays, unforeseen complications, and the sheer length of his treatment are overwhelming.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>We are asking for your help. Your support, no matter the size, will make a tangible difference in Louie's fight. It will help us cover medical expenses, access specialized therapies, and provide him with the comforts and distractions he desperately needs during this grueling time. Most importantly, it will allow us to focus all our energy on being there for Louie, ensuring he has everything he needs to persevere.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Please help us support Louie in kicking not just Cancer butt but Pseudomonas too!
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for considering a contribution to Louie The Brave's journey.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>With immense gratitude.
</div>

Dayna Hughes

Marina Volkova

Endora Stanford

Anonymous

Amanda Peck

Rebecca Wadley

Daniel white

Starzya Hope

Kylie Mahony

Amanda Floyd

Kheeli Harris

Elliot Williamson

Gemma Southgate

Tia Reed (from PK)

Alicia Aworth

Kimberly Bates

Kemal Kutuk

Emilio Heidenreich

Fiona Barden

Louie The Brave 

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; 

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)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

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

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

currencyCode

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

writePath

Stream Notification

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

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

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

Native 11.3.0 and above

Influencer - Prod

US fundraisers and US users

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

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

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

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

Louie The Brave

Still $3,316 to go. Help us build momentum.