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Maddox's Medical Relief

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Hi Friends & Family,
As many of you know, Julia & Kevin had their baby boy Maddox in mid November. He has been in the NICU since shortly after birth. As you can imagine, medical bills and daily living expenses continue to rack up. In addition, with the new year comes a new deductible to meet that puts even more stress on the family. In lieu of all the requests for help that the Beck and Shaffer families continue to receive, we have decided to create a Go Fund Me to help raise money and ease the burden a bit for Julia, Kevin and Maddox. There is absolutely no obligation to donate but we do ask you to consider this as an option. We thank you all for the continued prayers and kind words. Keep them coming! Meanwhile, see below for a kind message from the new parents :)

"Maddox Robert Beck was born on 11/16/2023 weighing 6 lbs 12 oz and 21 inches. He is our (Kevin and Julia’s) first baby, and we are so in love with him!

A little bit of his story…. Maddox was transferred to the Phoenix Children’s Hospital NICU on 11/17 after showing symptoms of a bowel obstruction. Kevin and Julia were aware that Maddox had GI complications before he was born, but the issues were unable to be fully diagnosed during pregnancy. Maddox had 5 days of testing before he had his major surgery on 11/22. During surgery the doctors determined that his intestines were disconnected, causing buildup of fluid in his upper GI track and a small rupture. His surgery connected his intestines back together to hopefully function as normal. Since his surgery they have been waiting for them to “wake up” and begin functioning. There has been small amounts of progress, but Maddox is still not able to eat or process things on his own, YET. He is scheduled for more testing the second week of January, if things do not progress by then. 

We continue to trust that this is all part of a bigger story. He is the sweetest gift to us, and we continue to express how grateful we are to be his parents and be there with him daily through all of this. Raising a newborn in the NICU is so challenging, but there are brighter days to come for us. Trust. Trust. Trust. Please continue to pray for Maddox's recovery. Specifically for his belly to start working, so he can begin eating! Thank you to everyone for all of the kind messages, prayers, and support."

Please know that ANY and ALL funds raised will help with Maddox's medical expenses and allow for any extra time that Kevin and Julia may need to take off of work so they can continue to be with Maddox at the hospital.
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Donations 

  • Billy McKean
    • $50
    • 10 mos
  • Regina Krigsvold
    • $100
    • 10 mos
  • Michelle Hirsch
    • $50
    • 11 mos
  • Rebbekka Hirsch
    • $50
    • 11 mos
  • Hayley Ellis
    • $50
    • 11 mos
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Organizer and beneficiary

Melissa Beck
Organizer
Tempe, AZ
Julia Beck
Beneficiary

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