Medical Expenses for Ashton
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On July 2nd of 2019, a beautiful little boy named Ashton Walker was born to our friend and coach Alex Walker, his wife, Allie and Big Sister Audrey. When Ashton made his way into the world it was discovered that he had Down Syndrome and a Congenital Heart Defect.
On November 11th, Ashton will be having surgery at Children's Hospital to repair his heart defect. As is common with surgeries, the medical expenses will be substantial.
Why are we doing this GoFundMe? Students and friends of Alex's want to help raise funds to cover the medical expenses incurred by Alex and Allie and to make sure that Ashton gets the best care.
Please donate to Ashton's GoFundMe page and join friends that want to help❤️!
Below you can read about Ashton in a sweet tribute from his mom Allie Walker.
-We had no idea he was rockin' an extra chromosome or chillin with a congenital heart defect while he was cozy in the womb. The news hit us hard. I had never had the pleasure of knowing an individual with trisomy 21 and honestly was very ignorant to what it even meant.
*Each year, about 6,000 babies are born with Down syndrome — a 1 in 700 chance.
*It is associated with delays in physical growth, characteristic facial features, and intellectual disability.
*Down syndrome occurs when an individual has a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21.
In our case, as with most, it was completely random and was not caused by anything we did or didn’t do. We just got lucky
Ashton is just like any other baby. He sleeps like a champ, eats when he’s hungry, whines when he’s bored, and cuddles like a teddy bear.
He will need to have open heart surgery when he’s 6 months old to repair what is wrong, but afterward will be as good as new. He will be able to play tennis with Daddy and ride scooters with Audrey.
This is a new adventure for us and we still have so much more to learn. We will do everything we can to give Ashton a life full of meaning, happiness, and most of all love. There will be struggles and challenges, but together we will overcome them. We will celebrate the victories and cherish the good times.
Ashton is our gift from God and his extra chromosome just gives us more to love. - Allie Marks Walker
On November 11th, Ashton will be having surgery at Children's Hospital to repair his heart defect. As is common with surgeries, the medical expenses will be substantial.
Why are we doing this GoFundMe? Students and friends of Alex's want to help raise funds to cover the medical expenses incurred by Alex and Allie and to make sure that Ashton gets the best care.
Please donate to Ashton's GoFundMe page and join friends that want to help❤️!
Below you can read about Ashton in a sweet tribute from his mom Allie Walker.
-We had no idea he was rockin' an extra chromosome or chillin with a congenital heart defect while he was cozy in the womb. The news hit us hard. I had never had the pleasure of knowing an individual with trisomy 21 and honestly was very ignorant to what it even meant.
*Each year, about 6,000 babies are born with Down syndrome — a 1 in 700 chance.
*It is associated with delays in physical growth, characteristic facial features, and intellectual disability.
*Down syndrome occurs when an individual has a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21.
In our case, as with most, it was completely random and was not caused by anything we did or didn’t do. We just got lucky
Ashton is just like any other baby. He sleeps like a champ, eats when he’s hungry, whines when he’s bored, and cuddles like a teddy bear.
He will need to have open heart surgery when he’s 6 months old to repair what is wrong, but afterward will be as good as new. He will be able to play tennis with Daddy and ride scooters with Audrey.
This is a new adventure for us and we still have so much more to learn. We will do everything we can to give Ashton a life full of meaning, happiness, and most of all love. There will be struggles and challenges, but together we will overcome them. We will celebrate the victories and cherish the good times.
Ashton is our gift from God and his extra chromosome just gives us more to love. - Allie Marks Walker
Co-organizers (4)
Christina Pirouz
Organizer
Atlanta, GA
Alexander Walker
Beneficiary
Susie Viguerie
Co-organizer
Stephanie Shurling
Co-organizer
Karen H’Doubler
Co-organizer