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On May 1 2015, Sylas Rayne Chinn-Yancey was born. From that day she brought even more joy and love to her family. That very same day her family would find out that they would have to start a journey along with Sylas. Sylas was born with Down Syndrome which caused for health complications at birth. For the first month of her life she would remain in the NICU at Sisters Hospital in Buffalo, NY. Sylas and her family stayed strong and did not see this condition as a set back as they knew God would see them through this.
When Sylas was released from the hospital she went home to join her mother, Jennifer Chinn, and her five older siblings: Jakiah, Kasiah, Jakari, Makari, and Camhryn. There she would continue her journey of touching many lives and making lasting connections to whomever she came across. She had a presence that was just indescribable. To know Sylas was to love her.
In February of 2016, Sylas and her family made a trip to New York City, where she would be hospitalized for the first time since birth with Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Due to Sylas having Down Syndrome this virus would put an extra strain on her, but she was a trooper and within a few days she was released and returned home with her family. Sylas continued to flourish into her own. She loved to eat and would get so excited when she saw and smelled food. Even though she knew she couldn’t have everything everyone else had she would surely try her hardest to get it.
In May of 2016, Sylas was once again hospitalized this time at Women’s and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. Here she would be diagnosed with respiratory breathing problems and then this would lead to pneumonia. Even through all of the poking of needles and multiple procedures she went through Sylas still remained a strong, joyful, and loving. Even though she was bedridden Sylas still touched many lives and even inspired others along the way. Many times though Sylas gave her loved ones a scare when her lungs would collapse due to the way he body was developing. Sylas would receive over intubations which then led to a final decision to give her a tracheotomy to allow her the chance of one day being able to speak still.
Sylas remained at Women’s and Children's Hospital for six months, until it was time for her family to move to Atlanta, GA due to her older sister, Kasiah, needing to receive a bone marrow transplant at Children’s Hospital there since she was also battling her own health conditions of having Sickle Cell Anemia and Diabetes. When Sylas went to Atlanta, she left many of her family members in New York but would continue to touch lives in Georgia. She would learn knew new tricks from her siblings and would show her loved ones back in NY during facetiming.
People that loved Sylas could not get enough of her.
Sylas did not let her health get in the way of anything. However, one night Sylas stopped breathing and was rushed to Egleston Children’s Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia where she was revived and placed on a ventilator. Unfortunately, Sylas would go through multiple test and in return would be pronounced as not having any brain activity.
Even though Sylas was pronounced brain dead she continued to touch lives in her final days. Her mother, Jennifer, would make the greatest and selfless decision to allow her daughter to donate her organs to save someone else's life!
Sylas was an amazing blessing from the lord above. He put her into this world to touch so many lives and let everyone know that everything will be okay as long as you keep fighting and pushing ahead. Even though on February 26 he called Sylas home her memory will forever live on in the lives of her loved ones and in the lives that she she saved with her organ donations.
This has been all to sudden and unexpected for her family. Unfortunately, this has come at a time when her family can not give her the proper Memorial without the help of others. I have started this go fund me in hopes to allow Sylas to have the Memorial she deserves and so that it will relieve financial burden from her family as well. Any donations and show of support is greatly appreciated. Please also keep Sylas and her family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time for them. No parent should ever have to say a final goodbye to their child. The loss of a loved one is a devastating experience, but a loss of one's child is something that no one should ever have to go through.
Please watch this video in hopes that Sylas can make your day a little brighter still
http://www.musical.ly/v/MzY1NTExODEzMDMwNjkxNDQ2Mzc0NDA.html
When Sylas was released from the hospital she went home to join her mother, Jennifer Chinn, and her five older siblings: Jakiah, Kasiah, Jakari, Makari, and Camhryn. There she would continue her journey of touching many lives and making lasting connections to whomever she came across. She had a presence that was just indescribable. To know Sylas was to love her.
In February of 2016, Sylas and her family made a trip to New York City, where she would be hospitalized for the first time since birth with Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Due to Sylas having Down Syndrome this virus would put an extra strain on her, but she was a trooper and within a few days she was released and returned home with her family. Sylas continued to flourish into her own. She loved to eat and would get so excited when she saw and smelled food. Even though she knew she couldn’t have everything everyone else had she would surely try her hardest to get it.
In May of 2016, Sylas was once again hospitalized this time at Women’s and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. Here she would be diagnosed with respiratory breathing problems and then this would lead to pneumonia. Even through all of the poking of needles and multiple procedures she went through Sylas still remained a strong, joyful, and loving. Even though she was bedridden Sylas still touched many lives and even inspired others along the way. Many times though Sylas gave her loved ones a scare when her lungs would collapse due to the way he body was developing. Sylas would receive over intubations which then led to a final decision to give her a tracheotomy to allow her the chance of one day being able to speak still.
Sylas remained at Women’s and Children's Hospital for six months, until it was time for her family to move to Atlanta, GA due to her older sister, Kasiah, needing to receive a bone marrow transplant at Children’s Hospital there since she was also battling her own health conditions of having Sickle Cell Anemia and Diabetes. When Sylas went to Atlanta, she left many of her family members in New York but would continue to touch lives in Georgia. She would learn knew new tricks from her siblings and would show her loved ones back in NY during facetiming.
People that loved Sylas could not get enough of her.
Sylas did not let her health get in the way of anything. However, one night Sylas stopped breathing and was rushed to Egleston Children’s Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia where she was revived and placed on a ventilator. Unfortunately, Sylas would go through multiple test and in return would be pronounced as not having any brain activity.
Even though Sylas was pronounced brain dead she continued to touch lives in her final days. Her mother, Jennifer, would make the greatest and selfless decision to allow her daughter to donate her organs to save someone else's life!
Sylas was an amazing blessing from the lord above. He put her into this world to touch so many lives and let everyone know that everything will be okay as long as you keep fighting and pushing ahead. Even though on February 26 he called Sylas home her memory will forever live on in the lives of her loved ones and in the lives that she she saved with her organ donations.
This has been all to sudden and unexpected for her family. Unfortunately, this has come at a time when her family can not give her the proper Memorial without the help of others. I have started this go fund me in hopes to allow Sylas to have the Memorial she deserves and so that it will relieve financial burden from her family as well. Any donations and show of support is greatly appreciated. Please also keep Sylas and her family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time for them. No parent should ever have to say a final goodbye to their child. The loss of a loved one is a devastating experience, but a loss of one's child is something that no one should ever have to go through.
Please watch this video in hopes that Sylas can make your day a little brighter still
http://www.musical.ly/v/MzY1NTExODEzMDMwNjkxNDQ2Mzc0NDA.html
Organizer and beneficiary
Jennifer Yancey
Beneficiary