This Beautiful Family of Five Needs Your Help

Hi, I'm Christine Love-MacLeod, and my husband, Ainslie MacLeod and I are raising money for our beloved daughter (India) and son-in-law (Jason) who have been going through one of the most challenging experiences a parent could imagine.

Their youngest son, 15-month-old Henning (twin brother to sister Juniper, and little brother to five-year-old Wolf) has been extremely ill in the hospital since February 13th with bacterial meningitis, Haemophilus influenzae, coronavirus (not c-19), and sepsis. The doctors say that what he has is among the more rarer forms of the disease, and because it took them a while to properly diagnose him, the bacteria unfortunately made its way into his blood. If you know anything about bacterial meningitis, you know the recovery statistics aren't great, especially not for young children.

He's been fighting for his life this past week, and while he's made some progress in the past 24 hours that has us all weeping with joy, he's not out of the danger zone yet. And to add to the already monumental stress load for his parents, they have looming medical bills coming their way, after already losing significant wages from not being able to work.

Henning (and his siblings) are a light in this world that can often feel so dark. Of the three, Henning especially is a sensitive old soul (a Creator type for those of you familiar with Ainslie's work), and such a sweet and precious little boy. His parents are good, kind, and loving people who are raising all three of their children to also be compassionate and sensitive - the kinds of people we need more of in the world.

Even if Henning makes it through, which we're very hopeful he will (thanks in part to all the prayers and blessings he's received so far, and the excellent care he’s been receiving at Bronson’s Children’s Hospital in Kalamazoo - thank you!), we don't know yet what kind of repercussions there will be from such a serious illness. And the expenses could likely climb even higher than they already are.

India and Jason recently moved to a small town in southwest Michigan where they've worked very hard and sunk everything they had to create a cafe and theatre space (The Lucky Wolf Paw Paw) in their little town to bring people together over food, music, and entertainment. Their vision for the space is all about community and fellowship and inclusion.

We're doing everything we can to help support them during this debilitating crisis, but with something this monumental, we need help from the global village to cover some of the exorbitant costs incurred from this horrific experience.

If you're in a position where you can donate to their GoFundMe, even just $5 will help (although of course, anything and everything makes a positive difference, and is much appreciated). The limit we've set here is a drop in the bucket compared to what they need, but it feels like a good goal to strive for. And we'll be grateful beyond words to reach our goal (I know India and Jason will too).

Even if you can't donate, we're open to blessings and prayers and all good thoughts for Henning's full recovery, as well as peace for India and Jason.

From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you. Much love, Christine and Ainslie