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<div>My cousin Melanie is a devoted mother of seven children, doing everything she can to keep her family strong through unimaginable challenges. Melanie's 6-year-old daughter, Nevaeh, was recently diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. The diagnosis has brought fear and uncertainty, but Melanie remains steadfast in her love and care for her children. At the same time, her 20-year-old son, Elijah, is bravely battling kidney disease and is on dialysis for Alport Syndrome. Two other children in the family also carry the gene for Alport Syndrome. 
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<div>Managing two serious illnesses in the family, while caring for five other children, has placed an enormous emotional and financial strain on Melanie.
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<div>At this point, Melanie and Nevaeh must stay in the hospital for chemotherapy.   Living in rural Deltaville, VA, Melanie faces extra hurdles as she works to provide for her children. Hospital travel is 72 miles from Deltaville to Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters in Norfolk, VA for Nevaeh's leukemia treatments and Elijah's dialysis checkups. Melanie is unable to work at this time. The costs of gas, meals on the road, and time away from work add up quickly. Medical bills continue to grow, and daily living expenses are a constant worry as Melanie tries to provide stability and comfort for all her children. Despite these hardships, Melanie’s strength and resilience shine through as she supports her family with unwavering love.
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<div>Melanie and her family are asking for prayers, support, and any help you can give. Your kindness will help cover medical bills, travel expenses, and the essentials that keep this family together during their fight. Thank you for standing with Melanie, Nevaeh, Elijah, and their siblings—you are making a real difference in their lives.
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<div>(Pictured is Melanie with her seven children and Melanie's niece, Alex, who helps with the children.)
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Help Melanie's Family: Leukemia & Kidney Care

A few months ago, my stepdad Tom Hemby was diagnosed with cancer in his neck (stage 3). Prognosis was that he would have some surgeries and some radiation possibly.  Maybe chemo if necessary but the outlook was positive.  To date,  he has undergone a few surgeries, like dental work and biopsies, to prepare him for the big surgery that took place just a few days ago.  Well something went wrong.  He left the hospital with an infection that he didn't know he had until it was ALMOST too late.  The incision in his neck had become so infected despite the medication prescribed by the hospital.  Keep in mind,  there is a home health nurse that comes to check in and ensure the site is thorough cleaned and my mom has an extensive background in healthcare so she keeps the site cleaned and the bandage changed.  Unfortunately, the infection was so bad that had my mom waited any longer to call 911, he could have died.  And this wasn't just a small incision.  From the front of his throat to the back of his neck and several lymph nodes were removed.  The incision was hours from rupturing completely.  Sorry if TMI, but it was serious. <br /><br />Prior to this incident, Tom accidentally put too much water in his feeding tube because the infection, the one he didn't know he had, had caused delirium.  This was another trip to the ER.  Mom is a manager at a local shop, but had to take a leave of absence so she could stay with Tom to make sure he was getting his medicines in <span style="text-decoration:underline;">correct</span> doses, because he was forgetting if he had taking his meds, and not putting too much water or meal subs in his feeding tube to avoid further complication.  He just couldn't be left alone and my brothers are only 13.  <br /><br />Now, this has gone from a 2 income home to a zero income home.  Luckily, Tom's employer is helping but there are ALOT of financial gaps that still need to be filled.  We don't know how long Tom will be in the hospital with this latest issue and how long my mom will be out of work once he gets out because insurance doesn't pay for a full time nurse.  Since the infection was a hospital derived infection, mom is being super cautious and is on the doctors hard core (in true Melody fashion)and is back and forth between the house taking care of my brothers and the dog and the hospital.  Because of COVID, my brother's can't see their dad because of the 1 visitor policy. <br /><br />Backing up a few months prior to Tom's battle with cancer, mom had her own health issues.  She was out of work for extended periods of time for brain surgeries due to mini stokes.  She still has to go for routine follow-up to her neurologist to check to see if the surgeries worked or not.  With mom's history of aneurysm's dating back to before I was born, you can imagine how scary this can be for all of us.  And medications are expensive.  It's been a rough couple of years for them health wise.  They are really starting to feel the financial burden of it now that they are both out of work at the same time.<br /><br />That's why we are reaching out to our friends and family... If you know my mom, you know she can be stubborn and would absolutely hate that my sisters and I are doing this but it's necessary for her sake any my 2 brothers.  She needs help with gas to get back and forth and utilities and other expenses.   Anything will help even if it's just sharing this link.  If you would rather contribute through other means you can contact myself or my sisters directly.  If you don't like this forum, you can venmo me @Tiffany-Jewell-5<br /><br />Thank you and God Bless.<br /><br />Tiffany, Danielle, and Courtney

Hemby Family

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<div>Zayden is a very special 10 year old boy with an ongoing rare seizure disorder called FIRES. This is a rare type of epilepsy that was caused by a febrile infection. Due to the intensity of his seizures and the fast onset, he is no longer able to recognize when one is about to begin. This is why it would be of great benefit to him and his mother to have a Seizure Medical Alert dog. These dogs can alert Zayden and those around him that a seizure is coming and help make the environment as safe as possible to avoid injury. Unfortunately these animals cost over 20,000 dollars and there are minimal to no resources that provide them at no cost in our area. If you are willing to donate to help this family increase the safety and benefit of their child, they would be so so grateful. 

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A Seizure Dog for Zayden's Safety

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