3 year old Na'iwa Eyre From Maui

Alea is a student at the University of Hawaii and a single mom of Na'iwa  who is three years old. Alea is an amazing mom and person who is going through this ordeal with maturity and strength far beyond most people twice her age. The financial burdens however that she is facing are huge.   Her story is below. Please help if you can!

My 3 year old daughter Na'iwa has always been healthy and strong, but in the first few days of February 2016 she began having unmanageable high fevers hitting 106 F with no other symptoms. We took her to the ER in Maui and she was almost diagnosed with Kawasakis disease, an autoimmune disorder. They were going to start treatment for that, when Na'iwa's mom decided to take her for a third opinion and get a consultation with the Infectious Disease specialists at Kapi'olani Childrens Hospital. The doctors wanted to continue diagnostic testing. Throughout February she was getting tons of blood work, x-rays, an EKG, and echocardiogram. The specialists decided to send her to Kapi'olani and admit her on February 29th since she continued to have high fevers and no one could figure them out. After doing a bone scan and CAT scan, they discovered she has a bone infection in her head, and a subperiosteal abscess pushing on the dura of her brain. She had surgery that day to remove a mass of fluid in the bone, and was immediately put on medication therapy to begin treatment. She spent two weeks in the hospital on O'ahu. In mid March she was discharged to home health care with a central line to her heart for long-term intravenous treatment. She completed 5 weeks of therapy and endured constant blood work and a complication with her central line. After returning to O'ahu on April 5th for a brain MRI and venous scan, we found that the abscess is unfortunately still there. Because of this, she was put back on 4 more weeks of medication therapy.

Na'iwa has been incredibly brave and cheerful throughout everything, and was awarded Hero of the Month at Kapi'olani Hospital for her strength and joy throughout treatment. Her mom,

Alea is a single mother pursuing a degree in Nursing at UH Maui college. Alea has been unable to work since February and had to withdraw from school to care for Na'iwa and be there for her physically and emotionally. Na'iwa also won't be able to return to preschool this year. Any funds raised will be used for her medical bills from her hospital stay and flying back and forth to O'ahu for care. Anything extra will be used to support her during recovery while her mom cannot work. We kindly ask for any support you can give and your prayers during this difficult time. Thank you for keeping Na'iwa in your thoughts.