In each instance, the children’s severe illness depleted family savings. In one case, the mother required heart surgery, resulting in the father taking care of both the child and his wife. Taking care of them caused him to miss work time and eventually to lose his job.
Case #1: An 18-month-old infant with Leigh Syndrome and respiratory failure. He has received a tracheostomy and requires a ventilator. The committee awarded $1200 for a generator to ensure ventilator operation in a power outage.
Total asked: $1,200 APPROVED
Case #2: A 17-year-old with Langerhans cell histiocytosis and precancerous condition. The large family is two months behind on car payments and phone bills amounting to $1904, which the committee voted to pay.
Total asked: $1,904 APPROVED
Case #3: A two-month-old child with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Because the child is immunocompromised, the family cannot be with him for fear of infection. The family needed $895 for rent and $881.74 to get caught up on car payments.
Total asked: $1,776.74 APPROVED
