Chloe's Road to Recovery

Chloe at her best

This is Chloe running around playing like her usual self. I believe this photo was take about a week before we went to the hospital, and Chloe wasn't showing any signs of pain or discomfort.

Chloe in the hospital

This is Chloe after we got to Seattle Children's Hospital. She is stable and doing well, but we still don't know when her surgery is scheduled for, and we still don't know when we can go home.

Our little family

This is our family. I know Imgur doesn't like selfies. (although they were professionally done so I don't think this counts) My wife and I are both students, and have had to deal with some crazy stuff over the past few years, but none as crazy as what's happened these past few months. We are not ones to ask for money, and even though we are extremely broke, we try to get by on our own.

It all began a month and a half ago when we discovered that Chloe had a very low blood count and was hospitalized for a week. We were sent home from Sacred Heart Children's Hospital once, Chloe was stabilized and doing better without any answers. We've been driving back and forth for doctor's visits since then.

Fast forward to this last Friday, we were getting ready in the morning when Chloe started throwing up large amounts of blood. We were rushed to the hospital and then flown via helicopter to Sacred Heart in Spokane. Only one of us could fly, so my wife got there with the help of friends and family while I flew since I'm a bit more emotionally strong. In Spokane, we finally figured out what was not only the cause of her throwing up but also the cause of her previous hospitalization. In simple talk, one of Chloe's bigger veins that runs from her liver to the rest of her body is clotted and has been most likely since she was in utero. Her body did its best to redirect the blood but the smaller veins that weren't meant to carry large quantities of blood are now what the doctors call "juicy" and prone to bursting/leaking, hence the vomiting/pooping of blood. The medical term for this is cavernous transformation.

Spokane's hospital didn't have the right team of doctors for this situation so Chloe and I were flown to Seattle Children's Hospital in the middle of the night while my wife drove with friends. We are now here where Chloe is stable and we await the verdict of how they will fix the problem, which is fixable, and when it will happen. She has very complicated veins so the doctors will be doing lots of exams to figure it out. We will most likely be here for 2+ weeks and will be missing work and school as well as needing to go out for food.

Like I said I do not like relying on others for anything, but right now it is impossible to not do so. I have lurked on Imgur for many years, but only had an account for a while. I'm sorry for doing this, but I just have no clue what we are going to do if we don't get help. Between being in the hospital, missing work, missing class, and having to pay for our food every meal, it's been crazy.

If there is a better place to post this, please direct me. I'm sorry for the wall of text and the sob story, but I want my daughter to have a better life than I did growing up, and I can't do that if we are homeless.

If you can help, please do. If all you can do is pray, send us positive vibes, release a balloon, whatever, that is fine and very much appreciated. We are only asking for what will get us by temporarily so that we are relying on others as little as possible.
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