Bristol is a twin that was born early but healthy nonetheless. She and her brother were in the NICU for two months but right before they were sent home, her doctor wanted to go in to fix Bristol's hernia, apparently a "common" procedure for preemies. The doctor botched the job and instead of fixing the hernia, essentially butchered her bladder. It wasn't long before Bristol, right around her actual due date in January 2024, started to look grey and lethargic as her proud family came to meet her. Her parents, Tara and Dalton, took her right back to the hospital whereupon they discovered there was something dreadfully wrong. Doctor after doctor they tried to heal baby Bristol, but there were complications and upon some urging from Auntie, Tara and Dalton took Bristol to Boston Children's Hospital. The experts there (best in the nation!) were able to discover the gravity of the situation and put a stent into her bladder via a daunting surgery that would keep Bristol able to function semi-normally until she was about 19 months old. At this point, Bristol is back in the hospital after a grueling 8.5-hour-long surgery (the 5th of more to come) to remove her bladder and put in a semi-permanent catheter which will hang out of her stomach until she's about 6. She's on 9 medications including fentanyl. She has tubes hanging out of her in such a complicated fashion that mom can't even hold her without asking for a nurse's assistance. When Bristol is in the hospital, Dad can't work and so the bills pile up and the expenses continue to mount in a way that is highly stressful for parents who are already panicking about what's to come. They have Levon, Bristol's twin, and a 6-month-old baby girl, Jazzy. When they're in the hospital the other babies aren't with their parents and are with their grandparents, Donna and Michael. Bristol will need constant medical intervention, frequent hospital visits to Boston from their home in New Hampshire to maintain the catheter and ensure it doesn't get infected, teach mom and dad how to empty it, and understand what this new life will be like as their baby girl, born perfectly healthy will for the foreseeable future, not be able to go potty like her brother and eventually her younger sister and peers. This money, and all your generous donations (no amount is too small! $5 gets mom a coffee, $10 is hospital parking, $25 covers supplies, $50 fills the gas tank, $100 is a babysitter to watch the other babies while they go to the doctors...) will help support the Carney family as they proceed through this medical journey with sweet Bristol. Bristol is a sassy, independent girl, who loves to dance and sing with her twin and play outside to discover the world. Thank you for helping her family take care of her and themselves.
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