I need your help in getting my unborn son his surgery. he will be due May23rd of 2007. he has a diaphragmatic hernia. This is were is liver, stomach,and intestines are up in his just preventing his lungs from growing. He has a 50/50 chance of living. We live in southern IL, and have to travel to Philadephia, were he will get his surgery. Philadephia has been ranked number 1 in the world for the past 7 years. My son will get his surgery by the number one surgeon in the world, for children. We have alot of hope. We need your help in covering the medical bills. If my son makes it through his surgery he will be in an intensive care until for many months. He will be put on a ventalor,feeding tube, and a ecmo machine to help give him oxygen.When he is able and better, then we will beable to return home with our beautiful baby boy Landen Matthew Hayden. Thank you so much for your time. It is so hard going through this. I'm only 22 years old, and my husband is 24 years old, this is our first baby, and its very heartbreaking.

My due date is May23rd of 2007. My unborn baby has a diaphragmatic hernia. His liver,stomach,intestines, are up in his chest preventing his lungs from developing. My son has a 50/50 chance of living, even with the surgery. He needs all the financial help he can get in order to give him a fighting chance, in battling the surgery.If my son does make it through surgery he will have to be in an intensive care until for several months.  I live in southern IL, and we have to travel to Philadelphia, were he will be delivard and took care of. Philadelphia has been ranked the #1 childrens hospital in the world for the last 7 years. The best surgeon in the world, for children will be doing his surgery. While we have our house and bills here in southern il, and having to move to philadelphia for who knows how long, plus my sons medical bills, is putting alot of financial stress on us. We really need all the help we can get. I'm only 22 years old,and with my family not being around or supportive, all we have is my husbands family, and they are poor like everyone else. They are trying there best to help us, but like everyone, there isn't enough to go around.            

If you want to  donate, we have opend an account in our unborn son's  name. Its under Landen MatteHayden, and the bank is called ( Bank Of Marion) you can tell them  to put it in the unborn childs account by telling them his name.  Any other donations will be very greatful as well. A gitf card for stores, resturaunts, and thing like that, even supplies, it don't matter. I will put it in a auction to help raise money for my son's surgery. Thank you so much for your time. Please keep my son in your prayers. If you are unable to donate, please just tell your friends and family. We need all the help we can get.