Our friends William & Calie are entering an incredibly difficult season. Their son, Waylan, is facing one of the toughest battles of his life as they found a mass in his brain. They moved their family back to Calie's hometown, near Amarillo, TX last year, but their medical team sent them to Fort Worth, TX to further his care, including an upcoming surgery. As you can image being displaced with 4 children (Waylan & his triplet siblings: Lawson, Kenlyn, & Emersyn) away from their home and jobs can place a huge burden on their family. Please contribute towards these expenses (gas, food, lodging) so that the family can focus on Waylon's health. They are currently commuting from McKinney to Fort Worth as they figure out a more immediate plan.
Along with money to support them, please pray! Pray for Waylan to be brave. Pray for William & Calie to ask the right questions, be filled with strength, and have clarity for their family. Pray for the medical team to prepare the BEST team to care for Waylan, that they take every precaution as they get this pesky mass out, and that they have steady hands, enough sleep, and also clarity in his path forward. Pray that this mass is benign. They think it is, but they won't know until they get in and get some samples. We want this mass out and no further complications. God is in control, and our prayer is that His will be done! Pray that the miracle of healing wash over this precious boy.
From Calie's facebook page:
I’m not even sure where to begin, my emotions are all over the place. That being said, I firmly believe in the power of prayer in numbers and in a God who is healer of all things.
Waylan began having migraines with vomiting in kindergarten. After talking to the pediatrician several times we thought maybe they were stress induced. Fast forward to moving to Canyon and he began having migraines with vertigo as well. Thanks to a great team of doctors who expressed concern for his symptoms, he was scheduled for an MRI.
Yesterday he had his MRI, and after a few minutes in they said they needed to add contrast because they found something. As you can imagine, my heart sunk. A couple of hours after we finished his neurologist called to tell me that they had the results and that Waylan has a 2-2 1/2 inch mass in the right front of his brain. The radiologist did not believe it looked malignant but an urgent referral to the Cook’s pediatric neurosurgeon in Fort Worth has been called in. We will not know much until they can get a better look. The placement of his tumor is a scary one and they want to figure out treatment immediately. We hope to hear from them Monday.
We’re all in shock and I’ve shed a lot of tears but our sweet Waylan has been so brave. It’s not quite how we expected to start spring break, however we are giving this to God and trusting in Him throughout it all. If you’re a praying person, please keep our family in your prayers as we learn more and especially pray for our Waylan. 💙
I’ve had several people ask if they can share, so please share if you feel led to. The more praying the better! 🥹