Hope For Lyric

I was contacted today by a friend with a friend in need. Her son is in need of drastic surgery to ensure his survival. What follows is a letter written by his mother, Kyli, who as you will read seems to have a heart as big as the problem she is facing:

"To all the wonderful people out there, My name is Kyli. My son's name is Lyric. He is 6 yrs. old. At only 10 hours old, Lyric had his first seizure in my arms as I was trying to feed him. He has continued having seizures ever since, and every seizure has continued to damage his brain. Lyric has dead areas in his brain that can never be fixed. Those dead areas have been caused from the lack of oxygen to his brain for long periods of time, which resulted in him being mentally disabled, speech disabled and his gross motor skills are also affected. He also has DeWayne's Syndrome in his eyes, So he wears glasses to keep his eyes from crossing. Surgery for his eyes is being discussed at this point to correct this. Lyric's last seizure was 6 months ago, but it has added an excess amount of fluid on his brain and enlarged ventricals. Lyric now must face brain surgery to insert a Shunt, which will control those amounts of fluid, to drain into his stomach to pass as waste. This procedure is far more risky, due to his epilepsy. (This surgery is very, VERY dangerous for him) Due to all the doctor's appointments, and school activities I attend, as well as the calls from his school to come check Lyric out for whatever time being... in concern for his health, I haven't been able to maintain a stable job appropriate for Lyric's needs that will hire me... No one wants to hire me because of how much I have to dedicate myself to Lyric! I do struggle financially due to this lack of work. I don't have much to offer, but I offer everything I have. I'm not the only person hurting in this world, so I believe that it is still my job as a mother... to help others in need as much as I can! Lyric's father has not helped me support him, and is a random person in his life. I don't ask for child support because i feel that is something a father should want to do themselves, not be forced! As well as.. Neglect issues when I did try.

Lyric is such a love bug.. he smiles all the time, and has touched everyone he has had contact with! I know that Lyric's condition is by far, not the worse that some people experience! So, I donate clothes to school's, food to help the children that don't have the food to eat meals appropriately.. etc. Lyric has taught me everything in life... And he doesn't even know it! Everything he goes through.. all the needles and doctors.. he's scared of most everything! It breaks my heart! Everyday pleasures we have.. with a normal mentality.. and we take so much for granted! He faces life.. along with a million other children.. appreciating the things in life that we take for granted! There will never be words to express the love Lyric and I hold to the people whom have helped us.. regardless of what it is.. Every single thing makes a difference! This world is missing "LOVE," and this may touch some, and may not touch other's! But every person that is moved by any story... Is helping this world! I hope Lyric's story can touch the many... God Bless!"

Troop for the cure will be donating funds raised to help Lyric and his mother through this hard time. We will be holding a fund raiser based out of Oblivion Taproom similar to the one held by Empyrean for the Griffin Ulfhamr fund, but this time will be selling Troop For The Cure shirts and stickers as well as leftover Empyrean CD's and some shirts. If you would like to make an online donation please send it to the following Paypal account and NOT the Troop For The Cure webstore, as I am having technical difficulties with Paypal at the moment. Feel free to e-mail me about online donations of $5 or more Here with your home address and I will send you a sticker!

Donate to Help Lyric Here:

:https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=S9NZNXPKJS9TU&lc=US&item_name=Lyric%27s+Fund&item_number=Donate+For+Lyric&currency_code=USD&bn=PP-DonationsBF%3Abtn_donateCC_LG.gif%3ANonHosted


**UPDATE**

Thanks to your help Troop For The Cure donated over $500 to help Lyric! His surgery was a success but he is still in recovery. Please keep him in your thoughts.