NICU bills racking up for miracle baby Ayden
The medical bills are racking up for the parents of baby Ayden, who have been paying cash for his three-week stay in NICU.
Ayden van Tonder was born prematurely at 25 weeks and weighed only 850g on June 7, and has since been receiving treatment in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Life Midmed Hospital.
According to Ayden’s mom, Chané Janse van Vuuren, Ayden is still too fragile to be transferred to a government hospital, despite her little boy fighting valiantly for his life.
The Middelburg Observer previously reported that Ayden is receiving oxygen due to his lungs not being fully developed, as well as treatment for a hole in his heart.
Chané confirmed that Ayden is doing well, but had to undergo blood transfusions on Sunday.
“His oxygen levels take a dip every time he feeds, and we were told that the blood transfusions will help pick up his oxygen levels.”
Since the Observer’s articles about Ayden’s fight for survival, Chané and Ayden’s father, Elijah van Tonder, have seen overwhelming support from the community.
Without medical aid, the couple have had no choice but to pay the mounting hospital bills every week.
How to help
According to Chané, last week’s hospital bills are still outstanding, and the couple has to pay R193 771.43 for last week, in addition to another R180 000 for this week, by Friday.
The couple have started a BackaBuddy profile for Ayden to raise funds for his medical bills.
Anyone wishing to donate towards Ayden’s hospital fees are welcome to visit the following link: https://www.backabuddy.co.za/campaign/baba-ayden
Donors are also welcome to make contributions directly to Life MidMed Hospital under the reference number: *538036.
