08/19/2026
So I’ve been pretty quiet and off social media lately because of everything going on with my niece. She was diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease and MIS-C, and right now, things aren’t looking as good as we had hoped. 💔
She has developed multiple aneurysms in her heart, including one that is considered a giant aneurysm. Starting today, they’re putting her on anticoagulant injections. If there isn’t improvement within the next week, they may have to attempt a stent. If a stent is considered too risky or isn’t an option, we’ve been told the next step is a heart transplant. 💔
I don’t even know how to put into words what I’m feeling. She is barely 4 years old. She’s just a baby. 😔 You see stories on social media all the time about someone’s child becoming incredibly sick, being diagnosed with cancer, or a family suddenly having their entire world turned upside down. You feel for them, but you never truly imagine something this severe happening so close to home until it does.
I’ve been heartbroken, devastated, scared, and carrying so much guilt wondering if there was something I could have done differently. Thankfully, her doctors have continued to reassure me that this is not my fault. I brought her in after only a few days of having a fever, and unfortunately, she is one of those very rare cases where her body just isn’t responding to the medications the way they had hoped.
So right now, all I’m asking is that you please keep my sweet niece Genesis in your prayers. 🤍 Please pray that her little heart begins to heal, that these treatments work, and that she can get through this without needing a transplant 🙏🏼 I just want her back home healthy, happy & herself again 😔
