HELP COOPER

The day of birth of a new baby is supposed to be a joyous occasion. And for Baby Cooper and his family,

it was.

Until he emerged from his mommy’s womb, he appeared to be a healthy baby. But when Cooper

entered the world, it was obvious to everybody that something was wrong.

Very wrong.

The most obvious indication that something was wrong was Cooper’s skin – he had purple splotches all

over his body, a sign of infant leukemia. After some thorough examinations and tests, it was clear.

Baby Cooper was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, or AML, a very rare form of leukemia in

infants (about 5 in every million births). Leukemia is a cancer of the blood, and while leukemia

treatment in adults has a very good success rate, it’s not so good in infants (less than 50 percent).

The treatment for AML, and many other cancers, is chemotherapy. Additionally, Baby Cooper is faced

with potential bone marrow transplants, ICU hospitalization, and other trial treatments. Cooper will be

hospitalized for the entirety of this treatment (at least 6 months).

The leukemia has resulted in other serious problems for Cooper; he has some bleeding on his brain, the

expected counts of cells in his blood are off, his liver is enlarged, and his little body has extensive

bruising.

Cooper is being well cared for at the Level 4 NICU of Rocky Mountain Children's Hospital in Denver, CO.

His mother, Danielle, and father, Eric, have been with him since he was born on January 20, 2015,

around the clock, 24x7. They are both taking leaves of absence from work.

As you can imagine, the costs of care for Baby Cooper will be astronomical. And Danielle and Eric being

out of work doesn’t help. But they need to be with their baby.

We are asking you, from the bottom of our hearts, to help Cooper and his family in any way that you

can. Any monetary donations will be immensely helpful because, as you know, a little from a lot equals

a lot.

Please visit the Crowdrise campaign that’s been set up for Cooper and his family.

http://j.mp/helpcooper

Or scan the barcode to be taken to the site.

Thank you so much. We appreciate you and all that you can do.

Cooper, Danielle, Eric, and the extended family

We love you.