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My grandson Kaden Hoffer, age 12, has been hospitalized since June 20 after being savagely attacked by three pit bull dogs. He doesn't remember being airlifted to Birmingham yet he does remember the attack. He was repeatedly screaming, "I'm gonna die!", yet no one heard his cries. However, Kaden’s 10 year old sister, Truly, was shrieking in horror & she was heard by Bailey Buchanan, who is pregnant. Bailey risked her & her baby's lives by deflecting the attack away from Kaden to herself. Bleeding profusely, Kaden politely asked if he could hide from the dogs in McKayla Burgans’ car.
Kaden has endured 5 surgeries to save his left leg & close the artery under his right arm. In a few days, they'll do another skin graft on his leg if his body does not reject the Integra Dermal Regeneration Template, which has a thick underlayer made of pure collagen (protein) from cows and a substance called glycosaminoglycan made from shark cartilage. There's a very slight risk his body will reject the shark & cow cartilage. They won't close up his final wound until they are sure that it's connected new blood vessels & created tissue around it to bond for a new tendon. Kaden is currently stable & healing in his own time. He was even able to walk last week with the help of a walker. Kaden is looking at a long journey of recovery which will likely include several months at a rehabilitation facility.
Our family have been overwhelmed with all the support being offered. So many of you have graciously reached out & asked how you can help. The first thing everyone can do is continue to pray for complete healing of Kaden & for the continued efforts of his entire medical team.
I’m very proud of my son Chris, a hardworking single dad, who has taken the last month off of work to stay at Kaden’s bedside. This is a very heavy financial burden when all is said and done. Our goal is for Chris, Kaden, & Truly to have one less burden on their plates so that they can focus all their time & energy into his healing.
Please know that there is no amount that is too small. Every little bit will help ease their minds. We appreciate everything in advance!
Please continue all of the prayers, as they are being answered each & every day! Once again, we cannot express how truly blessed Kaden & our family are to have such a huge support system. Please feel free to share this link to reach out to all those who are interested in helping! Thank you!
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