Alabama seven-year-old resident Liza Scott sells lemonade to help pay for her brain surgery, reports WHNT.
The child sells outside Savage Bakery in Homewood, Alabama, which is owned by her mother, Elizabeth Scott. Those interested can also place online orders at the bakery, with the proceeds from lemonade sales to fund Liza Scott’s upcoming brain surgery.
In late January, Scott had a Grand Mal attack, and in the weeks that followed, neurologists and neurosurgeons discovered that the child had numerous cerebral malformations that needed immediate attention.
“In most cases of these rare malformations, doctors see only one malformation – in Liza’s case she has 3,” her mother, Elizabeth, said on Liza’s Mightycause page. One malformation contains a cleft in the anterior lobe of her brain, while the other is an aneurysm, and another is known as a Dural Arteriovenous Fistula – a rare condition where branches of veins and veins connect is.
On the fundraising website, the family initially set a goal of $ 75,000, but at the time of publication of this article, it has since raised more than $ 130,000.
Scott’s first surgery will take place at Boston Children’s Hospital in the week of March 8, and the family is expected to spend a few weeks “away from her 3-year-old brother, family and friends” caring for Scott during her surgeries. .
Liza’s mother wrote that the “overwhelming extra expenses, time away from work and additional resources needed to keep up with things at home” had already begun to accumulate for the family. According to WHNT, Elizabeth purchased additional insurance, but the family already has about $ 10,000 in their business expenses.
“As a single mom and the financial backer of both my kids, it’s not something you can budget for,” Scott said. For now, Scott wrote online that she prays, and that God “allows the difficult times in life to help others see His wonderful love, protection, and faithfulness.”
“I find comfort in knowing that God always provides,” she wrote. ‘I learn that sometimes it’s good not to be good, that it’s good to ask for help and that it’s good to share this journey with those who love Liza, love our family, love our bakery and love God. “
Elizabeth Scott did not immediately return Insider’s request for comment.