The parents of an infant diagnosed with two rare birth
defects said last week that they have been told to stop asking for money to
cover medical bills and to just “let the baby die,” according to a report.
KC Ahlers said he posted six signs around the Franklin Park
Mall in Toledo, Ohio, to spread awareness about an upcoming fundraiser for his
4-month-old son, RJ. The father told WTVG on Friday that he discovered three
additional signs posted next to his that read: “Stop asking for money. Let the
baby die. It’s called Darwinism. Happy Holidays.”
Ahlers said his son was born with two rare birth defects. He
was diagnosed with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum, which affects brain
development, and Mosaic Trisomy 9 Syndrome, a rare chromosomal disorder. Only
about 50 percent of infants born with Mosaic Trisomy 9 Syndrome survive to age
two, the father said.
The family raised $4,000 in an October fundraiser to pay for
an expensive genetic test. Ahlers’ signs were meant to advertise a December 15
fundraiser to cover the cost of his son’s additional medical bills. The
family’s GoFundMe page has raised more than $20,000 to fund treatments and
tests from various specialists, some of which they say insurance has deemed
“not medically necessary.”
In response to the signs telling him to let his baby die,
Ahler said, “We want to raise our son to not reciprocate hatred. We want to
battle hatred with love.”
“We obviously know somebody that did this is disturbed and
we hope they get help,” he continued. “But, we’re going to keep taking your
signs down as we see them because this town doesn’t need hatred. This town
needs love.”
https://www.foxnews.com/us/ohio-parents-let-baby-die-signs-birth-defect-genetic-disorder
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