Thirty-seven seizures in just 12 hours. Now a 10-year-old girl is facing brain surgery in four days, and her mom is packing a bag in case they have to make an emergency six-hour drive to the hospital before then.

Her name is Kaylie, and her mom, Tammy Hammond, reached out because she has watched thousands of people pray for children before. Today, she desperately wants those prayers for her daughter.

Kaylie has lived with significant medical challenges since birth, including epilepsy, hydrocephalus, and a PIK3CA gene mutation. Because children with PIK3CA-related conditions can be monitored for tumors, Tammy says Kaylie previously underwent regular imaging. An October 2023 MRI showed something doctors initially believed could be a glitch, and as Kaylie grew older, those scans became less frequent.

But her mom couldn’t shake the feeling that they should look again. Tammy requested another MRI earlier this year. When Kaylie finally had it in June, the scan revealed a tumor in her cerebellum. Brain surgery is scheduled for Monday, August 24th, to remove it.

Yet now there is a frightening new concern about simply getting Kaylie safely to surgery. Tammy says her daughter’s seizures have intensified this week, and today has been the worst: thirty-seven seizures in 12 hours. Medication has been given, and Tammy is waiting desperately for it to take effect. At the same time, she is packing their bags because Cincinnati Children’s Hospital is roughly six hours away, and if the seizures do not stop, they will leave immediately.

Tammy explained why she reached out: “I’ve seen so many on your page praying for those who need it and right now Kaylie really needs them.”

Please pray that Kaylie’s seizures settle and her body gets some desperately needed rest. Pray that she makes it safely through the next few days and that Monday’s brain surgery is successful. Pray for the surgeons who will operate on her, and for Tammy as she carries the fear that comes with watching her child endure something she cannot take away.

Thirty-seven seizures in 12 hours is terrifying. But this family does not want fear to have the final word. They want prayer—and the hope that Kaylie will come through this next chapter stronger.

Source: Adapted from family updates shared by Tammy Hammond regarding her daughter Kaylie’s ongoing medical challenges, recent seizure crisis, and upcoming brain surgery at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.