07/16/2025
Frenchie waffle-details below
💚 Banks the Brave 💚
My sweet nephew Banks has been battling a storm no child or parent should ever face. He is a tiny but mighty little one-year-old. He will be two in October this year. Since February, he has been in and out of the hospital battling unexplained daily fevers, pneumonia, low oxygen levels, and undergoing countless medical tests — yet we still don’t have answers.
He has been hospitalized six times since February, each stay lasting at least a week. His current admission has now lasted nearly four weeks, and he remains in the hospital in Houston, Texas. Just last week, Banks had to undergo lung surgery to remove a nodule for biopsy, which required him to have a chest tube, high-flow oxygen, and lots of pain. The results from the biopsy will hopefully be available in a week or so. We are holding onto hope that it will finally give us the answers we need.
This precious little boy hasn’t felt the sunshine on his face in over three weeks because he has been inpatient and cannot go outside. He is still on oxygen and continues to fight with everything he has. He is so small, but his strength is immeasurable. Banks is a tiny warrior in every sense of the word.
Through it all, his incredible parents have not left his side. They have missed work for over a month, sacrificing everything to stay with their baby. Meanwhile, Banks' three siblings are staying with loving grandparents, missing their parents deeply. His mom and dad have had to miss important moments and milestones in their other children’s lives — school activities, sports, celebrations — because their hearts and hands are tied to a hospital room, praying for their baby boy to heal.
This journey has been heavy — emotionally, physically, and financially — but the love and prayers from friends, family, and community mean more than words can say. He will possibly be discharged in a day or two, but his parents have been advised to stay in the area until the test results are available and potentially longer if those results are not the ones we are hoping for. Because of this, they will have to rent an extended stay hotel or an Airbnb, which we all know are not cheap. So I am organizing this waffle to help with their cost of living expenses since they are unable to work. 100% of the proceeds from this waffle will be donated to Banks' parents, BW and Landi Frazier, to help cover the costs of housing and food while they live six hours away from their home.
Please continue to pray for answers, healing, and strength. We believe in miracles, and we believe in Banks the Brave. 💚
WAFFLE details:
$25 a ticket/entry or 3 for $50
*Will do the drawing via facebook live July 30th
*You may purchase tickets in person at the Coal County General Hospital from Delilah Pebworth via cash, check, or digital payment. I will also be able to meet you to collect cash or check if that's how you prefer, or you can digitally pay me, and I will fill out your tickets and send proof of entry! I can accept digital payment via Cash App, Venmo, Apple Pay, or Facebook Pay. I will attach my Cash App and Venmo QR codes.
*Frenchie will not be available to take home until August 16th at 8 weeks old.
*Puppy will come with the first set of vaccinations, dewormed, a health certificate, and AKC registration. Pet home only, without breeding rights, unless it is with an approved ethical breeder, in which case we can discuss breeding rights.
*The winner has a choice between the two males shown below.
*if you do not want entered into the drawing but would like to donate that would also be greatly appreciated!*
