Duncan family is seeking money for special suits to ease swelling

 
BY VALLERY BROWN    Comment on this article Leave a comment
Published: October 31, 2009


DUNCAN — Kayden Ward hasn’t lived long enough to know he’s different. He smiles, gurgles and flops around on his father’s knee like a normal 10-week-old boy. But he does all this while bound with tight bandages.

photo - Kayden Ward, 10 weeks old, sits on the lap of his grandmother, Melissa Howe. His mother, Brittney Rodriguez, left, massages her son once a day to help move fluids out of his body and control swelling. Kayden has a rare condition that causes him to swell and makes him highly susceptible to infection. He must remain tightly  bandaged nearly 24 hours a day. PHOTO BY VALLERY BROWN, THE OKLAHOMAN
Kayden Ward, 10 weeks old, sits on the lap of his grandmother, Melissa Howe. His mother, Brittney Rodriguez, left, massages her son once a day to help move fluids out of his body and control swelling. Kayden has a rare condition that causes him to swell and makes him highly susceptible to infection. He must remain tightly bandaged nearly 24 hours a day. PHOTO BY VALLERY BROWN, THE OKLAHOMAN

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Raising money for Kayden

Kayden Ward’s family is taking donations for treatments at

www.babykayden.org. They will also host a benefit for Kayden at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma ballroom on Dec. 13 in Chickasha. So far, the family has raised about $230 for buying compression clothing, and the Web site is getting about 250 visits per day.

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