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Daytona Snowden
Little Daytona Snowden is still waiting for surgery to correct an eye condition which causes her eyes to cross. However, it looks like there is hope on the horizon.
“We are planning on getting Daytona in to Children's Hospital in Denver,” said Christina Snowden, Daytona's mother.
Christina said that they had an appointment set for Friday at Children's Hospital in Denver. She thought that they would set a new date for Daytona to undergo surgery to correct her eye ailment.
“We are making progress,” Christina said Tuesday.
Daytona, 2, was diagnosed with a rare eye condition called strabismus, just after her first birthday. Strabismus is an abnormal alignment of one, or both, eyes. It causes her eyes to cross, constraining her vision.
The Snowden's had scheduled a surgery for Feb. 1, through an optometrist in Grand Junction however, that surgery was canceled, according to Christina.
Christina and her husband, Jimmy Snowden, met with the physician on Feb. 2, and received a refund for the portion of the surgery that they had already paid for. Now, they are just waiting to reschedule the surgery.
The Snowdens ran into problems paying for Daytona's health care needs because Jimmy recently changed jobs, which made him ineligible for health insurance at his new job.
The Rifle community showed its support by donating $7,400 at a silent auction to benefit Daytona, at Inkology Tattoo Studio in Rifle.
“It turned out really good,” said Rhonda Hunter, owner of Inkology Tattoo Studio in Rifle who organized the benefit.
“Almost everything that we had donated is gone,” Hunter said.
According to Christina, the silent auction helped raise the remaining portion to pay for Daytona's corrective eye surgery.
The Rifle Lions Club has also stepped up to help out with surgical costs, according to the club's president Connie Hollenbeck.
“We are going to work with the Snowdens so that Daytona gets the surgery that she needs,” Hollenbeck said.
The outpouring of community support was overwhelming for the Snowdens.
“It's really good,” Christina Snowden said. “It makes me feel really blessed because we have so many people who came together to help us.”
“We are planning on getting Daytona in to Children's Hospital in Denver,” said Christina Snowden, Daytona's mother.
Christina said that they had an appointment set for Friday at Children's Hospital in Denver. She thought that they would set a new date for Daytona to undergo surgery to correct her eye ailment.
“We are making progress,” Christina said Tuesday.
Daytona, 2, was diagnosed with a rare eye condition called strabismus, just after her first birthday. Strabismus is an abnormal alignment of one, or both, eyes. It causes her eyes to cross, constraining her vision.
The Snowden's had scheduled a surgery for Feb. 1, through an optometrist in Grand Junction however, that surgery was canceled, according to Christina.
Christina and her husband, Jimmy Snowden, met with the physician on Feb. 2, and received a refund for the portion of the surgery that they had already paid for. Now, they are just waiting to reschedule the surgery.
The Snowdens ran into problems paying for Daytona's health care needs because Jimmy recently changed jobs, which made him ineligible for health insurance at his new job.
The Rifle community showed its support by donating $7,400 at a silent auction to benefit Daytona, at Inkology Tattoo Studio in Rifle.
“It turned out really good,” said Rhonda Hunter, owner of Inkology Tattoo Studio in Rifle who organized the benefit.
“Almost everything that we had donated is gone,” Hunter said.
According to Christina, the silent auction helped raise the remaining portion to pay for Daytona's corrective eye surgery.
The Rifle Lions Club has also stepped up to help out with surgical costs, according to the club's president Connie Hollenbeck.
“We are going to work with the Snowdens so that Daytona gets the surgery that she needs,” Hollenbeck said.
The outpouring of community support was overwhelming for the Snowdens.
“It's really good,” Christina Snowden said. “It makes me feel really blessed because we have so many people who came together to help us.”
