Real Hope for CDH
Affectionately known as "KAYS' KIDS"
Learn about a 92%
survival rate for CDH babies born here at Shands
Learn about a 92%
survival rate for CDH babies born here at Shands
Dr. Kays' Team Has a 92% Survival Rate for CDH babies born at Shands
CDH baby under the watchful
eye of Dr. David Kays
The mission of the Real Hope for CDH parent group is to be a patient support group offering information on our experiences with CDH and the "gentle ventilation" technique used to treat our children. Some of our members are located in Northern Florida near Shands hospital; however, we have members as far away as Ohio, Arizona, West Virginia, Illinois, Colorado and Virginia who have traveled to Gainesville to benefit from Dr. Kays' success with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia babies. If you would like to contact one of our member parents with any questions you may have, here are a few of our support group members below.
Mark and Debbie Bennett rocket83@truvista.net SC
Ingrid & Ismael Berrios ingridbofill@hotmail.com 787-233-0022 (PR)
Krista and Mark Bold kmbold@msn.com 602-793-6524 AZ
Judy & Ray Bunch judithbunch@bellsouth.net 904-982-6719 FL
Sue & Marty DiFusco sdifusco@msn.com 847-776-9126 IL
Rene' & Jamie Fields jamieandrene@myexcel.com 304-346-2499 WV
Cathie & Carl Firestone cfirestone@centurytel.net 216-533-4476 OH
Mike Gallagher asuboy34@yahoo.com 651-303-0574 MN
Heidi Gardner heidigardner@verizon.net 703-471-0866 VA
Kim and Dan Hassett danfish316@aol.com 850-689-2918 FL
Teresa Hastings teresahastings17@bellsouth.net 904-810-0553 FL
Janice & Jason Kennedy janicekennedy@msn.com 440-377-5646 OH
Maria & Chris Leone mc42499@netzero.com 239-466-6237 FL
Shayni & Frank Miller Shaynimiller@aol.com 515-282-3925 IA
Amanda Mills amanda51381@yahoo.com 517-531-7137 MI
Jonathan & Sarah Morgan morgans0912@bellsouth.net FL Noah has a blogspot
Rusty and Liz Rich liz@elizabethsandner.com 205.879.3937 AL
Anne Scherff anne_scherff@anchorlink.com 651-351-5170 MN
Cathy & John Snow cathybsnow@comcast.net 904-731-9183 FL
Elizabeth & Darin Toney dtoney1140@aol.com 904-291-0998 FL
Shelli & Kevin Tracy sqtracy@earthlink.net 941-235-2585 CO
Craig and Kelley Wheeler kelleywheeler@earthlink.net 704-845-3022 NC
TJ and Stephanie Williams steph48@cox.net 480-917-0219 AZ
Are you a parent carrying a child with CDH? Click here to
contact Dr. Kays and his staff