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Desperate dad pleads with teacher colleagues to donate their sick days so he can spend time with his cancer-stricken baby


A DAD is pleading with his colleagues to donate their sick days so he can spend more time with his baby daughter who’s been diagnosed with cancer.

David Green and his wife Megan, from Alabama in the USA, knew there was something wrong with 11-month-old Kinsley when they noticed their “happy, smiley, giggly baby girl began to act sick.”

The concerned couple initially thought their little girl had a blood infection, but their worst fears were confirmed when they discovered she had leukaemia.

They were told Kinsley, now 16-months-old, had acute lymphoblastic B-cell leukaemia, and would need to start chemotherapy.

Megan took leave from her job to be with Kinsley during her treatment, while David continued to work as a football coach at the local high school to pay for medical bills – but he’s used up the amount of sick days he can take in order to visit his baby girl.

Seeing the heartbreak it was causing him, Megan then sent out a plea to his colleagues on Facebook for time off work.

She wrote: “David is officially out of sick days at work.

“We want him to continue to be able to be with us at the hospital while Kinsley is getting chemotherapy so if you are a teacher in the State of Alabama and are in a position to donate a sick day we would greatly appreciate it!

“Kinsley is the biggest daddy’s girl and needs him to be here as often as he can, so she would be so thankful for any donated days so she can spend time with her Daddy.

“Kinsley will be in treatment for Leukemia through the end of the summer and maybe even into the beginning of the school year next year.

“So we still have a long road ahead! Any help would be so appreciated.”

The post has been shared more than 1,000 times as teachers rallied round David.

Now a GoFundMe page has also been set up to try and help pay for spiralling costs for Kinsley’s treatment.

The page says: ” David (dad) is driving back and forth from Birmingham to Huntsville (2 hours), where he is a football coach at Jemison High School, to help take care of sweet Kinsley, while also providing for their family during these trials. They have medical expenses, gas expenses, and living expenses.

“All of this was very sudden and unplanned and any thing you can give will help.”

One drug alone will set the family back £8,034 ($15,000) as it isn’t covered by their insurance.

Speaking to Alabama.com, David said: “Kinsley is getting a lot of the same chemo that adults get because, unfortunately, there aren’t many chemo drugs specifically for children, much less infants and young toddlers.

“Because of this she has had quite a few complications and it is important for me to be there for my family.”

The family remain optimistic, and have been sharing Kinsley’s journey on social media.

When she started her chemo, David tweeted: “It starts today and my little girl is doing great.

“We are going to take it day by day and fight for every inch. We are gonna beat this!

The Green’s have also set up an Amazon wish list for anyone who wants to help.

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