Family Hopes For Best In Mom's Recovery From H1N1 -passed away April 30th

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CINCINNATI --
Christy Bailey has spent six months in the hospital undergoing treatment for complications related to H1N1, and the 26-year-old's family is praying for a miracle.

"My mom has always told me that she is right by my side, even though she is not here with me," said her daughter, Kendall Bailey. "I just love her very, very much."

Bailey became ill in October, but she had lost her job and the insurance that came with it, so she put off getting treatment for days.

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Re: Family Hopes For Best In Mom's Recovery From H1N1 - passed away April 30th

Re: Family Hopes For Best In Mom's Recovery From H1N1 - passed away April 30th

Mother succumbs to H1N1 on eve of fundraiser


By Jessica Heffner, Staff Writer
Updated 6:45 PM Saturday, May 1, 2010
HAMILTON ? A fundraiser meant to help pay for a young mother?s mounting medical bills will now be used to pay for her funeral as 26-year-old Christy Bailey passed away late Friday night, April 30, after battling H1N1 for months.

Teachers and administrators at Ridgeway Elementary, where Bailey?s 7-year-old daughter Kendall attends school, organized ?Washing Kars for Kendall,? held today, May 1 to raise money for Bailey. They had thought the funds would be used to help pay down her hospital bills because Bailey did not have insurance.

But they learned she had succumbed to the illness at 11:30 p.m. Friday, said Sylvia Hammons, a classroom mom who helped organize today?s fundraiser.
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Hamilton Mom Dies of H1N1

Last Update: 5/03 6:53 am


Hamilton Mother Who Battled H1N1 For Six Months Has Died


Christy Bailey and her daughter Kendall (WKRC-TV) A Hamilton mother who fought to recover from the H1N1 virus for more than six months, has died. 26 year old Christy Bailey died this weekend. She leaves behind a 7 year old daughter.

In October, Christy fell ill. Her family thought she just had a bad cold. Her condition worsened into pneumonia, and suffered severe damage to her lungs. After spending six months in and out of a coma, and being transferred between different hospitals, Christy died at University Hospital on Friday.

Before her death, her family says they witnessed the kindness of strangers. Staff and friends at Ridgeway Elementary held a car wash to raise money for her medical bills since Christy did not have health insurance. Her seven year old daughter Kendall is a first-grader there. Kendall is now staying with her father.

Christy's funeral will be held on Wednesday.

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