Lakeville baby supported by community ahead of heart surgery

Lakeville rallies for infant ahead of heart surgery

The Lakeville community came together over the weekend to support an infant preparing for heart surgery.

LAKEVILLE, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Lakeville community is rallying in support of a 7-month-old infant preparing for the fight of his life.

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Chase Byers is one of a rare set of monoamniotic identical twins, meaning he and his twin brother, Cameron, shared the same amniotic sac, causing the pregnancy to be considered high-risk.

During the pregnancy, doctors found Chase needed open-heart surgery. That surgery is set to happen at Boston Children's Hospital on Aug. 1. 

Gary's Supper Club in Lakeville donated a portion of its sales over the weekend to help with the cost of the surgery and recovery. 

"It's not just a day, it's not just a surgery," said grandmother Shelly Byers. "It's going to be a road ahead of them and a journey. And feeling the support from the community and from other people and family just meant a lot to them and it meant a lot to my husband and I."

The family also launched a GoFundMe to help with travel and medical expenses not covered by insurance.