Valik blogged about her son, whom she nicknamed "Baby Jax," writing that he received "almost 500 transfusions and counting." She said medical bills plunged her tens of thousands of dollars into debt and she asked for donations from the public, throwing several fund-raising events. Her Facebook page for the "Save Jax" campaign earned more than 15,000 followers. She regularly updated the page with pictures of her son in the Cincinnati hospital after bringing him there last year.