Employees at a coffee shop in northwest Indiana are helping a former coworker in a big way during her time of need.
Kayla Robinson, 21, of Calumet Township, worked at the Coffee Cabin in Schererville fulltime for almost a year before leaving her job to give birth to her son. She and her husband Brandon Robbins welcomed baby Keign on Sept. 1.
First believed to be healthy, Keign suddenly started having problems breathing. After running tests, it was found that not only does he have a hole in his heart that needs to be patched, the main artery is too narrow, and two other arteries are in the wrong places and need to be switched.
They are traveling back and forth to Chicago to visit the baby.
"He is my superman, he is my fighter," Robinson said of Keign, who is in an Oak Lawn hospital.
Kayla's former coworkers at the Coffee Cabin have been donating their tips to help with medical bills.
“I love everyone here. It's an awesome atmosphere. They are my family, my cabin family. What they are doing means so much to me,” said Robinson, who had been working at the restaurant since it opened. "I am so lucky."
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The couple took the baby to see cardiologist Monday where they were told the baby is doing better, but they are still a little worried. Doctors said the baby might have to have a heart transplant.
A GoFundMe page has been started for the family.
"I know when he gets older he is going to appreciate it," Robinson said of her son.
