A Dallas good Samaritan has donated $2,000 to replace seizure medication stolen from a terminally ill three-year-old boy at the Texas State Fair.
Kayla Price, a single mother, had taken her son Devin Cervantes to the fair on Oct. 6 for a rare family outing after the toddler had been feeling unusually well. Devin, who is battling stage 4 terminal brain cancer and is in hospice care, uses a wheelchair. Price told Fox 4 on Oct. 8 that she briefly turned her attention to her older son, and in that moment her purse was taken from Devin’s wheelchair.
The bag held two doses of prescription nasal spray used to stop Devin’s seizures, along with $1,500 in cash. Price said insurance would not cover a replacement. She reported the theft to Dallas police and made a public plea for the return of the medication.
“I hope, I really wish you had it in your heart to return everything,” she told Fox 4. “You don’t know the pain that you’re causing me or my kids who you’re hurting. Just give it all back.”
The situation grew more dire when Devin suffered a prolonged seizure on Oct. 9, NBC 5 reported, leaving Price increasingly desperate to secure the life-saving medicine.
Chris Bailey, a Dallas man who runs the Everybody Love Everybody Facebook group, heard about the family’s plight and stepped in with the full $2,000 donation. “I sent her the money yesterday, and she immediately went to the pharmacy and filled it,” Bailey told NBC 5.
Price expressed profound relief after securing the replacement. “That medicine gave me a couple more days, a couple of more weeks, hopefully, and I am so glad,” she added.
Bailey said he hoped to meet Devin in person and already had another surprise planned for the boy. “A little early Christmas surprise,” he told NBC 5.
Price has described Devin as a cheerful child who loves dancing, Spider-Man and SpongeBob SquarePants despite his grueling medical journey. He has endured six rounds of chemotherapy and 45 radiation treatments, though his tumor has continued to grow. “Despite everything he’s going through, Devin is still the happiest little boy,” she wrote in a GoFundMe appeal.
The emotional weight of the theft hit Price hard as she considered what could happen without the nasal spray. “The potential of my son having a seizure and me not having that medication … it sucks,” she told Fox 4. “I could lose everything because of someone’s careless act. It really hurts because I would do anything for my baby.”
The Texas State Fair, where the theft occurred, was in its final week before closing for the year. Price had chosen the outing carefully, wanting to give her children a special experience during a period when Devin’s health had temporarily improved.
Bailey’s intervention came at a critical moment, bridging the gap left by insurance denial and giving the family precious additional time together.
