Overview

• Two-year-old Beckham Reed accidentally ran over a yellowjacket nest in his Georgia backyard, resulting in more than 150 stings.
• Born with a single kidney, he developed toxin-induced heart, liver and kidney failure less than 24 hours after an initial ER visit.
• At Memorial Savannah Hospital’s ICU, he remains on dialysis and mechanical ventilation while receiving life-saving IV medications in lieu of any antivenom.
• Medical teams have observed improving kidney and liver metrics and are preparing to extubate him as toxins continue to clear from his system.
• His family’s GoFundMe has raised more than $36,000 to help cover mounting medical expenses as updates track his gradual recovery.