Mum's plea to help sick son: 'I'm scared'

A mum of six children under 10 is asking for help.

CALL OUT: Kristy-Lee Kurlz's son Cooper has bowel dysplasia and the family are desperate for help with increasing medical expenses.

MUM of six under 10, Kristy-Lee Kurlz is asking for help.

She's fallen on tough times recently due to her son Cooper suffering from bowel dysplasia.

"Medical bills are starting to pile up. We're trying to get NDIS funding," Ms Kurlz said.

Not one to ask for charity, Ms Kurlz said it was her friend that sparked the appeal.

"She said to just pass it forward later on when I'm more stable," Ms Kurlz said. And that's what she plans to do.

"It just built up and built up. I was sitting here saying 'What do I do?'. I've currently fallen just a little bit behind on the rent," she said.

The family spends $250 a fortnight on medication and the cost of parking and fuel to the hospital took a toll.

"We just recently had to move, they were selling the house. My partner doesn't get enough hours at work and Centrelink doesn't cover enough and now being constantly at hospital we got behind.

"It's put a strain on my relationship. Children at home having seizures, one ran away."

Ms Kurlz said five of her six children have disabilities, Cooper himself having ASD.

Since the day he was born Cooper, 5, has had chronic constipation, the family went through trial and error from changing his diet eliminating gluten and dairy, lots of tests and high doses of medication.

"I'm very very scared, I lost his twin in utero.

"We first noticed it when he was about three weeks old, he kept getting really constipated, we tried everything and sought medical attention."

Since then he's been in and out of hospital.

His first admission aged two saw him have his system flushed.

"We've called the ambulance plenty of times."

Cooper's condition means his poo doesn't break down normally, he regularly has to have his bowels flushed out through a tube down his nose and can suffer from overflow as he can't control his bowels properly.

Ms Kurlz said his son was in lots of pain and has suffered from prolapse.

"I would do anything, I'd rather be in that position than him. He's not really eating a lot, he's constantly in pain."

Thankfully little Cooper has been able to come home for a while, before he goes in for a biopsy to rule out cancer.

Ms Kurlz has already received a little help, Pastor Phil Cutcliffe was able to fuel her car and provide vouchers for groceries, but more is needed including nappies, wipes and food. If you can help, message her on Facebook or check out her Go Fund Me page.