Jorden Spring was a few weeks old when his mother noticed that his head was growing bigger than his twin brother’s.

One CAT scan and one ultrasound later, the Lewiston family got the answer no family wants.

Jorden had hydrocephalus. Fluid was building in his brain.

Now four-and-a-half months old, Jorden’s been through eight surgeries, some to fix the shunt and catheter that drain the cerebrospinal fluid from his brain, others to deal with infection.

“Every time he spits up I wonder if this is a regular baby thing or something wrong with the shunt,” said his mother, Krista Spring.

A 23-year-old cosmetology student, she’s temporarily left school to care for him. Jorden’s father, Jason Spring, a 25-year-old finish carpenter, misses work whenever Jorden is sick or in the hospital – which has been much of the last four months.

Family members help out where they can, usually watching Jorden’s twin brother, Jayse, when Jorden is sick. But hospital bills will be coming soon and the young family is already feeling the pinch of the father’s time away from work. Relatives can’t fix those money problems.

This weekend, the Knights of Columbus will try.

Local Knights will hold a spaghetti supper at the Holy Family Church Hall on Saturday to benefit the Spring family.

The Knights learned about Jorden’s situation from his grandmother. Although they often get letters from people requesting fundraisers, the baby’s story – and his parents’ plight – resonated with members.

“The father is losing work,” said member Normand Lebel, “It’s something that just happens. What do you do?”

Because the evening’s food and drinks have been donated, all proceeds will go to the Spring family. At $6 a ticket, officials hope to raise $2,000 to $3,000.

“It was very shocking. We were very thankful,” said Jorden’s mother. “We were like ‘That’s so much for them to do.'”

Doctors have warned the family that Jorden’s fluid buildup could be a lifelong problem and could lead to brain damage. They’ve also warned them that Jorden’s first year of life will likely be the hardest.

For the moment, he’s doing all right. His parents – and the Knights – hope the fundraiser will help fuel the fight to keep him that way.

“If we get more than that ($2,000 or $3,000), I ain’t complaining,” Lebel said.