Hey guys! It’s been a minute since I’ve updated but I feel like it’s the perfect time to give a big picture of where we are with Finn. 

2026 has been busy and full of amazing therapies for Finn. He has made incredible progress in some areas, and has a long way to go in others. 

We weaned all medication which was huge and we have been able to maintain that. One of the meds was for seizures and thankfully that continues to not be an issue for Finn. Two others were more for irritability, neuro storming, and tone. We are also grateful that he doesn’t have storming episodes like he did early on. He does still deal with a lot of irritability and his tone is not normal but the meds were not helping either of those things anyways. He actually is better than he was on medication even though he does still need quite a bit of improvement. 

He is getting stronger a little bit at a time. 

We are doing intensives periodically at Beelieve, our local pediatric therapy clinic. 

His first PT/OT/Feeding intensive was in April. It was encouraging to see his progress he made in those 3 weeks. Maintaining that schedule is challenging but the repetition of 3 hours every day for 3 weeks builds pathways in his brain and skills so much quicker. When we are not in an intensive we are still here multiple times a week for regular therapy appointments. 

We completed 40 hyperbaric oxygen therapy dives earlier this year and just got our home chamber to continue diving with Finn! We saw a lot of improvement from HBOT. He became a lot more alert, aware of us and his surroundings, made more eye contact, and his head control improved. We are excited to see how this continues to help him! 

We continue to work with Dr Lucas in Austin and try to go for a week of treatment every 3-4 months. This aspect of his care is the foundational work for everything else we do. The brain needs energy to be able to withstand all of the work we do with Finn. With a brain injury he needs even more support. The treatments we do there help regulate his nervous system, supports his vestibular system, increase blood flow and energy to his brain, activate his muscles, and so much more. 

Some of the tools used there we are able to continue at home so he still gets that support almost daily! 

We consistently support his body with chiropractic care and cranial sacral therapy. The brain injury and his muscle tone affect his body’s alignment and function greatly so we do a lot to support this and improve his comfort level. 

The next big treatment for him that we have been researching and praying about are MUSE stem cells! I’ve been watching other stories, reading the research, having calls with clinics who offer this and we have finally decided to move forward. Stem cells are being used more and more frequently in regenerative medicine but the discovery of MUSE cells is even more exciting for brain healing. These cells can target the damaged/dead brain tissue and help regenerate it, build new neural connections, and calm inflammation. 

There’s so much more to it but it’s a really promising procedure. 

It’s not a cure but it’s progress which is always our goal! 

After stem cells are done it’s so important to continue the work to give those cells a “job”! So we will quickly follow it up with a functional neurology intensive and a DMI intensive. It will be a big month but will make the most use of the treatment!

Here’s what our year will look like so far and why we continue to need support!

MUSE Cells - $17,500 (before travel and time off work) … this will require a week of travel in August

Functional Neurology Intensive one week in August - $6000 

DMI intensive - 2 weeks in August and 2 weeks in December ($9200 for both) 

This is the minimum that we need to finish our big therapies for Finn this year! Right around $33,000 plus travel and time off work! Currently we have raised around $20,000 so we need your help to raise at least $13,000 for this year!!

We are so grateful to have access to amazing resources for Finn and are excited to see what the next 6 months hold for him!

As always we are incredibly grateful for your support, whether it’s prayer, encouragement, or any donation, big or small. It is all incredibly impactful to our Fighter Finn.