Big Crunchy Milestone Alert 🥳🧀🥨
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Mateo’s Legacy in Motion to Maryland
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Mateo’s Legacy in Motion to Maryland
We have officially entered the crunchy foods era.
After a very long, very intentional journey, Mateo has graduated to safely eating crunchy foods like Cheerios, cheesy puffs, veggie straws, and other snacks that many families take for granted. For us, this is a huge win, and yes, there were happy tears… and probably crumbs everywhere.
Getting here didn’t happen overnight. This milestone is the result of countless therapy sessions, daily practice at home, patience, setbacks, progress, and starting over again (more times than we can count). Feeding therapy isn’t just about food. It’s about safety, coordination, confidence, and building skills step by step.
Moments like this are a powerful reminder of why we’re making this big move.
Maryland is home to incredible pediatric and feeding therapy resources that can help Mateo continue progressing even further in his oral feeding journey. Being closer to places like Johns Hopkins Hospital, Kennedy Krieger Institute, and Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital means access to specialized, multidisciplinary care that can help turn milestones like this into more frequent wins, not once-in-a-while celebrations.
Every donation to this fundraiser helps move us closer to that reality, where achievements like this happen more often because Mateo has access to the right care, the right specialists, and the right support system. Each dollar helps bridge the gap between where we are now and where Mateo can go next.
Today it’s crunchy snacks. Tomorrow, it’s even bigger possibilities.
Thank you for believing in Mateo, celebrating these wins with us, and helping us build a future where moments like this are just the beginning. 💙
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