From the very beginning, we’ve shared Vayda’s story with complete transparency—not only to help us heal as we live it, but to raise awareness about how complex and layered this life truly is, and to hopefully help another family navigating a similar path.

🌸 Vayda has been so incredibly blessed to have a community of people who love her, support her, pray for her, and cheer her on every step of the way. We are endlessly grateful.

In June, we completed a 3-week intensive therapy program that we were pushed into after being denied inpatient rehab. That program—and the growth Vayda made in it—would not have been possible without the fundraising we did beforehand.

💰 What many people don’t see is that while we’re away for intensive therapy, the costs are constant and add up quickly: the therapy itself isn’t covered by insurance, plus accommodations, food, prescriptions, travel, and daily living expenses. We submitted our superbills to insurance only to be reimbursed a heartbreaking 5% of the total cost.

✨ Despite the fight to make it happen, we saw beautiful, meaningful progress in Vayda. It solidified what we already knew: she needs this level of therapy, and she deserves it—whether insurance agrees or not.

➡️ That’s what brings us to today. We’re currently just over halfway through another session of intensive therapy in Salt Lake City, Utah. We’ve found a phenomenal therapy office here that nurtures and supports the neurodevelopmental side of Vayda’s needs. They think outside the box, collaborate as a team, and work tirelessly to help each child become the best version of themselves. This is the type of therapy we want to keep pursuing for Vayda long-term.

🚫 The reality is, this institute doesn’t contract with insurance, and paying close to $35,000/year out-of-pocket (before travel and accommodations 4x a year) simply isn’t sustainable.

💻 While I’m here supporting Vayda through therapy each day, I never shut my computer. I’m constantly researching new facilities, grants, and opportunities to get Vayda as much therapy as possible. At the same time, I’m fighting our insurance company—both over the tiny reimbursement rate and for a gap extension to approve 45 hours of therapy over 15 days, 4x per year. Every member of Vayda’s medical team is writing clinical letters of need to try to make that happen.

💪 We know what works for Vayda: intensive therapy, NDT, DMI, and functional movement. It’s why we’ll keep our fundraising efforts ongoing and keep sharing updates here as we move forward.

🌼 If you have ideas for future fundraisers, we’d love to hear them. Sharing our page and Vayda’s story with friends and family helps more than you know.

💖 Being separated from our family for 3–4 months out of the year and working this hard to make therapy happen isn’t what we want—but right now, it’s what Vayda needs, and we’ll continue to do whatever it takes.

🙏 Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for every prayer, every message, every donation, and every ounce of support. We truly couldn’t do this without you.

📌 Please share this page to help Vayda thrive. 💜