Hunter’s Hope

03/14/2026

We had such a great time on the Float of Hope with our friends Unbreakable Emerson and family!

03/14/2026

03/14/2026

We are ready!!!!

03/13/2026

🦈 Fun Fact Friday 🦈

We love our village and the people who truly stand with Hunter.

What’s been a little amusing lately is seeing how many people have followed Hunter’s page looking for the “tea” ☕️… yet somehow can’t offer a single word of public support for him.

Trust us — we see you.

And just a friendly reminder (yes, even for our Accomack CPS friends 😜)… it’s not tea when it’s the truth.

Have a blessed day 🫶🏼

03/12/2026

We are so excited for 🍀Saturday🍀

Can you guess what Hunter and our family will be up to?!?

Think Green 💚🍀☘️🦈☘️🍀💚

So excited for this fun opportunity for our family!

03/12/2026

The brudders have been keeping us on our toes this week.

Tater had outpatient surgery earlier this week, and Hunt decided to keep things interesting by passing a gallstone 🥴.

For the past two weeks he hasn’t been himself — fluctuating appetite, poor sleep, irritability, increased self-injurious behavior, and spitting up clear liquids. The symptoms would come and go and we just couldn’t pinpoint the cause.

For kids like Hunter, it’s often a guessing game. He can’t just say, “Mommy, my tummy hurts.”

Yesterday his nurse texted that he looked jaundiced. One call to his pediatrician and within minutes we were told to head to the ER for stat labs, knowing there was a chance he could be transferred to Wilmington if things looked bad.

So we did what parents of medically complex kids learn to do… we packed the backpacks. Toys. Snacks. Comfort items. And yes — our own pillow because hospital ones are basically paper thin.

Hunter absolutely crushed it at the ER. Calm, polite, and even happy to see that his nurse was one of his sub nurses 💙

Life has been lifing around here lately — appointments, therapies, advocating, researching, emails, phone calls… barely catching our breath.

But at the end of the day we remind ourselves:

Everything is figureoutable 💙🦈🦈💙

03/11/2026

Tiny Tot Tuesday 😍

It’s hard to believe he was once this tiny 😭. Call me biased, but he was one of the most beautiful babies I’ve ever laid eyes on.

These are the moments we will forever be grateful for — the moments when he was able to sleep peacefully, the moments of pure joy even when things were heavy and hard.

Such an amazing little human. God has a testimony written for you, kid, and we are so blessed to be part of it. 💙

03/08/2026

🏎️ Lightning McQueen has arrived!

We are beyond excited (and incredibly grateful) after receiving the most amazing hand-me-down from our wonderful friends, Ms. Lorraine and her awesome son Ryan.

They hooked Hunt up with a bike and a stander 🙌🏼 — something that will help him move, play, and experience the world in new ways.

It’s hard to put into words how much gestures like this mean. Adaptive equipment can be life-changing, and having people in your corner who show up with this kind of love is everything.

We are so thankful for the incredible village surrounding Hunt. 💙🦈💙

It truly takes a village — and ours is pretty amazing

03/06/2026

March and April seem to be the months of “Hunter Awareness” as they hit home on a lot of the things that impact his day to day life.

Today we start with Brain Injury Awareness 💚

Hunter survived Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) at just six and a half weeks of age in Chincoteague, VA. AHT, a severe form of child abuse and inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury (iTBI), happens when a child is violently shaken, causing the brain to crash inside the skull.

The reality is that the damage isn’t always visible—but it lasts a lifetime:

🦈 Brain trauma and shearing
🦈 Cognitive delays
🦈 Physical challenges
🦈 Seizures and behavioral struggles

Hunter, unfortunately, has all of these things and fights every day. No child should ever have to endure this. Awareness saves lives. Prevention protects futures.

This March, please stand with Hunter and every child affected by AHT.

Speak up if you see or suspect abuse.

Protect, advocate, and educate.

03/05/2026

“Being a medical mom means holding fear in one hand and hope in the other — and moving forward anyway.”

Medical mamas are a rare breed. A secret sisterhood built on coffee that’s gone cold, half-eaten meals frozen in time on the counter, unpredictability, and never-ending phone calls and visits with doctors and specialists too numerous to name.

We understand the constant pivoting. The messy house. The yoga pants, oversized sweatshirt, and hair thrown up in a messy bun. The isolating moments when you find yourself crying yourself to sleep because you’re terrified of what the future holds.

And then — when the stars align — you connect with another mama walking the same path. It’s as if the world pauses for a moment and God gently reminds you that everything is going to be okay. You laugh at the good. You sit in the hard. You speak fluent medical terminology without skipping a beat — and in that moment, you realize you are not alone.

The chef’s kiss? When life’s chaos parts just enough for your littles to meet — sitting side by side, peaceful and content — because they see their mamas laughing, breathing, and enjoying a kind of company most people wouldn’t understand.

Medical mamas — we are tired, we are fierce, we are faithful.

And we are blessed. 💙

03/04/2026

Inclusion means you don’t see my adaptive chair, stander, or eye gaze before you see my heart.

Inclusion means making room at the table… and making sure I can reach it.

Inclusion means my voice matters — even if I speak differently.

Inclusion means I am not an inspiration. I am a person.

Inclusion means building a world where kids like me don’t have to be brave just to exist.

Inclusion means loving me for me.

Choose to include 💙🦈💙