Donate to help Matthew walk and talk

Hi, my name is Cristina Stanila and I'm raising money for my son Matthew who turns 5 years old and is disabled. Matthew has a rare genetic disorder called Chromosome 8P Inverted Duplication and Deletion. Along with this, he also has a brain abnormality, Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum (missing the connection between the brain hemispheres). He has a long list of diagnoses, like cerebral palsy, autism, hypotonia, Cortical Visual Impairment, Intellectual Disability, and others...

He doesn't walk independently yet, doesn't talk yet, and has a limited diet due to severe feeding aversion. Disability is very expensive, and in order for Matthew to keep progressing, he's doing a lot of hard work. Having access to a great private insurance plan allows Matthew to have therapy a few times a week, including aquatic therapy, horse therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy. This private insurance plan has a deductible of $10k that we hit in about 1.5 months. On top of this, there are other expenses throughout the year that aren't covered by insurance, like some intensive therapy that's only out of pocket and some other specialists that we might see.

We hope for your help and support.

There is no greater gift for Matthew than gaining more abilities to increase his quality of life. Thank you for your support!

All the money is used solely for Matthew's recovery and rehabilitation.

We share a lot of his therapy and just moments from his life on Instagram @Matthew8PJourney. Give us a follow there and see how your donation is slowly (but surely) changing his life for the better.

Thank you!