Help baby Seamus on his road to recovery ♥️

If you are reading this, you probably know our cherished friends Daron and Brendan. And like us, you have probably been eagerly waiting for the arrival of their beautiful baby boy, Seamus. Unfortunately, a challenging birth led to complications for baby Seamus, and while we remain eternally hopeful for his full recovery there is a long road ahead for Daron, Brendan and all of us as a community as we navigate these mysterious and murky waters surrounding the brain injury he suffered.

In the world of brain injury, moving quickly is important. From what we know so far, there are a number of specific treatments and resources out there for this type of injury, none of which are covered by insurance. This fund will be used for specific medical care, consultations with specialists, in-home care, various therapies, travel, and anything else directly related to Seamus’ healing journey. We hope that whatever is needed will give Seamus the beautiful, healthy life he deserves.

As you can imagine it's been an incredibly taxing and emotional time for the parents. In an effort to minimize the stress on the family and give space for them to focus solely on staying present with Seamus in these critical first weeks, we are creating this GoFundMe for them. As your questions and messages of love and support will come up, we ask for those to be posted here, and we will share with them when they are ready.

Both Daron and Brendan run their own fabulous businesses, which benefit us all here in the Valley. Another way to help them is to continue to support their businesses and assure they have a successful year while they find their life balance. Here are links to their businesses:

    •    Visit Earthtonics Website (https://earthtonicsskincare.com/) to purchase their amazing skincare products or visit their apothecary in downtown Ojai Thurs-Sat 11-3pm at 416 Bryant Circle Suite O

    •    Visit BrendanWillingJames.com (https://brendanwillingjames.com/) to shop his many talents in music and fine art photography prints

Daron and Brendan are blown away with gratitude by all the care, support and love beams from their loving community during this difficult time. Your donation will have a significant impact on their journey ahead.

A quote from the family on 2.22.23:

"As you probably imagine, this is hard. Far and away the hardest moment in time we have known. But, we remain optimistic, hopeful and wide open to whatever may come.

Seamus is at once both breaking and expanding our hearts, and we are loving him harder with every second that ticks by. We are both so very thankful for you, our community of hearts joining us in rooting for him.

With love and warmest gratitude,

Brendan, Daron and The Great and Powerful Seamus ♥️"