MIRACLE UPDATE — G’bari Is Going Home! 21 Days from ICU to Recovery! ✨

Peace and Blessings, Beautiful Community —

We are back with another praise report that has us completely undone with gratitude. After 21 days in the ICU following a life-saving heart transplant — G’bari is being discharged.

Let that sink in.

21 days ago, G’bari was fighting for his life on an ECMO machine. Today, he is walking into the next chapter of his recovery with a brand new heart beating in his chest. We serve an on-time God — and we are surrounded by an on-time community.

The Reality- The Financial Need Is Ongoing and Significant

A heart transplant is not a one-time expense. It is a lifelong commitment — and the costs reflect that reality.

Here is what G’bari’s new life requires:

• Multiple medications — every single day, for the rest of his life. Anti-rejection medications alone run into the thousands of dollars per month. These are non-negotiable. Missing them is not an option.

• Home modifications to make his living space safe and accessible during recovery — from mobility support to equipment needed for his care at home.

• Weekly and biweekly hospital visits including labs, imaging, and specialist appointments that accumulate quickly in cost.

• Home nurse visits during this transitional phase to ensure he is healing properly and safely outside of the hospital.

• Physical therapy to rebuild his strength, stamina, and mobility as his body adjusts to its new heart.

• Airbnb and housing costs near the hospital during these critical first weeks post-discharge.

• Daily living expenses for G’bari, Shantel, and family support — neither G’bari nor Shantel are able to work during this recovery season, and the bills of everyday life do not pause for healing.

This is a complete and total lifestyle shift — and it requires a village to sustain it. That is exactly what you have already been. We are asking you to stay in it with us.

We are at 52% of our $500,000 goal — and because of what lies ahead, we need to finish what we started.

We Are So Close — Let’s Carry Him All The Way Home

G’bari has given so much of himself to this world — as a dancer, a choreographer, a teacher, a light. He has performed on stages that inspired thousands. He has taught in studios that changed lives. He has shown up for others again and again and again.

Now we finish showing up for him.

If you have already given — thank you from the depths of our souls. Please share.

If you haven’t yet — now is the time. Every dollar carries him forward and we are aiming to close the GoFundMe May 1, 2026.

Donate, share, and keep praying. G’bari’s best days are still ahead.

With overflowing love and gratitude,

The entire G’bari Family

Every share is a lifeline. Every dollar is a blessing. Thank you!