The Pavliches need our help
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All who have had the gift of meeting Kimbrooke, Bryan, Aidan and Brecklen know that they always go out of their way to help others. Now, it’s our time to help them. The Pavlich Family needs financial help to provide treatment for their daughter Brecklen.
After 15 grueling months of therapy and medication, Brecklen has entered a new treatment facility and is receiving a treatment that is deemed “experimental” by the family’s insurance plan.
Brecklen has tried 8 different psychiatric medications over 13 months, and has been in 10 different treatment programs at 5 different centers with varying levels of care. She has endured the most awful side effects caused by these psychiatric medications: crippling fatigue, headaches, insomnia, nightmares, body tremors, and hallucinations. Some of the side effects have resulted in trips to the hospital.
In February 2020 Brecklen was diagnosed with an eating disorder that required therapeutic treatment, and within the first month she started showing adverse reactions to the medications. Within 2 months of being in an outpatient treatment program, Brecklen relapsed and required a higher level of care. She made remarkable progress in February and March of this year, but unfortunately, her MD changed her medication again. Brecklen’s poor body is just unable to take all of the changes to the medications.
On April 27th, Brecklen was admitted to the hospital because of severe reactions to her medications. The attending MD recommended that Brecklen stop all medications, and she stayed in the hospital so that they could monitor her withdrawal. When she was discharged from the hospital, she entered a Wilderness Therapy program at the recommendation of her most recent (and successful) therapy team.
As parents, Kimbrooke and Bryan have done everything recommended by Brecklen’s medical team, including moving from their home to provide a different environment for Brecklen. They have utilized all medicines recommended by the psychiatrists, every type of therapy recommended by the various treatment teams. Everything you as a parent would do to help your child. And they are desperate to find a successful treatment for their daughter.
If you know Kimbrooke and Bryan, you know they have done a lot of research on the Wilderness Therapy program, as any parent would do. They will do anything needed to help Brecklen. They paid over $60,000 out of pocket medical expenses in 2020 and have already paid over $12,000 this year. The new treatment program that they have placed Brecklen into has shown amazing results in other adolescents. We are optimistic that this will help.
The Wilderness Therapy program is promising, with measured statistical studies indicating very successful treatment outcomes, Wilderness programs combine therapy with experiences in an outdoor wilderness environment to “kinetically engage teenagers on cognitive, affective, and behavioral levels.” Brecklen is not on vacation, but is learning basic survival skills that will allow her to build confidence in herself, and develop relationship skills. She lives in the national forest, camping with a team of other adolescent girls and therapists.
I am reaching out on behalf of Kimbrooke and Bryan to help with the cost of the treatment. The treatment is promising but as mentioned, is deemed “experimental” by the family’s insurance plan. They must quickly cover the cost of the program. The cost is $615 per day, with an average length of stay of 86 days. They have already paid $20,500 and must pay another $18,500 by the beginning of June, and then another $18,500 in July. You can imagine the stress that they are experiencing: worrying about their daughter’s health and also about paying for her treatment.
Let’s shower them with prayers, positive energy, love, and if possible with financial support.
If you would like the complete treatment explanation Brecklen has endured, or would like more information about the specific program in which Brecklen is participating, I am able to provide that to you.
Kindly,
Daniella Castro
After 15 grueling months of therapy and medication, Brecklen has entered a new treatment facility and is receiving a treatment that is deemed “experimental” by the family’s insurance plan.
Brecklen has tried 8 different psychiatric medications over 13 months, and has been in 10 different treatment programs at 5 different centers with varying levels of care. She has endured the most awful side effects caused by these psychiatric medications: crippling fatigue, headaches, insomnia, nightmares, body tremors, and hallucinations. Some of the side effects have resulted in trips to the hospital.
In February 2020 Brecklen was diagnosed with an eating disorder that required therapeutic treatment, and within the first month she started showing adverse reactions to the medications. Within 2 months of being in an outpatient treatment program, Brecklen relapsed and required a higher level of care. She made remarkable progress in February and March of this year, but unfortunately, her MD changed her medication again. Brecklen’s poor body is just unable to take all of the changes to the medications.
On April 27th, Brecklen was admitted to the hospital because of severe reactions to her medications. The attending MD recommended that Brecklen stop all medications, and she stayed in the hospital so that they could monitor her withdrawal. When she was discharged from the hospital, she entered a Wilderness Therapy program at the recommendation of her most recent (and successful) therapy team.
As parents, Kimbrooke and Bryan have done everything recommended by Brecklen’s medical team, including moving from their home to provide a different environment for Brecklen. They have utilized all medicines recommended by the psychiatrists, every type of therapy recommended by the various treatment teams. Everything you as a parent would do to help your child. And they are desperate to find a successful treatment for their daughter.
If you know Kimbrooke and Bryan, you know they have done a lot of research on the Wilderness Therapy program, as any parent would do. They will do anything needed to help Brecklen. They paid over $60,000 out of pocket medical expenses in 2020 and have already paid over $12,000 this year. The new treatment program that they have placed Brecklen into has shown amazing results in other adolescents. We are optimistic that this will help.
The Wilderness Therapy program is promising, with measured statistical studies indicating very successful treatment outcomes, Wilderness programs combine therapy with experiences in an outdoor wilderness environment to “kinetically engage teenagers on cognitive, affective, and behavioral levels.” Brecklen is not on vacation, but is learning basic survival skills that will allow her to build confidence in herself, and develop relationship skills. She lives in the national forest, camping with a team of other adolescent girls and therapists.
I am reaching out on behalf of Kimbrooke and Bryan to help with the cost of the treatment. The treatment is promising but as mentioned, is deemed “experimental” by the family’s insurance plan. They must quickly cover the cost of the program. The cost is $615 per day, with an average length of stay of 86 days. They have already paid $20,500 and must pay another $18,500 by the beginning of June, and then another $18,500 in July. You can imagine the stress that they are experiencing: worrying about their daughter’s health and also about paying for her treatment.
Let’s shower them with prayers, positive energy, love, and if possible with financial support.
If you would like the complete treatment explanation Brecklen has endured, or would like more information about the specific program in which Brecklen is participating, I am able to provide that to you.
Kindly,
Daniella Castro
Organizer and beneficiary
DANIELLA CASTRO
Organizer
Buford, GA
Kimbrooke Pavlich
Beneficiary