“We are the Washingtons. Dad is Denzel, mom is Sarah, daughter Alina who is 5, and son Adonis who is 2 years old. We are a full family of 4 expecting a plus 1 in October 2024.
Life is such a meaningful word these days after such a turmoil of experiences through the last year. On April 4, 2024, our life changed forever. Hit with unexpected news about our wonderful and spontaneous daughter Alina. We had noticed she was not herself as of late. Sadly, news came about that our sweet girl had been diagnosed with a heart disease called Restrictive Cardiomyopathy and she would have to have a heart transplant. To add on she would not be able to go home because she would need to be monitored close at the hospital and have to be put on Ventricular Assist Devices (BIVAD). . . .”
“… When it comes down to after the surgeries are done, after the worry is gone that you or your family member will make it past that traumatic experience, when you leave those hospital doors other obstacles arise that people don’t talk about enough. Thank you, Axel’s Helping Hand program. We are forever grateful to you.”
Read their lodging story here, as written by Denzel, and their follow up story about ongoing financial struggles here.