Lorena is Oscar's mother and she has real worries. Her 3-year old requires weekly chemotherapy treatments as he fights leukemia. The bus tickets to the cancer hospital in Monterey coast $350, more than her weekly income. Her income is reduced each day that she must take off to travel to the hospital with her little boy.
Many of the local factories are cutting back on workers, hours, and shifts, because of the economy.
We were able to help in last month and need to raise money to help with the next four hospital trips.
Your gift can give Oscar the fighting chance he deserves, to win over leukemia. Deserve? Yes, deserve. Every child deserves a chance to fight for life.
Estrella is a miracle. When she was born, she had no heartbeat. Doctors fought to bring her back to life — and they did. But the lack of oxygen left her with lasting brain damage.
Today, Estrella faces the world with courage. She has autism and severe hearing loss, yet she smiles, learns, and loves deeply. She can hear only 20% in one ear and 30% in the other. Without hearing aids, she will soon lose her hearing completely.
Her parents work hard but simply cannot afford the $1,000 needed for the two hearing devices that could change her life.
Your gift can give Estrella the sound of laughter, music, and her parents’ voices — before it’s too late.
Yesterday, I watched a group of autistic children playing in a private pool — laughing, splashing, and just being kids. This private facility opens its doors each week to children with special needs — one day for those with autism, another for those with mobility challenges, another for children with intellectual disabilities.
There were no labels, no comparisons, no talk about what anyone couldn’t do. Only joy. The kind of joy that comes when every child belongs — when no one is “different,” and every parent can simply watch their child shine.
I left reminded that sometimes the most powerful therapy isn’t found in clinics or programs — it’s found in laughter, sunlight, and the kindness of those who make moments like this possible.
We’ll be returning soon to celebrate Christmas with these amazing children and their families.
Carolina is four-years old (October 25, 2020). She was diagnosed with leukemia and we began enabling her to receive chemotherapy and other help in February of 2024.
We continue to help and little Carlito, as she is known, just returned home from her September 2025 hospital treatments.
Just months ago, severe vision problems clouded her world — but you stepped in. Because of your generosity, she received surgery that changed everything.
Today, Arlemy can see!
She laughs, plays, and discovers the world around her.
Now she needs just one final, small operation to complete her treatment and protect her sight for life.
Together, we’ve already given Arleny the gift of vision. Will you help finish what we started?
Robert is four-years old (October 6, 2020). A tumor formed under his right eyelid. Doctors said nothing could be done.
We sent him to a specialist and purchased a new medicine that would reduce the tumor. This would be followed by surgery.
The medication is helping and we soon hope to be able to fund his surgery.
