The past few years have tested our family in ways I never imagined possible. In 2025, I gave birth to twins—a boy and a girl. Our daughter passed away at just 11 days old from SIDS. That grief was devastating, but we held onto each other and our son. Then, a year later, we lost my sister-in-law to cancer. The weight of these losses has been heavy on all of us.

Our family has been through so much, and I can see how it's affecting my children. They carry the weight of our sorrow in ways that children shouldn't have to. I want to give them something we all desperately need right now: a break from the heaviness. I want to take them on a vacation where they can just be kids again—where they can laugh without guilt, play without worry, and experience joy without the shadow of grief hanging over us.

A family vacation might seem like a simple thing, but for us, it represents a chance to heal together and remember that life still holds moments of lightness and happiness. We're raising $10,000 to make this happen. Your support would mean everything to our family as we work toward rebuilding and finding our way forward together.