Latest update as of Feb 03, 2026

  • Date Scheduling

    Hi everyone,

    We are working on getting a date scheduled for the beginning of July. Great time to go to Central America when you hate the heat but it is what works best for us and our other kids' schedules. This now gives us a definite deadline of when we need to raise the money by! Any help would be greatly appreciated!


About this fundraiser

12/16/25 Update

Thank you everyone so far for your generosity and support. We are just over 1/10th of the way to our goal. What we thought would be a early impossible task is slowly coming to fruition!

 

On April 29, 2025, Nolan came into this world but unfortunately was not crying. After 10 minutes of resuscitation, he was breathing with support. Within hours of his birth, he was rushed to Madison for therapeutic cooling for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE). Since receiving this initial diagnosis, Bri and Josh have been looking at how to improve his life with Stem Cells being the best course of action. Unfortunately, stem cell treatments are expensive and typically not covered under insurance. In order to get a treatment done, we need support from others. 

 

Nolan has shown everyone around him how strong he can be after this initial diagnosis as well as a diagnosis of Infantile Spasms that led to him mostly using his g tube again to eat.

Organized by

Brianna O'Brien

Beloit, WI, USA

Organizer