06/17/2026
Iris loves her bunny so much that I had to buy a second one to have a replacement when the original needs washed 😂😂
So much of her is like any typical one year old despite all that she has been through. She has intense loves and intense hates. She LOVES her mama and dada and thinks her brother and sister are so funny. She rolls her eyes at corny jokes and judges you if you try to change her trach ties. She is quick to forgive, easy to get to laugh and smile when she feels good, and always is down to listen to music or read a book.
Iris can say 5+ words which is very typical for the average 1 year old. Cognitively, she understands so much! She is just more limited in exploring her environment than the average one year old due to her many tubes, her limited energy levels, and mobility restrictions.
She has so much to say and do every day. She LOVES working hard at OT and PT and shows off to all of us. She is very much in the “look at this mom”, “watch what I can do dad” stage.
She is so loved. She also loves so hard. She is so wanted, so precious, so silly, and so worthy of a researcher to take a chance on.
Please, with everything I have in me…I am begging for someone to take a chance on my girl. She is so much stronger than she looks…she can do this! I am begging and praying for you to help us heal our sweet girl🙏🙏