A Brave Little Boy Named Kaimen
Kaimen Tamatoa Faiva was born on July 13th, 2008. He and his sister Danica were born 13 weeks premature and he spent the first six weeks of his life in an incubator in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona.
Later he he was diagnosed with Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy, a condition where the spasticity (tightness) of the muscles in his lower extremities keep him from being able to sit upright on his own, crawl on all fours, or walk.
Over the last two years, our family has done extensive research into various methods of treatment and therapy for Kaimen's condition and finally, we have found the Now I Can Foundation. The Now I Can Foundation is a non-profit organization based out of Provo, Utah that has designed an intense 3-week physical therapy program. Their program strengthens and improves the physical abilities in children with disabilities such as Cerebral Palsy, Cystic Fibrosis, and others. Children who have undergone this three week therapy routine have made the kind of progress that other kids take a year or more to make.
After much prayer and deliberation, we have decided that this is the best form of treatment for Kaimen and have set out to make it possible. Taking three weeks from work and school to travel to another city in order to help our son is a sacrifice, but one we readily and willingly make. Unfortunately, time is not the only sacrifice that must be made. The therapy program for Kaimen will require a substantial financial commitment and we are reaching out to our family and friends for help.
The goal that we are trying to reach is $10,000. It will cover both the program cost and the expenses we cannot afford to make ourselves. Please be aware that we, ourselves, are not a non-profit organization. We are simply parents trying to raise money to help our son become strong enough to live the life of a normal boy.
Before he was born, we decided Kaimen's middle name would be Tamatoa. In Samoan, Tamatoa means Brave Little Warrior Boy. We could not have chosen a more fitting name for our son. In just three short years, he has been through more than any little boy should yet his spirit remains unjaded and his smile continues to bring joy to everyone he meets. He has lived in a hospital, undergone many different therapies, and had to watch his little sister and cousins run around and play without being able to join them. As Kaimen's parents, we do all that we can to help him and with the Now I Can Foundation's Therapy Program and the generously given donations of our friends and family, we believe that Kaimen will soon be able to say to us all, "Now I Can!!!"
Later he he was diagnosed with Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy, a condition where the spasticity (tightness) of the muscles in his lower extremities keep him from being able to sit upright on his own, crawl on all fours, or walk.
Over the last two years, our family has done extensive research into various methods of treatment and therapy for Kaimen's condition and finally, we have found the Now I Can Foundation. The Now I Can Foundation is a non-profit organization based out of Provo, Utah that has designed an intense 3-week physical therapy program. Their program strengthens and improves the physical abilities in children with disabilities such as Cerebral Palsy, Cystic Fibrosis, and others. Children who have undergone this three week therapy routine have made the kind of progress that other kids take a year or more to make.
After much prayer and deliberation, we have decided that this is the best form of treatment for Kaimen and have set out to make it possible. Taking three weeks from work and school to travel to another city in order to help our son is a sacrifice, but one we readily and willingly make. Unfortunately, time is not the only sacrifice that must be made. The therapy program for Kaimen will require a substantial financial commitment and we are reaching out to our family and friends for help.
The goal that we are trying to reach is $10,000. It will cover both the program cost and the expenses we cannot afford to make ourselves. Please be aware that we, ourselves, are not a non-profit organization. We are simply parents trying to raise money to help our son become strong enough to live the life of a normal boy.
Before he was born, we decided Kaimen's middle name would be Tamatoa. In Samoan, Tamatoa means Brave Little Warrior Boy. We could not have chosen a more fitting name for our son. In just three short years, he has been through more than any little boy should yet his spirit remains unjaded and his smile continues to bring joy to everyone he meets. He has lived in a hospital, undergone many different therapies, and had to watch his little sister and cousins run around and play without being able to join them. As Kaimen's parents, we do all that we can to help him and with the Now I Can Foundation's Therapy Program and the generously given donations of our friends and family, we believe that Kaimen will soon be able to say to us all, "Now I Can!!!"