Dom is a handsome, happy, 9-year-old boy and Julia is a beautiful, happy, 9-year-old girl. Dom and Julia were born at 27 weeks and considered as micro-preemies.

Dom’s birth weight was 1 lb. 7.3 oz. He was born with premature lungs, which caused extreme illnesses throughout his life. Dom has cerebral palsy that affects him physically and not mentally. He is non-verbal and working on getting speech. Dom uses a wheelchair and walker. He loves to walk and jump.

Julia’s birth weight was 1 lb. 15 oz. She contracted meningitis in the NICU and had several abscesses in her brain. She now has a VP shunt and is ADHD and is on the autistic spectrum. Julia is ambulatory but is mentally impaired.

We are grateful to Gracie’s Hope for helping us pay for Dom and Julia’s first set of dives at the Charlotte Metro Hyperbarics Center.

Since the visits to the chamber, Dom has verbalized more and is starting to commando crawl. Dom seems more alert in school and has more energy to do his never-ending therapy sessions. Julia has been able to focus more in school and handle several step tasks.

We are very inspired by the people who own and run Gracie’s Hope and Charlotte Metro Hyperbarics. This family is very special. We are looking forward to more dives and more improvements!