Donations / 6/29/21 Update

Our community of friends and family has been truly incredible during this unimaginable time. We feel so fortunate for all you have done for us. Some of you have been asking about where you can send donations, which is beyond kind.

The 4Rivers Foundation run by 4Rivers (where my Mom worked for many years) has generously offered to use their platform to accept donations for our family.

Donations will be used to help relieve some of the burden of what insurance won’t cover, air travel, accommodations, physical therapy, medications, future home modifications and adaptive equipment which will all aid in Kevin’s journey to a full, happy life. 

We can’t thank you all enough who are supporting us in this way or otherwise.

To donate follow the steps below:

Go to the following web link: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/t4f

It will lead you to the page below.

After that, you will see a drop down menu. Please be sure not to have it set to 4Roots, click the arrow and select Kevin’s name.

Again, we can’t thank you enough for any and all of the ways you are helping our family.

Update:

Kevin’s busy week at Craig has begun! He is working hard to learn new skills and practice strength building. Yesterday his diet restrictions were lifted so he can finally eat whatever he would like (in small bites)!

A goal going ahead will be to get his trach out. This will happen when he goes two fulls days without needing tracheostomy suctioning (a tube which removes secretions building in his lungs). So far, he has gone two thirds of a day without needing suction, so we hope this will continue to decrease in frequency!

Kevin, Mom and I are watching educational course material and taking quizzes on required Craig material. Mom will go to a tracheostomy suctioning class tonight and once we have all passed the courses we hope to get a campus pass. This pass will allow us to take Kevin around the grounds of Craig without needing supervision from staff.

Tremendous love and thanks,

Katie and the Cavanaughs