My daughter Amelia was born with two holes in her heart — and a third that no scan ever found until surgeons were already inside. For nearly her entire first year, doctor after doctor dismissed what I knew in my gut, telling me she was fine while her heart was quietly failing. Three days after her first birthday, we ended up in the ER and finally got the diagnosis that should have come months sooner.

She survived a 14-hour open heart surgery, days on an ECMO machine, and complications nobody saw coming. Today, she's thriving — happy, fearless, and claiming "her kitchen" like nothing ever slowed her down.

Amelia is the reason Invisible Warriors exists. Every program we run traces back to something we needed and never had during her journey.

This fund is different from our others. It's not going toward another family's gas card or grocery bill — it's built around Amelia specifically. Donations here go toward what helps our own family keep moving forward, and toward a longer-term goal I'm building toward: a device I believe could change early detection for kids like her, created in her honor.

Supporting this fund means supporting Amelia's story, our family's road ahead, and the future I want to build in her name.

Suggested Giving Levels:

• $10 — Buys her something small she loves (she has a thing for cherries)

• $25 — Chips in toward the everyday needs of raising a warrior

• $50 — A meaningful step toward the bigger vision

• $100+ — A major contributor to Amelia's future and the device we're working toward

Thank you for being part of Amelia's story. Every dollar here isn't just a donation — it's a vote of confidence in her future, and in every child who comes after her.

Amelia’s future.

Supporting the little girl who inspired it all — and the future we're building in her name.