A message from her mother:

My name is Cristina, and I am Iulia’s mother. My greatest dream is simple and something every parent can understand. I am not asking for the impossible; I simply live for the day Iulia says "mama." That is all I want.

Step by step, we are getting closer to this goal. Behind us are endless therapy sessions, treatments, sleepless nights, and years of exhausting struggle. Now, Iulia has become more aware; she has started to engage and is slowly opening up to the world. In my heart, I can feel that her voice is about to emerge. But for this miracle to happen, it is vital that we do not interrupt her rehabilitation.

I work three jobs, day and night. I don’t do this for myself, but for the future of my children. I work myself to exhaustion to pay for the necessary treatments, to ease my daughter’s suffering, and to hold onto the progress we’ve fought so hard to achieve. As a mother of three, there are times when I feel my strength fading, but I cannot give up. My dream is to hear her speak—to hear her call for me.

Please, if you have the means, please support us. Every bit of help brings us closer to the moment Iulia speaks her first words. Only then will I know that every tear, every sleepless night, and all our struggles were worth it.

With hope and gratitude,
Cristina, Iulia’s mother