My Nonprofit Reviews

My family is so incredibly appreciative of the trip to Orlando we were able to take this summer thanks to Take a Breather. It was a truly magical week for our whole family, especially our daughter Caelynn (8). We have tons of photos and memories to keep talking about. We had not taken a family summer vacation in 4 years due to COVID and precautions for our daughter due to Cystic Fibrosis. We recently moved and found ourselves with many repairs to make, while also preparing for an upcoming surgery for Caelynn.

This trip meant the world to us and could not have come at a more perfect time, we were truly in need of a “breather”. The memories, laughter, and magic of this experience will last a lifetime. Our daughter giggles when we talk about how we “broke some rules” during the trip staying up late to visit the parks and ice cream everyday. Caelynn exhibited so much joy and excitement about everything. While it’s hard to pick a specific memory, I just remember after days at the theme parks going on thrilling rides and meeting her favorite princesses, she was still equally excited to go on the village carousel (multiple times) when she returned to the Give Kids The World Village.

As parents, this experience was a much needed “breather” for us as well. Besides the opportunity to watch our child experience immense joy every day, all of the coordination, planning, transportation, and accommodations provided allowed us to actually enjoy ourselves for every minute of the trip. Thank you to Molly for all the helpful communication and efforts to make this trip as easy as possible for our family to fully enjoy.

We are truly grateful for the experience and hope many other CF families will get to enjoy a chance “Take a Breather”. We don’t always know how much we need it.