Dylan Cain

We are the proud parents of Dylan, a child who was brain injured at birth. We are here because Dylan needs a new piece of equipment to help with his balance, coordination and flexibility. Dylan has come so far but his dream is to walk unaided.

Dylan currently continues to do a whole host of therapies on a daily and/or weekly basis in an effort to help him gain strength, balance and improve his vestibular system. A few of those therapies are: he rides horses, sees a physical therapist (who works on his motor skills & stretching), stands in his stander every morning before school, uses a gait trainer both at school and at home, practices walking with his walker, swims, does a daily spinning program (on the astronaut board), a listening program (on the ILS system), a stretching program, sees a chiropractor (Pam Cobbs) for Sacral Occipital Therapy, does Neurofeedback at Bend Counceling and Biofeedback, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a soft chamber. He is a trooper who works hard every day and never complains.

Dylan’s strength and stamina have increased but it has become evident that we need find something that will help him with his balance, strength, flexibility and coordination. Through extensive research, we have found a piece of equipment that will do all of those things. Called the Galileo, it is a vibration platform used for exercise training and therapeutic use. We also believe that the Galileo could help correct Dylan’s ankles, which have a severe pronation, and also help his hips to form properly. We recently went to see an orthopedic surgeon who believes that if we don’t get Dylan’s ankles, legs and hips corrected through therapy, then our only recourse would be for him to have surgery. Dylan is medically fragile and the risk of this surgery is too great. Little guys like Dylan have died after having surgery that their bodies could not handle.

The looming realization of these future surgeries prompted us to act quickly to find other options for Dylan. In early October 2015 we made a quick trip to Seattle to meet with the founder/ designer, engineer, and US reps, of the Galileo. Dylan got a chance to test out the Galileo and they got a chance to see him using it and give amazing feedback for exercises and which of the six models would work the best. We were very encouraged with the possibilities that the Galileo holds for Dylan and he is eager to get one. In fact, when recently asked what he wanted us to say for his night time prayers, he said “Pray for Dylan”, and when asked what he wanted us to pray for, he said “the Galileo”. Over the years, we have learned that Dylan innately knows what his body needs.

We are hoping to raise enough with this campaign to purchase the Galileo ($8,500) and the tilt table ($11,000). We have chosen to fundraise with HelpHOPELive in part because HelpHOPELive provides both tax-deductibility and fiscal accountability to contributors. Contributors can be sure that funds contributed will be used only to pay or reimburse medically-related expenses.

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Thank you for your support!

Jinger and Mark Cain