My name is Alanna! I live down in sunny South Florida with my husband and 3 children. When I was 18 years old, I gave birth to the most perfect little boy. To our surprise, he wasn't healthy. He had stopped breathing 5 times the day he was born, and this was only the beginning of our exhausting journey. 2 years later I would give birth to our daughter, who would later be diagnosed with a plethora of her own ailments. Over the years I have come to learn that the community that I have now become a member of, didn't have a community as supportive as one would think. I learned I was on my own for many, many things. There is no program dedicated to financially assisting the medically needy, insurance doesn't always approve DME/lifesaving equipment or medications, Doctors can be so dismissive, you hardly have time to shower or use the restroom, you never sleep, you start losing site of who you are, and the list doesn't stop here. Early in 2023, we received some disheartening news. I remember sitting in the lobby of the hospital, tears in my eyes, staring off in the distance, when a little boy caught my attention. He was in a medical stroller, with all of his life saving equipment, and I felt the words, "for him", come over me. I instantly knew, I had to do something to make a difference in this community. I had to offer a light to those sitting in the same darkness as me; and I am honored to be even a little bit of HOPE...for you! 

Hi my name is Patricia, just call me Trish or Grandma, most kids do. I am a Wife, Mom, and Grandmother to some of the most wonderful people. In 2010 my grandson was born with something going on, his mom noticed it, but the hospital staff dismissed it. He was transported to another hospital and the parents couldn’t go in ambulance. It was heart breaking. We drove in my car to the new hospital only to find out he wasn’t there. Talk about a scare. The communication was so poor. My daughter is in a wheelchair after 3 days of giving birth now trying to find her child. I’ll never forget the fear I felt, could only imagine theirs. This is the start of our long journey. Over the time, my daughter gave birth 2 more times. So, I have 3 grandkids. Steven being in and out of hospitals from the time he was born. Several surgeries, long hospital stays. Traveling the southeast coast between hospitals. Vanessa as she got older started having significant medical issues in her life. Now traveling the whole east coast for answers. My daughter is starting her own medical journey as well. My husband and I started talking about the issues with Steven and decided I had to be around to help. There are too many times with medical families we don’t get to sleep, eat, shower. We are on auto pilot, do for the medical needy and forget ourselves. In 2023 we were giving some news that destroyed me, hard to get over type news. Since Alanna and I had talked about it over the last several years, we decided we needed to do something for similar families, now. This is where we decided to start this wonderful Non-Profit HOPE WARRIORS INC. We want to be there for you. Do your laundry, make dinner. Give you the feeling of an individual identity, if only for a moment. We know how hard it is. 

Meet Steven. Vanessa, and Toby! 

Their lives have been anything but easy, yet they always manage to have a smile on their faces. They are so genuine and caring, loving and so passionate. They each have fought ferociously against their ailments and have given us strength to fight as well! 

To list just a few of their conditions:

• Epilepsy

• Lennox Gastaut Syndrome

• Narcolepsy

• Sjogrens Disease

• Asthma/Allergies

• Gastroparesis

• Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency 

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder

• Sjogren's Syndrome

• Dysautonomia

• Major Depressive Disorder

• PTSD

H.O.P.E. is dedicated to all conditions/diseases/illnesses, because of these 3. They each have different diagnoses, and we couldn't decide on just one that deserved our support...because, well, they all do, and we think yours (& you) do, too!