As a family, Brian and Chrissy have been through three instances where Ady disappeared from their sight. On one occasion, Ady’s mom was walking through the house when she saw the front door open. Unclear as to which way to run, she turned to the left and as she did she saw Ady sitting in a driveway full of pebbles, feeling them sift through her hands. These were the same pebbles that had frustrated Chrissy countless times as she attempted to coax Ady into the car or on a walk. To this day those pebbles serve as a grateful reminder of autistic childrens’ need to be safe and protected. The goal of Ady’s Barracks is to protect children and ease the tension by creating safe spaces. We hope to provide fences for families so that they can rest easy knowing their children are safe.
Below you can help provide fencing for a specific family. Scroll down to get to know a family. If you feel led donate to them select an amount and and click donate. The more that is donated, the more puzzle pieces are filled in. When donating you will be joining us in giving a “piece” of mind one family at a time.
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Operation: Ady's Barracks Objective: Fencing for Murray
My husband and I lost our niece recently to a tragic drowning. She was four years old and level 3 autistic. There are no words to describe the heartache our family is enduring. The day she passed away, DHR intervened and placed my other niece in our care. Nothing short of a blessing, we have full custody of her today. She is three years old and autistic. She is also nonverbal and we take her to speech therapy twice a week. She is coping with the loss of her sister as well. Unfortunately, we were not expecting this, nor prepared, to take on a disabled three-year-old who has experienced trauma. All she came with were the clothes she had on her back and we had to toss those out. She loves to be outside and play, but she is a runner and with her disability she has no idea of danger. She will run out in traffic. We desperately need a safe place for her to enjoy outside and play tag, soccer etc. A fence would give me a sense of peace and we can all enjoy these moments we have together as a family. I know the saying “it takes a village” now more than ever. A fence will change our life for her more than anyone would realize. I hate our family and this sweet innocent little girl had to go through this, but we are putting the pain behind us all and focusing on being there together.
