Honouring moms whose love and strength carry their families forward
Today (and every day!) we honour the strong moms in our Variety community. Their love is fierce, unstoppable, and it’s shaping their children’s worlds.
Moms like Aceneth.
Her daughter Gabriella is her light and joy. “She’s everything for me,” Aceneth says.
But before Gabriella was born, Aceneth learned her baby had a serious heart condition. Gabriella spent the first seven months of her life in the hospital, including a critical heart surgery at just six weeks old.
She was diagnosed with Bardet-Biedl syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects multiple systems in her body.
“We don’t know for how long she’ll be with us, so every day with her is a miracle,” says Aceneth. “We can just give her the best quality of life we can, living day by day, making her happy as much as we can.”
It’s this kind of strength and courage that all of us can not only celebrate, but support.
All Aceneth and her husband John want is for Gabriella to experience as much of the world as possible. Variety donors help make that happen, funding a specialized stroller with extra storage, a protective canopy, and all-terrain wheels. Compared to most wheelchairs, it’s lighter and easier to fold and fit inside a car, making it a game-changer for getting to and from Gabriella’s frequent appointments.
“It’s going to change our life a lot,” says Aceneth. “With the new stroller, we have the opportunity to go outside more, go to parks, trails.”
This Mother’s Day, we’re celebrating the moms who do everything they can to ensure their child has the best quality of life. As Aceneth puts it, “to see your kid’s face happy is the most important thing.”
No matter what your family looks like this Mother’s Day, we’re happy to have you in our community. From all of us at Variety BC, we wish you a joyful Mother’s Day!
And if you’d like to make a gift as a tribute to the strong moms in your life, you can give here.