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✤ 05/06/2025 ✤

02/19/2025

Dear Friends and Family,

Last time you heard from us was thanks to our dear Friend Nila she sent over an email thanking everyone who donated and we personally want to extend that gratitude and thank all of you, including the anonymous donors that helped us. We really could have never imagined recieving such overwhelming support and love from so many people. We really appreciate your messages, generous donations in all forms and your love and support. We are all really blessed to be a part of such a loving community and having you all to go though this experience.

It is truly remarkable how this experience has brought our Family valuable lessons of love and relationships. Life really works in magical and unexpected ways.

Following our two week hospital stay in Greenville, North Carolina. We took on an impromptu cross-country roadtrip back home to San Diego, California. We made stops every night to sleep more comfortably. Getting to see states we had not been to before like Virginia, Arkansas, Texas and New Mexico . Once we were home we had the time to fully focus on our recovery journey. We were lucky to have lots of people coming to visit us, bring us food and treats, we even had a birthday party for Fernando in March.

left to right: Max (Fernanda’s brother) Fernanda, Alex, Erika (Fernanda’s mom), Netze, Sophia and Fernando. On the elevator on the way to physical therapy

Fernando

As you know Fernando had two surgeries on his leg , which suffered multiple complex fractures on his tibia and fibula. he has been working since his hospital exit in February bringing his laptop everywhere to stay on top of his work. At the beginning his mobility was compromised but were happy that he has been walking for three weeks now. One of his scars has been giving him a hard time in completely healing. This stopped him from going back to the gym but finally after three months he has stepped inside and is back to his morning routine. Pictured below find the birthday party we hosted for his birthday. He wants to thank you but he says he’s not good at putting it into words. “Thank you”

Netze

Netze unfortunately but without question dropped her semester of classes at Miramar as handling a full load of classes plus all of the changes that came with the accident would have been nearly impossible. She had the company of Fernandas’s mom to help navigate two non-walking adults plus the kids. Netze was the primary designated driver for the time Fernando and Fernanda couldn’t drive going back and forth from doctors appointments to physical therapy. She has diligently been working on the cards you’ve received collaborating with Fernanda in some of the details. She hopes you love them as much as she loved making them!

Fernanda

Fernanda is back in San Diego for good, since living in North Carolina for six months. She has been walking for three weeks now. Her favorite memory of this time was being in the doctors waiting room with everyone (pictured below) and joking about how Fernando and her were going to walk out of there carrying the wheelchair and walker. Only to do exactly that a week later after their first Physical therapy appointment. “my dad was carrying the walker and I was pushing the wheelchair though the doors of the building, Netze greeted us with a surprised but joyous look on her face”

Pictured to the left is herself and her Bestie Marisok during the Los Angeles Times “Festival of Books” event that happened last weekend.

Sophie

Sophie been in and out of doctors appointments to make sure her brain injury doesn’t affect her in the future, taking the necessary steps to continue her journey getting comfortable with all the changes she already facing per her 12-year-old mind. Being back at school full time is draining but she’s taking it day by day enjoying seeing her friends and attending to her club duties. She keeps saying that we should go back to north carolina and do a cross country trip back to California. Making sure to stop by a Buc-ee’s this time with Alex since he wasn’t on there the first time around. You will read about Alex next.

Alex

Alex came back earlier than the rest of us he was able to fly, making his way back to California with his aunt Mossy. Early arrival meant going back to school before Sophie, and he didn’t like that very much but, he persevered! He jumped right back into his soccer practice and games on Saturdays. We take him to therapy and are actively find more ways to help him through the emotional toll that the accident took on him. He was excited to wear his cowboy costume to his school presentation on the gold rush and to the left is a picture for you to see. Alex is really looking forward to go to Buc-ee’s one day.

Polo

Polo is so happy to have the whole family together, he really missed everyone while we were in North Carolina. He was diligently taking care of the house while we were gone. He hasn’t been enjoying visitors that much as he is not very friendly and gets easily scared. (had to give him a shout out per Sophia’s request)

with so much love and gratitude, Thank You!

digital post card, thank you for reading, with love, fern ✤