Ariel Hope's Heart Surgery

Hi, my name is Rachel Touchet and I am fundraising to help the family of one of the sweetest most incredible little humans (little miss Ariel Hope). Ariel arrived 8 weeks early in September of 2023 weighing just 3 pounds at birth- pretty sure she was just tired of waiting to meet her Mommy & the rest of her loving family.

The little angel is not only beautiful but strong. In her short life, she has already overcome so much as she endured a 41 day NICU stay and was diagnosed with a Congenital Heart Defect and Down Syndrome at birth.

Ariel has a small hole in her heart and she needs to get open heart surgery at just six months old. Her surgery and recovery process will require her entire family of five to relocate to Charleston, SC for several weeks where the procedure will be done. This will not only be very stressful emotionally for her family but also expensive as they are not residents of the Charleston area.

Her mother Kira is an AMAZING - POSITIVE - GRATEFUL Mom doing her very best raising 3 kids with special needs (Ariel’s sister and brother are on the autism spectrum). I'd love to see her community come together and help eliminate some of the financial strain for this family during this difficult time.

Please put yourself in her shoes and give if you're able.