I Can And I Will Guild

10/27/2025

A little over a week ago, we held our 6th Annual I Can And I Will Run at Green Lake! We had sunshine, cookies, a DJ, medals, 75 volunteers, and the biggest crowd to date! We raised over $100k for Seattle Children's and the Uncompensated Care Fund. We are so thankful to this community for its continued support of our event! We are on a mission to raise $1M for SCH in 10 years, and we are well on our way. Thank you for your participation and save the date for Sun 10.18.26! 💕❤️

09/30/2025

Woohoo!! Proud to be a part of this organization that supports this community! 💕❤️🙌🏽

06/12/2024

Help save Bus Route #20, https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeez3F5055NIfbNNlD4ci3PSWj91p47DqDZipiZn3yymo3N7g/viewform

This bus route is right near our house and will be a lifeline to Olivia as she seeks independence. The idea of walking an extra 5 city blocks to the next stop might seem like no big deal to a capable adult, but to a kid with a disability, it's a major barrier.

Help Olivia be a participant in all the other things kids her age do, sign this and help her and other people with disabilities have access, with dignity.

Thank you!

Ask Seattle City Council and King County Council to preserve #20 Bus Route that serves young people, seniors, schools (staff & students), and businesses in Lake City, Victory Heights, Pinehurst, Northgate, Licton Springs, Green Lake, Wallingford & University District. Bus #20 connects to Light Rail....

05/13/2024

To the lady who taught me how to be a great mom and loyal sports fan! Happy Mother's Day, Mom! 💜🥎🌸🌈☀️

05/13/2024

From our family to yours, Happy Mother's Day 🌸💕❤️

04/28/2024

We took a trip to Victoria to support and their efforts to raise awareness and money for MPS research. This family is working hard to support people who are living with MPS, like our Olivia and their Simon. This disease attacks the skeleton, eyes, ears, joints, and/or teeth. It's a life in pain. Thanks to their work the money they raise will help researchers and give us all hope for a better life.

Becs and I found each other through social media and I am so thankful for this connection.

Follow their work and please give what you can. 💕❤️

04/03/2024

Please take a moment and educate yourself about this. We need to lift this community up not keep them down.

Right now, disabled people can only save $2,000 (or $3,000 if they're married) before they lose their SSI benefits. RespectAbility supports the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act because nobody should have to choose between getting a job or keeping their needed benefits. Learn how you can help us get this bill passed at www.RespectAbility.org/Act/SSI

04/01/2024

Hey friends! This is not a joke!😃🎉 Put Shake Shack in your meal plan for Tuesday, April 2! 🍔🥤

Checkout this amazing effort by UDub 🥎💜 softball players and and Shake Shack to raise awareness and funds for uncompensated care at Seattle Children’s!

All day Tues Apr 2 - 25% of sales will go to SCH. Please please please please share this with your networks! Let’s all treat ourselves to a burger or shake tomorrow. Additionally, for those of you who wear your I Can And I Will Run race t-shirt to Shake Shack in Uvillage and post with this hashtag - we will donate an additional $10 per post to the fund!💕❤️

03/28/2024

Happy Opening Day! 💙⚾️🎉 if you're coming through T-Mobile today to cheer on the Mariners, swing by the Make A Wish 💙 booth sponsored by Hemplers Foods Group🥓 and listen to Olivia share how she got to meet her comedy heroes and talk Bash Bros! 💪🏽😃

02/29/2024

Today we want to bring awareness to and advocate for our rare disease community. The number of people around the world living with a rare disease could match the population of the 3rd largest country. 300 million people worldwide are living with a rare disease.

We ask for equality in access to a diagnosis, treatment, health, social care, and opportunity. 💕❤️

Our family had no idea that one day we would be a part of this community, but here we are and how lucky we are to have community. We are grateful for the love and support we've been shown from day one.

To all those parents working hard to get a diagnosis/care and to all those living with a rare disease, we see you and we send you love and strength. 💕❤️

02/18/2024

I would be remiss if I didn't take a moment to shout out the best of the best little brothers, Oscarito. When someone in the family is not doing well, it affects everyone. So much has been asked of this guy, at times we forget he's only 9, because he has shown tremendous amounts of maturity and understanding and support to his sister during surgeries and throughout her diagnosis. He stands by her in moments of challenge and celebrations. His empathy is through the roof. He's a loving little brother, her biggest fan, and he has kept me moving forward when I just wanted to stay under the covers until this nightmare passed. He is a pillar of strength for our family and we are so lucky to have him. Oscarito, you are so, so neato. 💕❤️ we love you 💕❤️

02/17/2024

Olivia was just a few weeks old when Megan had that amazing assist to Abby in the 2011 WWC. I remember thinking, wouldn't it be something awesome if someday my daughter was playing soccer like that?

This was years before we ever heard of MPS or had any idea that Liv was different. Opportunity for anything was everywhere in everything she did. Everyone sees their babies as something special but no one wants them to be seen as different. But things change. Ideas change. And my understanding of different and special changed.

Olivia's Morquio syndrome makes her different, but also incredibly special for the way she is caring herself with grace and strength that knocks people back on their heels.

She is a force. She is a beauty. She is unlike anyone I have ever met. And she is an example of what it means to keep moving forward.

Thanks to and for recognizing Olivia's hard work in perseverance. Thank you for honoring her with the Wayne Gittinger Inspirational Youth Award. We are very proud parents. 💕❤️