In a much-needed break, Osnat decided that her family needed a fun day at the pool. Quickly, a fun day at the pool turned into a disaster after Yael, Osnat’s youngest daughter, had a seizure in the water. Without anyone realizing, Yael spent minutes underwater, causing her heart to stop beating. She stopped breathing.

Fourteen-year-old Yael drowned.

Yael was rushed to the hospital and put into a medically induced coma. The doctors made it clear: Yael would likely never walk or have control over her body ever again.

Yael went from being a normal 14-year-old girl to being completely paralyzed with zero control over her body and no ability to communicate in a matter of hours.

From her time at the hospital to her time at the rehab, Osnat didn’t leave Yael’s side. Osnat quit her job to be there for Yael, but without any income, her bills keep piling up.

After waking up from a coma of over two months, Yael was released from the hospital and sent to a rehab center in hopes of recovery. Doctors felt like there wasn’t much they could do at the rehab center, and they needed to make space for other patients. Now, in a matter of days, Yael will be released.

Osnat lives on the third floor of an apartment building without an elevator in a home that isn’t wheelchair accessible. Even worse, she can’t afford the medical equipment to care for her daughter in her own home.

Imagine your daughter was critically ill, and you still had to provide for your other children without any income. You’re just trying to figure out how to survive.

Imagine the lifeline of knowing that thousands of people around the world had your back.

You can be that lifeline. But, if we don’t raise the money, Yael will be sent to an institution to live out the rest of her life. In institutions like this, there’s very little chance for Yael to improve. There’s no therapy, no motivation, and very few visiting hours. Yael will be hooked up to a feeding tube and left alone for the rest of her life.

If Yael comes home, she’ll get therapy. She’ll get love and care. It won’t be easy, but she’ll have a chance at recovery. If she doesn’t come home though…she’ll just become another bed without anyone trying to bring her back to health.

Osnat urgently needs $36,000 to purchase the medical equipment to care for Yael and supply her with regular therapies, right in her own home.

If we don’t act quickly, Yael will be sent to the institution, and there won’t be any hope. Let’s help Osnat bring Yael home and give this innocent mother a chance to help her youngest daughter recover.

Let’s bring Yael home.