Sarah Britos
Sarah is a beautiful 5 year old girl who has captured our hearts with her sweet spirit, She appeared to be a normal baby when she was approximately 1 year and 9 months old; her parents noticed that she was experiencing loss of movements. She was not able to take her first steps; she had a hard time standing up and the more she grew, the more movements she lost. After some testing, Sarah was diagnosed with a dysfunction in her central nervous system that causes dysequilibrium with normal movements and damage to her motor coordination. She is a bearer of ATAXIA, a genetic neurological dysfunction that leads to lesions on the cerebellum which causes Cerebro-cerebellar dysfunction and atrophy of the organs needed for movement .
She is currently in a wheelchair, uses a walker and is undergoing speech tests and physiotherapy. This disease does not perpetuate death directly, but changes a great deal of her quality of life. This, in turn, brings consequences to her and her family's welfare. During this year, Sarah went through much testing and they diagnosed her with atrophy occuring in her optical nerves.
According to the doctors, it is a degenerative disease. We believe in an Almighty God who is the creator of everything and everybody. Sarah's parents, a couple who is very committed to God full of faith.
They will never quit fighting for Sarah's life. Our church, as the body of Christ, is following Sarah's case very closely and supporting her family with prayers and financial help. There is a hospital in Oregon that specializes in studies of degenerative diseases such as Sarah's disease and is one the only hospitals that can effectively test her.
The cost of this exam is approximately $2,000.00. New Hope Presbyterian Church is organizing a campaign to help Sarah's family raise the funds so that Sarah can go to Oregon and undergo this test. If you would like to help Sarah go to Oregon or if you want to know more about Sarah and her family please contact New Hope Presbyterian Church at (407)273-4545.