Restoring Health. Restoring Hope. Pioneering Recovery.
When a child is born with special needs, chronic illness, or a life altering diagnosis, no one can fully understand what that family is facing unless they have lived it themselves.
Hands of Care was created from lived experience.
Dr. Mary reaches out to families not only as a physician, but as a mother who once received a devastating prognosis for her own child and was told there were no answers left. While every child and every family’s journey is different, she understands what it feels like to be overwhelmed, uncertain, and searching for hope.
Hands of Care exists to meet families in that space with compassion, presence, and deeply personal care.
The Heart of Hands of Care
Hands of Care is a nonprofit organization rooted in purpose, compassion, and calling. It exists to connect with families whose children can truly benefit from the care being offered and to walk alongside them with intention and responsibility.
Each family served through Hands of Care is connected through prayerful discernment and a deep sense of stewardship. The focus is on placing care where it can bring restoration, encouragement, and meaningful change, both for the child and the family.
Hands of Care is not easily summarized because it is lived, not packaged. Its impact is found in real stories, real families, and the quiet moments of hope that begin to grow when someone feels seen, supported, and not alone.
The Story Behind the Mission
Hands of Care began with one child.
Dr. Mary’s son, Isaac, experienced a traumatic birth. He survived thirty seven minutes without oxygen or a heartbeat. After twelve days in the NICU, the medical outlook was bleak and expectations for recovery were minimal.
What followed was a journey marked by relentless caregiving, learning, perseverance, and love.
Over the years, Isaac defied many expectations. He communicated, walked with assistance, and continued reaching new physical milestones despite being diagnosed with numerous neurological conditions that were considered incurable. His life reshaped how care was approached, how progress was measured, and how hope was defined.
Isaac passed away in 2022.
His life, his perseverance, and his impact continue to shape the heart and mission of Hands of Care.
Care Rooted in Real Experience
The care provided through Hands of Care is shaped not only by education and training, but by lived experience.
What is offered cannot be learned solely in a classroom or from a textbook. It comes from years of observation, humility, persistence, and a willingness to adapt. It comes from walking alongside children and families through both breakthroughs and seasons of waiting, and through joy as well as loss.
Hands of Care’s guiding mission remains unchanged:
Restoring Health.
Restoring Hope.
Pioneering Recovery.
Dr. Mary has witnessed profound changes in children’s lives over the years. At the same time, she is honest about the reality that results are not always immediate and progress is not always linear. Hands of Care remains committed to families through every stage of the journey.
Why This Work Matters
Today, one in every twelve children in the United States receives disability benefits. For families navigating long term care, the emotional, physical, and financial weight can be overwhelming.
Hands of Care seeks to lessen that burden where possible, not only by offering care, but by helping families feel supported, encouraged, and empowered to continue believing in what is possible.
At its core, this work is about honoring each child’s life and supporting families with compassion, dignity, and hope.
A Purpose Driven Calling
From its beginning, Hands of Care has had a clear purpose:
To help injured and broken children, and families with shattered hearts, find hope, restore dreams, discover purpose, and move toward a future filled with possibility.
That purpose continues.
If you would like more information about Hands of Care, or to learn how you can support this work and the families it serves, please text us
918 272 1888
