Boca Raton foundation helping individuals with special needs manage stress

It’s the simple things like fresh air that brings Jaimee Sabato’s daughter comfort.

Their days in self-quarantine can look like most of ours, while also looking very different.

FROM THESE STRESSFUL TIMES.TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OFMENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.WPTV NEWS CHANNEL FIVESSABIRAH RAYFORD SHOWS YOU ABOCA RATON FOUNDATION ISKICKING OFF THE MONTH WITH ANEW PROGRAM TO HELP CHILDRENWITH SPECIAL NEEDS*DESTRES*<< ITFRESH AIR (NAT:“SO WE AREGOING ON A WALK WITH ALLI”THAT BRINGS JAIMEE SABATODAUGHTER COMFORT.

(NAT:)“SOITPIERRE” THEIR DAYS IN SELFQUARANTINE CAN LOOK LIKE MOSTOF OURS (NAT:)“BLANCA ISWARMING UP THE FOO”) WHILEALSO LOOKING VERY DIFFERENT.“SHE HAS INTRACTABLE SEIZURESWHICH BASICALLY MEANS THEYCANMEDICATION” JAIMEE24-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER ALLIE ISLIVING WITH A RARENEUROLOGICAL DISEASE.

HERBRAIN FUNCTIONS ARE SIMILAR TOA 10- MONTH-OLD CHILD.“THEREWAS A PERIOD WHERE SHE WOULDHAVE UP TO 200 SEIZURES ADAY” AFTER 11 BRAIN SURGERIESAND A TITANIUM SKULL, ALLIEWAS ABLE TO START TO LIVE HERLIFE.“IAND WESOCIALIZE WHICH IS A VERYIMPORTANT ASPECT AND THATBEEN ROBBED” THE UNICORNCHILDRENPLAN TO HELP BRING SOMERELIEF.“A MINDFULNESS STRESSBASED REDUCTION PROGRAM TOTEACH INDIVIDUALS STRATEGIESMEDITATION PRACTICES AND MINDBODY SKILLS TO LEARN HOW THEYCAN BETTER MANAGE STRESS” THECEO OF THE FOUNDATION SAYS THEVIRTUAL 4-WEEK WORKSHOP ISFREE FOR FAMILIES WITH SPECIALNEEDS CHILDREN AND A PAID MBSRWORKSHOP WILL BE AVAILABLE FORTHE COMMUNITY.“WEBUY ONE GIVE ONE.

SO WHEN THEYPAY FOR THAT REGISTRATION FEEIT ALLOWS US TO GIVE THESESSION WITH INDIVIDUALS WITHSPECIAL NEEDS AT NO COSTS”FOR JAIMEE SABATO AND HERDAUGHTER ITALLOWING THEM TO FIND PEACETOGETHER”“IT REALLY GROUNDSYOU, ITREPORTING IN BOCA RATON,SABIRAH RAYFORD, WPTV NEWSCHANNEL5.