05/22/2026
This past Monday marked one year since Alessia’s accident.
We spent the day at the Padre Pio shrine surrounded by prayer, faith, family, and gratitude. Looking back on where we were one year ago compared to where we are today is something that is hard to even put into words.
To our customers, friends, community, and even people we’ve never met — thank you. Thank you for every prayer, message, kind word, and moment of encouragement you gave our family during the hardest time of our lives. There were days when your support helped carry us through.
And now today… we get to celebrate her birthday. ❤️ 19…..NINETEEN! 🥺
Anyone who knows Alessia knows she is truly one of a kind. She has the biggest heart, always thinking of others. She has shown more strength this past year than most people show in a lifetime.
Watching her heal, go off to school at JMU, keep moving forward, and continue to smile through it all has been one of the greatest blessings of our lives.
Happy Birthday to our beautiful, strong girl. We are endlessly proud of you, Alessia.
And to everyone who stood beside our family this past year — you helped us get here. We will never forget that. ❤️