Alexea's Adventure

A little bit of background about my family! I have a mom, dad and sister.  My parents are Amber and Bobby and Aleya is my younger sister!  I'm a mommy’s girl.  Aleya and I look so much like my dad but in some ways we look like our mom. I love hanging out with my family. We do many different things. We go on vacation and have fun with different activities.  My parents are super supportive and they are always there for me and my sister. We are there for each other. My parents will always be a big part of my life, always.  I begged for a sister.  I had so many medical problems, doctor's appointment, and other things going on and my parents weren’t sure about having another child, they thought they were done having kids after me.  But when I was five and a half they had my sister Aleya.  My sister is 15 years old and will always be a big part of my life. Yes we bicker, like most sisters do, but having a sister is awesome!  I enjoy having her in m...

  September 14, 2021, I got an email from Sharon Perfetti, an employee at SOMD who runs the Super Plunge. Sharon sent me an email asking me if I would like to be a super plunger.  A super plunger is someone that plunges in the water every hour for 24 hours straight. At first I didn’t know whether I wanted to plunge in the cold water at all, much less 24 times. but I finally decided a few weeks after that I would accept the offer, and become a Super Plunge Ambassador. Sharon helped me find a plunge partner, and a few days later she emailed me with my partner's name! Her name was Maddie Clemens, Maddie and I set up a zoom to meet and get to know each other. I enjoyed getting to meet her via zoom.  There was a lot of preparation and fundraising and I was still super nervous about plunging into cold water, Sharon reached out to me to share that my super plunge partner had raised enough money, we were ready to Plunge but I didn’t know if I was ready for the full 24 hours. I di...

  A story about Alexea… my life!!  I have orange hair and freckles.  And yes, I have a disability but my disability does not define me!  I’m unique in my own ways.  I’m very outgoing, a social butterfly, and I’m very friendly!  Being me can be challenging and there has been many obstacles thrown my way.  At twenty two weeks pregnant my mom and dad were told by the doctors that I would be severely handicapped and may die before birth. They told my mom and dad that they should have an abortion.  My mom and dad said no because they knew I would be their miracle baby and their first born child.  They knew God had a plan for me. My parents never gave up on me and they loved me for who I was!!  Do you believe in miracles?  You should, I am living proof that miracles do happen as I was born a miracle!! A little bit about me and what my favorite things are.  I was born January 18, 1999 at 11:40 a.m in FairFax County, VA.  I spent ...