Michael and Madison

Michael started M&M Healing Hands as a response to his two twin children, Michael Jr and Madison, who were born at 24 weeks with disabilities in 2020. Unfortunately, Michael Jr. passed but Madison surpassed life expectations of seven months and is now six years old.

Madison’s spent most of her first year of life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NIC-U) and then transferred to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PIC-U) for the other portion. Her stay required intense medical intervention including Tracheotomy (a surgical airway procedure), ventilator, oxygen, gastrostomy tube (G-tube, a surgically placed device used to give direct access to the stomach for supplemental feeding, hydration or medicine), and over 20 medications. In a world where everything was shut down due to a global pandemic, Michael and his wife felt grateful that the hospital limited visitations from extended family and COVID guidelines necessitated wearing surgical masks, which helped protect Madison’s fragile state.

In June 2024, Madison had reconstructive throat surgery, which led to having the trach removed in April 2025, and finally the trach site healed in October 2025. But she still needs additional levels of care such as the G-tube. Being a client of Alta California Regional Center has helped them secure inclusion and access to services. In fact, Madison will start kindergarten in Fall 2026, which is an exciting time because she will spend time around children and foster new relationships.

Faced with the reality of Madison’s medical needs, Michael began exploring the world of home health for any services they could get. He realized that there was a scarcity of nursing for children with complex medical needs. As a Christian, Michael has prayed for guidance and felt called to go on a path that would give back to parents with medically fragile children. He opened M&M Healing Hands in May 2025 to offer pediatric home health services. 

However, home health services have several laws and requirements governing business practices. Michael is in the process of getting accredited and securing 10 families for pro-bono services (without charge) as an obligation stipulated by California procedures, hiring the mandatory staffing needed for health services, and soon, conducting mandated surveys that prove the business is ready to formally open. Michael is meeting all necessary steps, but the most difficult part is securing significant funding. Faith continues to lead Michael, and he stands firm in doing the hard work so he can help others. If all goes as projected, by January 2027 Michael hopes to start taking clients in Sacramento, Placer, San Joaquin, Yolo, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Solano, and El Dorado counties.

As a parent to a child with a disability, Michael wishes to give other parents hope. He wants to empower parents to keep being an advocate for their children and to be patient because good things are coming. If you are interested in services and information from M&M Healing Hands, you can sign up to receive notifications via their website.