This holiday season ABF was excited to provide a bit of extra holiday cheer to families across the state of Arizona! We offered both in-person and drive thru options for families to gather with us to kick off their holiday season. For some of our families, these events marked the first time since their injury […]
Chase, like many 13 year old kids, is in love with watching short videos on Tik Tok. It is easy to find videos that include life hacks, recipes, DIY tutorials and so much more. Chase watched a few videos that involved color-changing flames that were produced by lighting an alcohol soaked Q-Tip on fire. Chase […]
In October, ABF held our annual Adult Burn Retreat for burn survivors and their caregivers. This year’s retreat was held virtually and connected burn survivors across Arizona not only to each other but to valuable resources and information that may be helpful as they navigate the post-injury journey. Sessions were held focusing on alternative options […]
On Sunday October 3 at approximately 12:30 pm, my life changed forever. I was out testing a new project my father and I had been working on for nearly 2 years and we were both really excited to finally start the engine that we had been working on for so long. We did not anticipate […]
Did you know the Arizona Burn Foundation hosts several different support groups? We understand the importance of providing not only burn survivors but their loved ones and caregivers safe spaces to share their journeys, both the highs and lows, with peers while also empowering them to support each other along the way. These support groups […]
This summer, ABF was offered the opportunity to include some of our burn survivors in a weekend retreat through Angel Faces. Angel Faces is a non-profit, created with the goal of transforming the lives of females with permanent scarring due to burn injuries or other traumatic events. The retreat was offered to our young women […]
Recently, ABF partnered with members of the Arizona Burn Center’s Child Life and Therapy teams to provide a School Reentry for our young burn survivor, Yuna! Going to school can be scary for many children and the fear can become more real if they have visible burn scars. The school reentry presentation serves as a […]
My accident took place on December 31, 2020. I was going to a friend’s house to hang out and planned to be home to celebrate New Year’s Eve later that night with my parents. My Nana passed away from cancer on January 1, 2014, so we like to be together to celebrate her life on […]
Storm was injured in September of 2020 when hot cooking oil spilled onto the kitchen counter and into his lap. Storm was rushed to the emergency room at the Arizona Burn Center with burns that covered 18% of his body. Throughout the next 4 weeks, Storm went through multiple surgeries to clean up and graft […]
Hello, all! We are part of a big family from Tohlaki, New Mexico – a little town north of Gallup, New Mexico. We are Martin and Leanna Lastyona, proud parents of two awesome young men: Koban Lastyona, 13, our oldest and Martellis “Colt” Lastyona, 3, our youngest. Never in our life would we ever imagine […]
