Sam is a former USMC mortarman and Laptop Engineer now stay-at-home dad and caregiver to Cillian. He’s the Co-Founder to Coronary heart Warrior Ministries and facilitator to the Oasis, a web-based gaming group for dads with youngsters who’ve Congenital Warmth Illness. His imaginative and prescient to start the Oasis started when he was inpatient for a 12 months and wanting to attach with different dads for assist and recommendation who shared the identical ardour.
Q: What’s the Oasis?
A: The Oasis is a web-based neighborhood of gamer dads who mum or dad youngsters recognized with and are affected by CHD.
Q: Why did you begin the Oasis?
A: Gaming has all the time been a enjoyable pastime of mine, and a manner for me to remain related with associates all all through the US whereas i’ve moved round. The thought for The Oasis first began once I was residing within the ICU for a 12 months whereas my son was going by means of a number of open coronary heart surgical procedures. Throughout that point I discovered it exhausting to narrate with different guys and dads whereas gaming and chatting about each day experiences. I observed there was a necessity for a platform that allowed for a enjoyable technique to join with different dads in related
conditions that additionally allowed for alternative for them to hunt recommendation and assist throughout an extremely troublesome a part of life their life once they wanted it most. I believed “Certainly there should be different dads on the market who really feel the identical manner, proper?” and rapidly realized if I used to be asking that query, there was at the very least one different dad additionally asking the identical. Whether or not it’s the informal 20 minutes right here or there, or the “hey sorry I can’t stick round, I’ve to logout sooner than anticipated” I wished members of The Oasis to really feel that
different neighborhood members perceive the place you’re at with out the fixed further rationalization.
Q: What are you hoping different dads will get from becoming a member of the Oasis?
A: My hope for members of The Oasis is to seek out the digital neighborhood as a secure haven, or ‘Oasis’, and to have the ability to simply bond with different dads experiencing related conditions that a lifetime of a having a toddler with CHD supplies.
Q: How can we keep related if I’m not prepared to hitch, however want to sooner or later?
A: The Oasis has a number of social media accounts the place we plan to publish updates on occasions and neighborhood sport nights! Additionally, new members are welcome and inspired to hitch our discord server the place all the conversing and chatting will happen (on-line and offline). The entire accounts and server hyperlinks may be discovered by clicking HERE.
Q: If my baby was recognized prenatally with CHD however hasn’t been born but, can I nonetheless be a part of?
A: Completely! We’d love so that you can be a part of up and get to know the neighborhood. We’re completely happy to share our experiences and supply recommendation as wanted or requested, and we’re completely happy to take heed to any questions or issues you could have about what to anticipate.
Q: Is that this group only for the dads?
A: Sure. Our intent is to supply an area particularly for dads to have the ability to join with one another and construct relationships, all whereas doing one thing we take pleasure in similar to video video games.
