Bienvenidos! We are so glad you are here! Thanks for taking a moment to visit our fund raising campaign for Adair Delagacz Pilka. 

Adair was born in Brazil to his loving parents, Magdalena Delegacz and Adrian Pilka from Poland. We recently celebrated Adair’s 18th birthday on November 24th, 2015.

I first met Adair in Ecuador where he was struggling with what appeared to be a complex mental disorder.

From the first few moments that my daughter Estrella and I met him, he captured our hearts - we resonated deeply with his spirit. There are times in one’s life where we may not know the reasons why, but we know we are being called to take action; this calling was so clear for me to invite Adair into our family to live with us and he joyfully accepted. My daughter and Adair spent many hours together getting to know one another while sharing their mutual love for creating art and developed a close bond similar to that of a brother and sister. He easily became a part of our family.

We never had any experience with a person in the midst of a psychological crisis and have learned so much from Adair. He has been a great teacher for us, through his innocence, playfulness and authenticity. Adair has taught me about truly being in the present moment. Unencumbered by social nuance, he expresses his genuine feelings in the moment. This is one of the gifts of his current condition. 

Adair, Estrella and I journeyed to Peru to seek out the help of traditional indigenous healers that may be able to guide him in navigating his reality in addition to conventional medical help. While in Lima, Peru, Adair had an MRI scan and was diagnosed with a small lesion in his nucleus cuadate. Adair also experiences gelastic seizures, which cause him to laugh uncontrollably at times and exhibits the classic symptoms of schizophrenia. He is suffering a severe mental and emotional crisis which desperately needs psychiatric care so that he may safely stabilize.

Four months ago, we were seeking mental health services for Adair. While he was being evaluated by a neurologist at San Jose Hospital, Adair jumped out of their 6 story building. San Jose Hospital is a private hospital that was recommended as the best hospital in Cusco, Peru. We were there to get him the mental health services he so desperately needs, but the private hospital was not equipped to receive him. 

Miraculously, Adair only broke 2 bones in his leg and 1 in his wrist. He was in ICU for a week and we got the opinions of 3 doctors; each one of them told us that the only way to heal his broken bones was with surgery. The care we received in the hospital was substandard and lead me to question the effectiveness of going through a series of surgeries with the risk of infection, and the other long term consequences of this type of surgery. 

I had previous experiences in my travels with traditional healing from bone doctors, witnessing people travel from many first world nations to Ubud, Bali for these specialized treatments. Traditional Balinese healer Dr. Pak Sirkus gave care to two of my children for broken bones that completely healed their injuries. I wanted to try this option before resorting to surgery and was told that there was a famous bone doctor by the name of Dr. Mariano Tapia with a clinic in the Cusco region. The people in the Sacred Valley of Peru know him well, as he has helped many people heal their broken bones; everyday there is a long line of patients who await his services outside his clinic. The father of Adair, Adrian Pilka and I took Adair there and showed him all his x-rays. Dr. Tapia was absolutely confident that he could heal Adair’s broken bones. He treated him for 3 months and his bones have completely healed without the risky surgery. I tell this story to emphasize that there are alternative methods available that Adair has responded successfully to; in the healing of Adair’s bones, we witnessed what most conventional medical doctors would refer to as a miracle.

After Adair’s bones healed, we again sought conventional medical and psychiatric help. There is only one psychiatric hospital in Cusco and it turned us away the first time we visited, as did every public and private hospital in Cusco for various reasons. Adair became increasingly aggressive as his condition was untreated; he went deeper and deeper out of touch with this reality.

On our second attempt, Adair was finally admitted to Almudena Psychiatric Hospital on December 2nd, 2015. Almudena is Cusco’s only psychiatric hospital and is a temporary situation as Almudena is only equipped to get patients stabilized within a short time frame. We hope to get the proper medications diagnosed to stabilize him so we, Magdalena and myself, may travel safely with him to a hospital better suited to his long term needs. As he entered the hospital, I asked Adair “What do you want” as he was being given injections that would put him to sleep for the next 5 days. He answered very clearly, “I want love & spiritual healing.”

Adair’s parents and I are deeply concerned that he receives the best quality care, the safety he needs, in an environment that may facilitate his growth and healing in both the physical and spiritual aspects of his current experience. We very much want to honor his request for love and spiritual healing.

Through the work of Phil Borges and his documentary Crazywise, we have found Hospital Euripedes in Goiania, Brazil; they are specifically equipped to handle cases such as Adair’s and are able to accept him right away. 

Hospital Euripedes is situated in a beautiful and natural setting near Brazil’s capital, Brasilia. Euripedes offers modern conventional psychiatric services as well as dynamic spiritual support and complementary holistic treatments. They also offer art and music therapies, as well as organic gardening. We were amazed to find that the hospital integrates the work of Alan Kardec and the use of Spiritist mediums. 

These mediums offer spiritual healing services free of charge. A basic principle of Spiritist mediums is “What has been given for free by God should be freely given to others.” It was interesting to find that the majority of the mediums working in this hospital had previously suffered a severe mental emotional crisis of their own and recovered before undergoing the long-term training to become fully qualified to work as Spiritist mediums at the hospital. Their personal experience gives them the compassion and empathy towards people going through similar challenges as well as the unique perspective, that healing is possible.

Getting Adair there will be quite an adventure, as he must be properly medicated and have a male assistant to protect him and others. We are seeking emergency help from the Brazilian Consulate as Adair is a Brazilian citizen; since he was born in Brazil, he is entitled to Brazilian citizenship and many free medical care services there.

Like his bones healing, we are confident that once again Adair will have a healing miracle occur in Brazil with help from the professionals of this integrated model of care offered by Euripedes Hospital.

Adair lives quite frequently in his own world where he hears voices, one of the symptoms associated with schizophrenia (See the link below for the organization called Intervoices for more information). It has become increasingly apparent in the 9 months we have lived together, that he is incredibly intuitive and exhibits clairvoyant abilities. People who have had the opportunity to meet and work with Adair have expressed to me their similar experiences. These qualities are ones that I would like Adair to receive guidance with and develop further. After watching the documentary Crazywise, I can see that he has been given these gifts amidst what appears, in a modern sense, to be solely symptoms of a complete psychotic break. 

Adair is an incredibly talented artist and spends many hours a day fully immersed in creating art. Music is another one of his passions, as well as organic gardening! I hope you feel as we do that Euripides Hospital can meet Adair’s request to “Feel love & spiritual healing” while having an opportunity do the activities he loves and has a passion for. This meets his needs as well our needs for Adair to be safe and lead an engaged life. We have faith that immersing him in Euripedes' enviornment, that is supportive of every aspect of his healing needs, will encourage him to thrive and facilitate a break through for his recovery.

I am in the process of writing a book about the life and amazing healing journey of Adair, of which the proceeds will be put into a trust fund for his continued care. The book will include the details of Adair’s continuing story in Brazil. It is my hope that his healing journey will be able to offer assistance to others who are traveling down a similar road; that it will offer some insights, inspiration and guidance for those that may be looking for the best in conventional medical and psychiatric treatments, integrated with world wisdom traditions.

We hope you will be a part this miraculous story too with your enthusiasm and good will. Our current, most pressing need is to transport Adair safely to Brazil. This fundraising campaign is to help offset the financial costs to make this a reality. If you in any way feel called or inspired to help, we accept your gift of a contribution, no matter the size, with the greatest appreciation - may what you give from your heart come back to you a million times over. And of course, your well wishes are deeply appreciated as we navigate this next step of Adair’s journey.

For each person who donates any amount, we would like to invite you to join our closed Facebook group, giving periodic updates on Adair’s care and progress. Those people making donations of $25.00 or more, will be given the ebook as a gift when it is completed plus access to the Facebook group updates.

There were times when I was living alone with Adair and had entered a state of despair and total loss of direction while he was breaking. I too was breaking as his caregiver, especially living in Peru where the resources are limited. Yet there is a light; a path emerging and a clarity. I experienced that healing happens in community and when Adair’s mother, Magdalena, joined me in his care along with her lovely adopted daughter Emelia who is 14 and adores Adair, I felt relieved and hopeful to receive the support needed to facilitate healing for Adair. Magdalena comes offering her skills as a translator (Polish, Spanish and Portuguese), and her diligent care of Adair, the care in which only a mother can give, is beautiful to witness.

This is not only Adair’s story, it is a story to be shared with many. The documentary Crazywise gave me a deep understanding into the indigenous approach to situations such as his. Crazywise inspired the missing link (Euripedes Hospital) I was looking for as I researched the options that lay before us. Before watching the documentary, I felt limited to take action based solely on his conventional medical mental diagnosis, wanting to honor that he is also in need of spiritual guidance. I have always known, without a doubt, that Adair is destined to come out of this and to reemerge to share his gifts.

Magdalena Delagacz, the mother of Adair, and I are planning on leaving for Brazil by January 25th, 2015. We hope to meet our goal of raising $1,600 by this date, and will continue to accept any donations coming in after this date for Adair’s continued care. Any donations exceeding our goal will go directly towards Adair’s complementary care that may not be covered by Brazil’s health care plan and his continued basic needs. 

Please share this FundRazer campaign link with anyone you may know that may like to help out and would be touched by Adair’s compelling story. If you are able to make a donation now, as this is an emergency situation, this will be of great help.

Going on this journey has been complicated, intense, overwhelming, but most of all, filled with joy! It is in the giving that we are receiving. In turn, I have received from Adair so many unexpected gifts. 

May his story, his life touch you as well.

Wishing you all the best and thanking you for reading.

Sincerely,

Rosa Priya &  Magdalena Delegacz

We are really grateful for those that have come forward to help and offer their services this past year. We would like to acknowledge the support that has been received from the following organizations and individuals in Peru & Ecuador.

In Ecuador-Individuals & Communities

Shambalabamba Community
www.chambalabamba.org
Mofwoofoo Woofuafa, who has been of great assistance for Adair as we traverse this new territory in healing.

Shiloh Neff

Beatriz Benavides-Hilgert

Maartje Steenkamp & Family

In Peru-Organizations & Communities

Reviveolution Community
http://www.reviveolution.net/
Julian & Caroline Putman

Asaya Holistic Therapies
http://www.asayaintegral.org/index.php
Diego Lorca , Luz Angerami, Ramiro Masseilot

Kiya Survivors of Peru
http://www.kiyasurvivors.org/
Kiya Survivors aims to provide a new beginning for children and young people in the global community who have special needs or have been abused or abandoned. We help them gain independence through education and therapy, love and laughter.

In Peru-Individuals & Families

Nancy Alfs

Ryan & Polina Harbert

Patrick & Melisa 

Relevant Links & Contacts

Crazywise Documentary Trailer-Rethinking Madness
http://crazywisefilm.com/
“Phil Borges’ and Kevin Tomlinson’s new documentary “CRAZYWISE’ is a game changer. It’s going to be an important step forward in starting the long overdue conversation on how we define and treat mental illness in America.”– Rick Steves, Travel Writer & PBS TV, NPR Radio Host.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/crazy-life/201501/crazywise

Hospital Euripedes
Goiana, Brazil.
http://www.casadeeuripedes.com.br/

Crazywise Documentary, Interveiw with Dr. Dagmar Ramos at Hospital Euripedes
http://crazywisefilm.com/2014/11/17/interview-dagmar-ramos-spiritist-psychiatrist/

Ted Talks Phil Borges
https://youtube/CFtsHf1lVI4
Phil Borges, filmmaker and photographer, has been documenting indigenous and tribal cultures for over 25 years. His work is exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide and his award winning books have been published in four languages. Phil's recent project, Crazywise, explores cultural differences with respect to consciousness and mental illness.

Intervoices 
http://www.intervoiceonline.org/
Working across the world to spread positive and hopeful messages about the experience of hearing voices. If you hear voices, know someone who does or want to find out more about this experience – then this site is for you.

Dr. Pak Sirkus-Traditional Balinese  Healer, Bone Doctor
Ubud, Bali

Dr. Mariano Tapia-Traditional Andean Healer, Bone Doctor
Cusco, Peru