Natasha started experiencing body aches and she just kept catching colds. At one point, she even lost hearing in one ear, so she was taken to the emergency room. There, Natasha was placed on antibiotics and didn’t show any signs of getting better, so her doctors opted to try testing for other issues and did [...]
WARNER ROBINS — Sarah Kinsaul started having pain in her knee last November. By the time March rolled around, an answer to her pain hadn’t been found. Her parents, Michael and Paula Kinsaul, took their youngest daughter, then 5 and a kindergartner at Westside Baptist Church, to see a visiting specialist who gave them the [...]
MANITOWOC — Joey Schultz, a Manitowoc boy who has hydrocephalus, had his wish to visit Florida theme parks granted through the national children’s charity Kids Wish Network and other sponsors. The fifth-grader made the trip with family members on Sept. 30. The vacation included tickets to Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. “It was a [...]
It’s difficult at times to see the birthmark on Markus Lambert’s left leg. Not because the dark brown skin abnormality is small — it’s about the size of two adult hands placed side by side. But because Markus, 4, is often a blur as he dashes around his family’s Millcreek Township home. “I love the [...]
NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH — Stacia Eckhardt, daughter of Derek and Susan Dummermuth of New Philadelphia, has had a wish come true. Kids Wish Network granted Stacia and her family a trip to Orlando, Fla., complete with hotel accommodations, meals and entry to the amusement parks Stacia has dreamed of visiting. In early August, the family [...]
It was just days before Christmas vacation 2008, and James and Sandra Gronley couldn’t figure out what was wrong with their little girl Kayla. “She developed achiness in her hips, dark circles under her eyes, a fever every night, and she was grouchy,” her mother said of the then kindergartener from Lake Arrowhead. “We thought [...]
Name: Ebonnyse Age: 9 State: GA At less than one month of age, little Ebonnyse was diagnosed with a life-threatening condition called Sickle Cell Disease. This is a devastating and debilitating illness that affects the blood and causes serious episodes of pain. When she was about 1-year-old, Ebonnyse had her spleen removed, and because of [...]
Name: Nathan Age: 10 State: OH In April of 2000, Nathan was diagnosed with a life-threatening condition known as Shone’s Syndrome. This is a condition that affects the heart and causes several severe defects including obstructing the flow of blood to his heart. Nathan has had various heart surgeries in his 10 years, including an [...]
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