CALUMET CITY | The Kids Wish Network, a national children’s charity, recently granted the wish of a Calumet City cancer patient for a new computer. At the end of last year, Tyrell Smith, 18, felt he had a cold. As the cold worsened, he went to the hospital. After completing a biopsy, his doctors diagnosed him [...]
Name: Daymon Age: 10 State: Illinois By the time he was 7-months-old, Daymon had already undergone three surgeries for spina bifida. Children born with this condition suffer from different degrees of paralysis, ambulatory problems, loss of sensation and deformation of the hips, knees and feet. He has had 10 surgeries on his feet and had [...]
Name: Cameron Age: 14 State: Illinois At the age of 3, Cameron was diagnosed with a painful kidney disease called Mesangial Proliferative Glomerulonephritis. Since then, he’s had to endure constant chemotherapy and steroid treatments and he is on anti-rejection medications. Because of this kidney disorder, Cameron also suffers from Nephrotic Syndrome, which has caused him [...]
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