Name: Trisha Age: 16 State: OH In the sixth grade, Trisha was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. It was then that her doctors determined that her kidneys were not completely formed before birth. Due to her condition, she is on a daily medication regimen to reduce the chances of her needing dialysis, even though she [...]
Name: Sirena Age: 8 State: NE In February of 2005, Sirena was diagnosed with epilepsy. She suffers daily seizures and requires constant supervision. In addition, doctors have discovered that she has a tumor growing toward her brain stem. Sirena will need to have brain surgery to remove the tumor but her doctors must get her [...]
Name: Shanice Age: 11 State: TX When Shanice was born, she was not allowed to leave the hospital for her first six months of life and was in the ICU unit for four of those months. For her whole first year, the tiny baby had to use oxygen to keep her going. At two years [...]
Name: Savannah Age: 10 State: NE Savannah, a 9-year-old little girl, suffers from Cystic Fibrosis. This illness results in the clogging of the lungs and the pancreas, causing breathing problems and the inability of the pancreas to produce vital enzymes for digestion. Savannah was diagnosed at just 6 months of age, and must use a [...]
Name: Sasha Age: 13 State: MD Sasha was born with sickle cell disease, a disease in which the red blood cells created in the bone marrow are crescent shaped and have a difficult time passing through the body’s blood vessels to reach the body’s tissues. Those suffering with this disease experience severe episodes of pain [...]
Name: Samantha Age: 14 State: MI Samantha is a fourteen-year-old girl with a real love of cartoons and cartoon movies. The playful toons on the screen bring such a smile to this sweet girl’s face that she can’t stop beaming. A smile comes easy to such a cheerful young lady and she loves to share [...]
Name: Sabrina Age: 6 State: IL Sabrina was born with holoprosencephaly. This disorder results from malformation of the brain during fetal development. The condition has affected Sabrina’s developmental and motor skills. In addition, Sabrina has spastic quadriplegia, which affects all four of her limbs. She is on daily medications, is fed via g-tube and requires [...]
Name: Nicholas Age: 12 State: OH When he was born, Nicholas was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, which is a neurological affliction that affects the body’s movement and muscle control. In addition, Nicholas was diagnosed with the seizure disorder epilepsy and has hydrocephalus, also called “water on the brain.” Because of the hydrocephalus, he has had [...]
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