Name: Rock Age: 17 State: TX Rock has spina bifida. Spina bifida is a neural tube defect that occurs when the spinal column fails to close completely before birth. The condition has left Rock paralyzed from the knees down and wheelchair dependent. Rock also has only one kidney. He requires careful daily medical attention. Rock [...]
Name: Dalton Age: 8 State: IL At fifteen months of age, Dalton was diagnosed with Encephalopathy. This is a condition characterized by altered brain function and structure usually caused by diffuse brain disease. Doctors have not yet been able to determine the exact origin of the disease in Dalton and have been searching for years [...]
Name: Briggs Age: 10 State: TX When Briggs was five, his parents noticed that he was regressing in many ways. He was eventually diagnosed with childhood disintegrative disorder. CDD is considered to be a central nervous system pathology and is very rare. The disorder occurs after a child has already begun to develop normally and [...]
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