Name: Jabre’ Age: 17 State: MS In 2011, Jabre’ developed an aneurysm in her stomach and was rushed into surgery, where her doctors noticed that she had an irregular heartbeat. Tests showed a condition called Mitral Valve Regurgitation, in which the chambers of the heart do not close properly, causing the heart to pump harder and [...]
Name: Austin Age: 5 State: NC Just before he turned a year old, Austin was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes. He wears an insulin pump to help regulate his blood sugar levels and his health is very fragile. With even the slightest cold or stomach bug, Austin is rushed to the doctor or the emergency room. [...]
Name: Dejon Age: 5 State: MI At two months old, Dejon was diagnosed with the seizure disorder epilepsy. He suffers several seizures a day and because they are completely uncontrollable, Dejon is constantly in and out of the hospital. The seizures wear him out physically and they also have caused him to suffer sensory issues and [...]
Name: Marquail Age: 13 State: IL Marquail was born with a congenital condition called Pierre-Robin syndrome. This condition causes a number of facial deformities that can affect speech, eating, and breathing. He has a cleft palate and will soon have a surgery to correct it, and he cannot breathe without a trach tube, which also affects [...]
Name: Gloria Age: 8 State: MN Gloria is a sweet 8-year-old who loves watching cartoons and playing with her pets. She plays tennis and her favorite video games are the “Just Dance” series for the Wii. She loves making art and she even collects rocks. For several months in 2011, Gloria was very sick with the [...]
Name: Savannah Age: 4 State: NC At 10 weeks old, Savannah was diagnosed with ‘failure to thrive’ and a year later she was diagnosed with a cellular energy disorder called mitochondrial disease. Savannah suffers from mitochondrial disease complex I and complex III, which have caused a variety of issues, including respiratory and gastrointestinal problems, low blood [...]
Name: Lillian Age: 4 State: CA In 2012, Lillian was suffering from a virus so severe that she had to be hospitalized for a whole month. As time passed, it became obvious to doctors that Lillian was having trouble lifting herself up from her bed and she kept falling down. Tests showed that she was [...]
Name: Lindsay Age: 7 State: IN When Lindsay was two, she was constantly coughing. After many trips back and forth from the doctor’s, she was finally sent to a specialist and diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. This is a condition in which mucus clogs the lungs, often leading to life-threatening lung infections. Lindsay has been hospitalized [...]
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