Sammy Scott (9) suffers from a rare genetic condition called Shashi-Pena Syndrome which is caused by a mutation of the ASXL2 gene. Sammy is one of 50 known people in the world with… Read more »
The Cundiff Family
On October 12, 2016, Kathy & Eric Cundiff had triplets that arrived 4 months premature. They were immediately admitted to the NICU and required multiple procedures and surgeries. After 134… Read more »
The Ryan Family
Lucy (10) and Winnie (5) Ryan have an extremely rare form of mitochondrial disease which is a progressive disease that causes physical, developmental, and cognitive disabilities. Experts have indicated that… Read more »
The Zwier Family
Beckham Zwier, 17 lives in Antioch, IL with his parents Bret and Nikki. After experiencing a healthy pregnancy, Beckham had been diagnosed with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum, (ACC). This… Read more »
The Cerney Family
Gavin Cerney, a beautiful 9 year old boy, was born with severe autism, epilepsy and ataxia. This rare type of autism along with his others conditions has disabled him completely…. Read more »
The Gonzalez Family
Alex Gonzalez was born on November 12, 2012 via a quite normal pregnancy. However, at childbirth normal tests revealed that Alex had life threatening low platelet levels and he was… Read more »
The Lux Family
In Spring of 2017 we found out that our son Tristan’s heart has a dilated aortic root with leakage. Looking at other symptoms, Tristan’s cardiologist suggested having him tested for Marfan… Read more »
The Kud Family
Kayla was born on March 28, 2012 and welcomed into the family by her parents, John & Melissa (Rapp) Kud, and big sisters, Gianna & Aubrey. She is a beautiful… Read more »
Janowiak Family
Imagine losing your mother in your sophomore year of high school. Now imagine enduring the lose of your father during senior year and being faced with a life of complete… Read more »
Wilmot Family
In 2014 our host family is the Wilmots from Chicago’s Southside. Dan Wilmot, a Marist Alumni, was a hardworking Electrician at Meade Electric. Before having a family Dan served his… Read more »