Shenanndoah Norman and her stomach don’t always get along. The seventeen year-old was diagnosed at the age of nine with Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes…

D’Anne Slater was born with sickle cell anemia, a blood disorder in which the red blood cells become deformed and break up. The disorder can cause significant pain when small blood vessels are blocked…

Despite its name, cat eye syndrome affects more than just Aydin’s eyes. This rare chromosomal disorder also causes abnormalities and dysfunction in Aydin’s heart and blood, small and large intestine,…

At the age of 3, Reese Austyn Nicholson was diagnosed with a rare type of pediatric kidney cancer known as Wilm’s Tumor, or nephroblastoma, which accounts for only six percent of childhood cancers. The…

Nasir and Sheldton both have hemophilia, a rare genetic disorder in which the blood doesn’t clot normally. This means even minor injuries that might normally produce a small bruise can be cause for concern. The condition can also…

Parents often feel helpless when their child is in pain. But imagine your child being more than 3,000 miles away in a foreign country with a badly broken leg. For the…

Ryleigh Harvey, age 7, is a perfectly healthy, active little girl. The first grader loves art, dance, and music class, enjoys school, and likes to watch Cutthroat Kitchen and help…

Equipped with an irresistible smile, limitless curiosity and arms always open for hugs, Logan Parker was born ready for adventure. In 2017, he and his family went on the journey…

Bella , 8, loves being her mother’s little helper. In November 2012, equipped with her own Bella-sized skimmer and brush, the two-year-old set out to clean her family’s backyard pool…by…

Elizabeth Schiller, 16, of College Station, has a new trophy hanging on the wall in her bedroom among her track medals, except it isn’t gold, silver, or bronze. Rather, it’s…