Doctors told Shawn Rogers, who they had diagnosed with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, that he might only have days to live. However, today he is swimming with dolphins, a dream that he…
Olivia Ports recently performed for over a thousand people, including the Mayor and Governor of Chicago, helping to raise $3.75 million for research by Lurie Children’s Hospital in only one…
It all started with a headache. 11-year-old Canyon Martin wasn't acting like himself and was sent home from school with a headache, reported Standard Times. A quick doctor visit after…
Ryan Cole is a beautiful baby. You would never know from looking at him that he was struggling for life fighting a rare disease called biliary atresia, reported Courier Mail.…
Many young children admire professional athletes. They dream of becoming one themselves, or at the very least aspire to meet them. For Jase Johnson, a child with Chiari malformation, this…
When 24-year-old Andy Pallone finally met Santa Claus, it heart-warmed his mother, and unexpectedly the rest of America, reported Belleville News-Democrat. His mother, Jennifer Pallone, wanted to capture the moment…
While April Archote faces the physical pain and financial hardships of living with a rare brain disease, she continues to be positive and count her blessings, CCHeadliner reported. In 2013, April was…
After over a decade, Debbie Zelman, founder of Debbie's Dream Foundation, succumbed to her stomach cancer at age fifty. From the beginning, Debbie's prognosis was not good. When the cancer…
On Christmas Day, Chris Bombardier, a man suffering from hemophilia B, traveled to Antarctica. While most of the people that go there scientists, Chris has a completely different goal in…
Daniel Downing received a personal visit from certain alien robots from outer space. The Transformers Autobots came to town to hang out with the 5-year-old terminally ill boy who has…
Originally reported by The Straits Times, the Chew family from Singapore does everything they can to keep their nine-year-old daughter alive, even if it means spending their life savings and…
Orla Tinsley, an Irish-born journalist living in New York, has had to put her work in hold and is now on life support at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. As a sufferer…
At six years old, Benny was unable to sit up, roll over and scoot like other babies his age. Missing all the major milestones, his mother Jennie knew that something…
Just like any other 7-year-old little boy, Ethan Perkins has big dreams. He loves trucks and reading, and wants to study fossils as a paleontologist reported KXLY. He also wants to be…
When she was only 16 months, Poppy was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis (NF). After 60 intense rounds of chemotherapy, she has now lost sight in one eye. NF is a rare…
Originally reported by KVUE ABC, the race is on for the Rosenberg family to raise the funds that will benefit their 3-year-old child suffering from a rare brain disease known…
Most people view Christmas as a time for celebrating. Spending time with family, and getting out to festive events and parties can be cornerstones of the holiday. For children like…
Growing up, my brother and I had a fun playhouse in our backyard with a huge slide and swings. We had the best times on that playhouse, playing games together…
It was a Christmas miracle for the Garcia family as their infant quickly recovered and was discharged from the hospital to enjoy the holiday at home, reported DailyMail. 1-year-old baby…
Santa showed up early this year in a Chicago neighborhood, to the delight of dozens of children. However, his early visit to the area comes with an extra special purpose.…
High school student, Molly Alter, fell limp while braiding her best friend, Jackie Acierno’s hair, and it was the heroic actions of Jackie to perform CPR that saved her life,…
Newborn baby Jada Elenbaas had to spend 287 days of her first year of life in the hospital. Jada was born with complete DiGeorge syndrome, also known as 22q11.2 deletion syndrome,…
Austin Brown was diagnosed with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome at three months of age. An uncommon blood disease, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome results in a weakened immune system. Thanks to a stem-cell bone marrow…
An amazing 6-year-old boy from Bradford, who was diagnosed with a rare heart condition called LEOPARD Syndrome, creatively started a fund raising campaign revolved around Christmas and singing to raise…
A woman had the misfortune of losing her daughter to a rare disease caused by a reaction to medication. Now, she's speaking out to raise awareness for this debilitating condition.…
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