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Kerri and her family were just about to celebrate her youngest child’s first birthday, when Kerri suddenly lost consciousness and had a seizure. Just days later she was told she had stage 3 brain cancer and only three years to live. But Kerri refused to give up the fight for her family and for her life.
Following the loss of her husband LCDR Dale due to the CG 6535 helicopter accident, Teresa found herself the single mother of two boys. As they continue to navigate the waters of grief, Teresea and her sons Evan and Emmett chose a special way to remember their heroic husband and father.
When an ultrasound revealed that their daughter had extra fluid in her brain creating an enlarged head, doctors told Dean and Susan that Ella would likely not live. But refusing to leave any possibility unexplored, Ella would not only live – but thrive!
On his third tour of duty in Afghanistan, SSG Travis Mills was critically injured on April 10, 2012 by an IED while on patrol. Due to the explosion, SSG Mills lost portions of both legs and both arms but he did not lose his spirit.
As Jaci pulled up to her son Sam’s baseball practice, she opened the rear door of her car to find her toddler Daniel limp and blue. After being rushed to the ICU at Children’s Hospital in Dallas, doctors discovered Daniel had pulmonary hypertension and would possibly not make it through the night. But the fighting spirit of this little boy would prove an inspiration to his mother and everyone who meets him.
Here is a story that we have been working on behind the scenes for the past couple of months! We are so excited to share Wynne and Stephen’s adoption story with you! This post is actually only part one, as this is a story we will be making into a short film! Here is the […]
On April 3, 2012 a tornado ripped through Royse City. As the Cripps family huddled in their closet as the thundering roar grew louder, they had no idea what the next moments would hold. But the Cripps learned that with God’s grace, there is nothing so broken that it can’t be put back together.
A typical third trimester ultrasound gave Rachel and Charlie the devastating news that their daughter had HPE, a brain malformation, and would likely not make it to birth, much less survive the birth process. But as Rachel completed her c-section she would hear the most beautiful cry and “Baby Jane” would do more than anyone ever imagined.
A typical 13-year-old girl may spend her time enjoying shopping, cheerleading and hanging out with her friends. But while Ashton is doing all this she is also undergoing a 20-year chemotherapy treatment program to fight her leukemia.
On September 3, 2011 Beth and Mark welcomed son William, the perfect little brother for sister Charolette. But just one month following William’s birth, a series of trips to the hospital, testing, and meetings with doctors would reveal that he had SMA Type 1 – a muscle disease for which there is little treatment and no cure. As Beth and Mark ventured into the unknown for William’s future and a life of living in hospitals, they learned to value the incredible blessing of each new day.
Becky’s third pregnancy seemed perfectly normal. But as soon as Titus was born, the list of disabilities doctors began to name to her and husband Paul seemed to grow longer by the hour. Yet in the midst of constant uncertainty, the Daily family has discovered Titus has so much to teach them about the unexpected joy found in life’s challenges.
Settling into life as new parents to daughter Hazel, Clay and Monique’s life took a sudden turn when Clay started experiencing pain in his lower abdomen. Fighting for his life and unable to even hold Hazel in his arms, Clay’s courageous battle with stage 4 lymphoma would make the road ahead unclear and test his faith in an unimaginable way.
